A teardown of Apple’s just-released Mac Mini reveals a similar design to the previous generation, though with the addition of the new processor, Thunderbolt controller and Bluetooth 4.0, while the company’s decision to remove the optical drive made room for a second storage drive. Apple released the latest version of the Mac Mini on Wednesday, […]
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VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.1.0. The new version, a 82.8 megabyte download, sports the following list of fixes and changes: – Support for cloning of VMs (bug #5853, see the manual for more information): full clones can be created through the GUI and VBoxManage, linked […]
Amidst everything that’s happening at WWDC, a good deal is still a good deal. Other World Computing has announced that the company is now offering a five year warranty on its Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD line. The drive, which features a SandForce processor, features a Tier1/Grade A synchronous NAND flash unit, operates at SATA […]
If you want to upgrade the hard drive on your new Thunderbolt-equipped iMac, you may be in for some additional challenges. Per Other World Computing, Apple iMac desktop line features a new custom 7-pin serial ATA connector and proprietary temperature control system that will make hard drive upgrades difficult for end users. The article’s authors […]
In spite of much hubbub surrounding the error in Intel’s Sandy Bridge chipset, emerging evidence suggests that Apple has been largely unaffected by the gaffe. Per DigiTimes, Apple’s notebook shipments are expected to “remain strong” in the first quarter of 2011. It noted that retail channel vendors indicated a widely publicized design flaw in the […]