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Review: Twelve South’s chic new leather Journal is the MacBook of MacBook cases
Premium Apple accessory maker Twelve South yesterday launched a brand new family of luxury cases for Mac notebooks, including the latest MacBook Air, which build on the successful Journal for iPhone series. Much like Twelve South's BookBook series, these new notebook sleeves are made from the same rich full-grain leather sourced from New Zealand.
Apple unveils SSD replacement program for 13″ MacBook Pro without Touch Bar
If you purchased your 13-inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar between June 2017 and June 2018 and it exhibits SSD issues, including data loss and drive failure, you're not alone.
Benchmarks show expected gains for the new Air over 2017 model and 12″ MacBook
First synthetic Geekbench benchmarks of the most popular Apple notebook are here.
Geekbench tests put new iPad Pros within spitting distance of 2018 15″ MacBook Pro
The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro introduced Tuesday have plenty of CPU and GPU power to make them comparable in terms of processing speed to Apple's nearly $3,000 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro notebook outfitted with Intel's six-core Core i7 chip.
What we didn’t see at Apple’s iPad Pro and Mac event
During the past two months, Apple has substantially refreshed its iPhone, iPad Pro, and Mac lineups. Couple this with the earlier updates to the budget iPad and MacBook Pro, and 2018 turned out to be a great year for hardware refreshes. Here's the likely status of Apple's products that weren't updated during this year.
Maxing out 2018 MacBook Air results in a $2,599 notebook
Apple today announced a major update to its popular MacBook Air line of notebooks. The computer has gone from a low-resolution screen to a 13.3-inch Retina panel with four times the pixels. The new Air also has a smaller footprint, includes Touch ID and sports upgraded internals like faster CPU and GPU models, Apple's enhanced T2 chip and more.
Apple keeps previous-gen $999 MacBook Air, removes Rose Gold MacBook from lineup
Apple this morning announced the long-awaited update to the MacBook Air. It has just about everything users have been asking for—a Retina display, upgraded internals and a smaller footprint—but it all comes at a price. The new Air starts $1,199. The good news, though, is that it looks like Apple has decided to keep the previous-gen MacBook Air around at $999.
What to expect at Apple’s ‘There’s more in the making’ event on Oct. 30
Here's a quick look at what's probably going to be announced during Apple's "There's more in the Making" event being held on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Yes, there might be some surprises.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House getting prepped for Apple’s Oct. 30 event
Work crews are prepping the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York for next week's Apple event. The facility is getting decorated with some of the same images that Apple used in the press invitation for the event where it's expected to announce new iPad Pro tablets and Macs.
New regulatory filings show four new Macs could soon be announced [u]
Indeed, it looks like new Macs are arriving next week. New regulatory filings with the Eurasian Economic Commission show Apple is requesting permission to sell at least four new Macs in the region. Of these, three are desktop computers, while the other is a laptop.
First new iPad mini since 2015 could arrive soon, but maybe not next week
Now, things are getting interesting. For months, the rumor mill has suggested Apple’s prepping two new iPad Pro models for this year. Today, Oct. 23, respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the first new iPad mini in three years could also be announced soon.