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Primate Labs testing shows 3-5% performance bump for updated Retina Display MacBook Pro notebooks

If you waited a bit for the newer Retina display MacBook Pros, then you get to feel somewhat wise at this moment in time. Per the cool cats at Primate Labs, a series of cross-platform Geekbench 2 tests founds slight jumps in performance for the new models. The 13-inch model, which got a 100MHz bump […]

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Warranty firm performs “drop tests” on iPad mini, third-gen iPad, Nexus 7, comes up with winner

You can feel confident dropping your brand new iPad mini. But you probably shouldn’t go dropping your iPad mini. Per a series of informal tests performed by third-party electronics warranty firm Square Trade, Apple’s new iPad mini outperformed both Google’s Nexus 7 and the third-generation iPad. A total of three tests were performed by protection […]

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Ars Technica testing shows evidence of lowered battery life under Mountain Lion for some MacBook Pro users

Well, patches and updates DO tend to exist for a reason… Per Ars Technica and a test conducted by the web site, there may be evidence that Apple’s new operating system is draining batteries significantly faster than the previous OS X Lion, as the publication’s test unit lost some 38 percent of runtime after having […]

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Rumor: Apple testing ultrathin, optical-drive-free 15″ MacBook Pro notebook

Never doubt the thin nature of the MacBook Air, as people tend to like it. Per the Japanese Macotakara web blog, Apple is allegedly prepared to add a new thin-and-light 15-inch MacBook to its lineup in the near future, with one report claiming the company has finished development of a crucial test component. Calling the […]

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iOS 4 upgrade offers some battery life improvements over iOS 3 for iPhone 3G, 3GS handsets

With the recent release of iOS 4.0 and iOS 4.0.1, one question has needed to be answered: does the update boost your iPhone’s battery life. Per Macworld, it does, the lab downgrading an iPhone 3G that was running iOS 4 to iOS 3.1.3 and running a series of tasks. The staff then upgraded the iPhone […]