Anandtech provides more standardized battery results for their 1.8GHz MacBook Air (HDD).
They setup 3 tasks of varying intensity with the MacBook Air’s display set at just above 50% brightness, and not to go to sleep, though the hard d…
Archive for February 6th, 2008
Feb6
More SSD and HDD Comparisons and Testing Methodology
Walt Mossberg weighs in on the Solid State Drive (SSD) vs Hard Disk Drive (HDD) debate. The issue has become relevant now that Apple offers a SSD option on the MacBook Air, and this feature will certainly trickle down to future Apple laptops.
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Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb6
More SSD and HDD Comparisons and Testing Methodology [Update]
Walt Mossberg weighs in on the Solid State Drive (SSD) vs Hard Disk Drive (HDD) debate. The issue has become relevant now that Apple offers a SSD option on the MacBook Air, and this feature will certainly trickle down to future Apple laptops.
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Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb6
Macs and iPhones: impolitic Apple hardware can be hard to hide
Like the Japanese car in the Dearborn auto plant parking lot, Macs and iPhones must create problems for switchers working at Apple competitors as well as companies with a PC-or-die IT policy.
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb6
OS X 10.5.2 (9C31) Seeded, Safari 3.1 Beta Incorporates Latest Webkit Features
The wait for Leopard 10.5.2 continues, with a 1 digit build increment (9C31) seeded today. The latest developer build offers fixes to a networking connectivity issue, and reportedly has no known issues. Apple seeded build 9C30 just two days ago.
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb6
Cosmos: An open-source .Net-based microkernel OS is born
Move over, Microsoft Singularity. There’s another microkernel, C#-based operating system in town. And this one’s available under an open-source license.
Filed in: Microsoft
Feb6
Apple Updates Quicktime to 7.4.1
Apple has posted an update to Quicktime bringing it to version 7.4.1 today. Updates are available for Leopard, Tiger, Panther, and Windows.
Apple reports the new Quicktime addresses security issues and improves compatibility with thir…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb6
Speculation Swirls as Undersea Cable Repairs Begin
As repair work gets under way, rumors are flying thick and fast about the cause of a series of undersea cable cuts in the Middle East in recent days. The latest is that a fifth undersea cable has been cut — or it could be a second cut to Flag Telecom’s FALCON cable near the Egyptian port of Alexandria, which was severed Jan. 23.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Feb6
MacBook Air Diary-Day 7: The best sleeve case
The MacBook Air is so tiny that you’ll be tempted to just toss it into a portfolio, briefcase, backpack or whatever you happen to be carrying at the time–but I have to caution against this. With miniaturization come inevitable tradeoffs in durability and ruggedness. The MBA should never be mistaken for a Panasonic ToughBook and […]
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Feb6
AT&T Expanding Their 3G Network in 2008
AT&T announced today that they will be deploying third generation (3G) wireless broadband service to more than 80 addtional cities as part of its 2008 wireless network expansion plans.
This will bring 3G services to nearly 250 U.S. mar…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
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