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Details on New Mac Pro and MacBook Pro Specs Surface, Retina Notebook Still Under Wraps
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9to5Mac reports that it has obtained details on the configurations of the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro to be released later today, with specifics on a number of accessories also appearing. The list is not complete, however, as it does not include details on the thinner Retina-display notebook, which is...
Photo of the Back of an iPad 3 Rear Shell, Smart Cover Magnets
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Apparently, iPad 3 enclosures are easy to come by these days. Earlier today, Repair Labs posted a photo of the interior the iPad 3 rear shell. They concluded that there were some minor changes that suggested a larger battery and redesigned logic board. Tonight, Apple.pro posts an image of the...
Alleged iPad 3 casing photo appears, sources say coming soon with improved GPU but no quad-core, thicker profile
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Today the Apple rumor mill is fixated on a photo doing the rounds which allegedly shows the back housing of the next iPad (the iPad 3, or iPad HD, depending on who you talk to). The image, which surfaced on the Repair Labs Blog, is said to be similar...
Alleged iPad 3 casing photo appears, sources say coming soon with improved GPU but no quad-core, thicker profile
Teardown of Retina display MacBook Pro finds soldered RAM, propreitary SSD
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Apple's new Retina display MacBook Pro has been taken apart and examined from the inside, revealing that the RAM is soldered onto the logic board and cannot be upgraded, and that the proprietary solid-state drive memory was supplied by Samsung....
MacBook Pro with Retina display dismantled by iFixit, revealing soldered RAM
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The MacBook Pro with Retina display has barely been out two days, but we can now see what's inside it courtesy of iFixit. Post-teardown, it still looks like a great piece of hardware, but it's also apparent how similar it's becoming to the MacBook Air. As with the Air,...
iFixit Tears Down The MacBook Pro With Retina Display, Deems It Nearly Impossible To Repair
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The MacBook Pro with Retina Display is an impressive beast with a stunning screen and top-of-the-line computing innards. That said, it’s about as repairable as a used stick of gum per iFixit. The always vigilant DIY repair company just posted its notes after spending sometime completely disassembling the new Apple...
Photos of Claimed New 15-Inch MacBook Pro Logic Board Show NVIDIA GT650M, Retained Layout
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M.I.C. gadget points to a pair of posts from Chinese forum WeiPhone.com showing portions of what is claimed to be the logic board and graphic hardware from the next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro set to be introduced tomorrow. New MacBook Pro logic board with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (left) and current...
Photos claim to show Nvidia GT 650M GPU in Apple's next MacBook Pro
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New photos leaked from China purport to show the logic board of Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro, with an unchanged design and a new Nvidia Kepler GeForce GT 650M....
Teardown of Retina MacBook Pro Finds Low Repairability with Custom Components
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Following yesterday's teaser teardown of the updated MacBook Air, iFixit has now given Apple's new Retina MacBook Pro the same treatment. Apple of course showed off a fair bit of the machines internals during the keynote in order to promote all of the innovations included inside, but iFixit's teardown still...
Retina MacBook Pro is the least repairable laptop ever, says iFixit
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Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina Display is ridiculously fast and thin — but you can forget about ever taking it apart. The repair gurus at iFixit unveiled their teardown of the Retina MacBook Pro this morning, and thanks to its plethora of non-upgradeable parts, they ended up giving...
MacBook Pro blurrycam pics hint at Kepler GPU
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Blurrycam photos purporting to be of the 15-inch MacBook Pro's logic board, suggest that the refreshed laptops will carry NVIDIA's GeForce 650M Kepler GPU. Given that we're barely hours from an Apple keynote and being deluged with all sorts of weird and wonderful rumors, we're filing this under "could...
Apple II Plus gets torn asunder and restored in this modern teardown (video)
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Breathe in that vintage electronics musk, because it's not going to last -- at least for Todd Harrison, a computer hobbyist based in Mesa, Arizona. You see, for Todd, much of his appreciation for old equipment comes from tearing the units apart and restoring 'em to a like-new condition....
Leaked iPad 3 parts suggest larger battery, minor changes
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The next-generation iPad will feature a larger battery and “different” camera, according to RepairLabs. The website obtained what it claims to be the rear shell of the upcoming iPad 3 from an industry insider in China. After examining the shell and comparing it to an iPad 2 case, RepairLabs...
Retina MacBook Pro full of Air-style proprietary parts
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iFixit iFixit finally got its hands on a new Retina MacBook Pro late Tuesday night, and worked through the night to disassemble it. As rumored, the internal design is largely inspired by the MacBook Air, and as such, it will be difficult (if not outright impossible) to do any...
Non-Retina Mid-2012 MacBook Pro Torn Apart
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It's been a busy week of Apple teardowns for iFixit, with the firm announcing today that it has completed its work on the non-Retina version of the Mid-2012 MacBook Pro. Given that the non-Retina version has retained the same form factor for a number of years, there are few changes...
New iPad unboxed: looks the same as the last one (video)
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While some of those with orders for Apple's new iPad are facing delays, one lucky man in Vietnam going by the name Sonlazio is already enjoying his new 16GB LTE tablet. Along with a dozen or so high-res photos, his unboxing video (below) shows the device in detail, drawing...
The answer to all our Windows 8 dreams: The Ivy Bridge Asus Transformer Book
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If you’ve ever looked at an Asus Transformer and wished that it was slightly bigger, had an x86 processor, and ran Windows, I have good news: At Computex in Taiwan, Asus has unveiled just that. Dubbed the Transformer Book, this isn’t some wimpy Atom-powered thing either: This Transformer will ship...
Photos allegedly show logic board of new MacBook Pro, sporting NVIDIA GT 650M graphics
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A user on Chinese forum WeiPhone has posted (via MacRumors) photos allegedly showing off the logic board placed in the new MacBook Pro that is to be announced tomorrow at Apple’s keynote opening this year’s WWDC. According to the leak, the MacBook Pro is set to feature a NVIDIA GT 650M graphics...
iPad 3 Front Glass Reveals No Significant Changes: Round Home Button, Camera and Sensor Holes
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While a number of alleged iPad 3 parts have leaked in recent weeks, one piece that has so far remained unseen is the device's front panel. But now Apple.pro points to a posting (registration required) on Chinese microblogging site Sina weibo showing what is claimed to be the front glass...
Apple working on enhanced A5 chip (A5X) AND completely new chip (A6)
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Apple’s new iPad processor will likely offer improved gaming performance Typically when an Apple product launch approaches, many industry watchers offer conflicting views on what new features the new product sports. Fifth-generation iPhone rumors mostly conflicted in terms of the product’s design, but most industry watchers seemed to agree on...
Primary Coffee’s HotPad App Makes Your Overheating New iPad Useful
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Is your new iPad as hot as a tabletop grill? Why not put it to use as a warming pad? Yeah, just navigate Safari to this little web app and the script takes care of the rest! The new iPad is truly a magical device. What will Apple think of...
Your New MacBook Pro Will Probably Look Exactly Like Your Old One (AAPL)
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Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops may not sport a thin MacBook Air-like design, says Chinese site MIC gadget. Despite an external change, the photo here shows a redesigned logic board and new graphics processor with increased memory. Gizmodo is reporting, "the images also confirm that the new machines will use a...
Apple’s new iPad runs cooler than lukewarm tea, despite doubling graphics power
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Over the last few days, reports from users of Apple’s new iPad have indicated that it runs warmer than its predecessor, the iPad 2. This was confirmed today by Consumer Reports, who ran a battery of tests on the new tablet with thermometers and thermal imaging. The organization found that...
See What’s Inside The New iPad Before You Buy One
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It feels like the tech community has been obsessing over every little thing tucked away inside Apple’s latest iPad for weeks, and that won’t end until someone splays the damned thing open for all to see. Thankfully, the folks from iFixit have made it their goal to do just that...
Yummy Apple rumors: iPad 3 gets thicker, iPhone 5 due for fall
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What better way to come off the long weekend than with a bunch of Apple rumors? It looks like the iPad 3 may be getting a bit of junk in the trunk, while the iPhone 5 could be another fall release for Apple. The Chinese tech blog M.I.C. Gadget...
New MacBook Pro an enormous pain to repair, says iFixit
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The New MacBook Pro may be an engineering marvel but it could also give your computer repair person a headache the likes of which he or she has never felt. According to the repair gurus at iFixit, the new MacBook Pro is one of the least repairable laptops they’ve...
iPad 3 to have a thicker casing, A5X SoC instead of A6?
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We've seen some images of the interior of Apple's iPad 3 casing design, and now what appear to be photos of the exterior are making the rounds, courtesy of M.I.C. Gadget. The design doesn't stray too far from iPad 2 territory, but it is noticeably thicker (presumably to accommodate...
A profile of Jerry Manock, the designer behind the Apple II
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Seven Days Vermont has published an interview with Jerry Manock, the designer of both the original Apple II and the first all-in-one Macintosh. As described in Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs, Manock (pictured below, far right) was commissioned by Jobs to create a design for the Apple II. Manock...
Like tinkering with your MacBook Pro? Non-retina may be where it's at
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Photo via iFixit While teardown experts iFixit gave the retina MacBook Pro low ratings when it comes to user reparability, the non-retina MacBook Pro introduced at WWDC last week turned out to be quite the opposite. The team completed its ritualistic teardown of the mid-2012 MacBook Pro on Wednesday...
Another iPad 3 Component Leak Shows “A5X” Processor
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Among the expected chances to the next generation of iPad is an improved processor. Seeing as the original iPad had the A4 and the iPad 2 had the A5, it was logical to guess that the iPad 3 would have an A6. As it turns out, that’s not the case:...
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