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Hyper launches Indiegogo campaign to create world’s only USB Type C-compatible battery pack, adapter

This could turn into something cool. Hyper, the makers of the HyperJuice battery, have put together an Indiegogo fundraiser to raise US$50,000 to create a HyperJuice battery that will effectively charge Apple’s 12-inch MacBook with a USB Type C power adapter interface. The Magic Box units being worked on will allow conventional battery packs to […]

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12-inch MacBook now available on Apple Store web site, most models shipping in 1-3 days

Amidst the mucho hoopla surrounding the Apple Watch, Apple added the new 12-inch Retina display MacBook to the Apple Store last night. The new notebook is available with a ship time of one to three days for most models, although the 512GB Gold model currently has an estimated shipping time of three to four weeks.

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First 12-inch MacBook unboxing video hits

If you’ve been hankering for an early unboxing video of Apple’s new 12-inch MacBook, you’ve got it. It’s in Vietnamese. Still, it’s an unboxing video, a bit early and it shows the new 29-watt power brick, 2-meter charging cable and brand new USB Type C connectors. The company appears to have eschewed the longer power […]

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Apple introduces 12-inch MacBook, offers improvements to currently available MacBook Pro, MacBook Air models

This may be the MacBook you’ve been waiting for. On Monday at its “Spring Forward” media event, on Monday, Apple revealed a new 12-inch MacBook, a radical revamp that shakes up the winning MBA design by dumping virtually every conventional port—Thunderbolt, the SD card slot, a power connector, everything—in favor of a pair a single […]

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Rumor: Apple to begin manufacturing 12-inch MacBook Air in Q1 of 2015

There might be a kernel of truth here. Per 9to5Mac and DigiTimes, Apple will begin production of its 12-inch MacBook Air in the first quarter of 2015, as production ramps at manufacturer Quanta. The device is expected to be razor-thin with just one USB Type C port doubling as both power and connectivity. The price […]