The MacBook Pro with the Retina display is a beautiful thing, but iFixit has been hesitant about repairing the unit. Per Engadget, iFixit has posted a total of 16 new guides to show users how to disassemble or remove those parts that stand a realistic chance of leaving the system unscathed. While that does include […]
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This falls into the “If You’re Feeling Brave” category, but it could work nicely. Per The Verge, MacBook Pro user Evan Rodgers took a CCTV battery, a third party MacBook car charger, and some soldering tools to create a do-it-yourself external MacBook battery. Watch the video, see what you make of it and if you […]
Late Thursday, software giant Google released Picasa 3.9.5.573, the latest version of its photo organization program for the Mac. Once installed, Picasa imports (without moving or copying) photos from the iPhoto library as well as other folders and external hard drives on your Mac. The program also includes assorted editing tools for straightening, text generation, […]
While Apple may not always tell you what hardware features are on the horizon where its iOS devices are concerned, the development tools can spill the beans. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, a number of references found inside Apple’s Xcode developer tool point towards quad-core ARM CPUs, hinting at next-generation processors that will […]
After years of debate and posturing from both sides, the verdict is in. Per Electronista, the library of Congress has legally sanctioned jailbreaking iOS-based applications under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, thereby allowing non-Apple-approved applications to be run on devices such as the iPhone. While Apple didn’t contest the legality itself, the company stated that […]