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NEWS ABOUT: MacBook

MacBook stories: 8 news summaries


 Apple Upgrades 
 iMac, MacBook 

New 'magic mouse' offers touchpad scrolling, right-click funtionality

Oct 20, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - After grabbing attention with its blockbuster earnings report—a sizable chunk of it driven by sales of the Mac PC—Apple has announced upgrades to the Mac product lines. Here’s the rundown from BusinessWeek:
  • The MacBook, which remains $999, now has the “unibody” shell and 7-hour non-removeable
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Apple • iMac • mouse • MacBook Pro • MacBook

 Microsoft Ad 
 Campaign Gets 
 Under Apple's Skin 

Laptop-browsing spot may be boosting Microsoft's 'value perception'

Jul 16, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple demanded Microsoft ditch TV ads featuring shoppers mulling the relative value of PCs and Macs, CNET reports. In the ads, which Microsoft’s chief operating officer calls “completely unscripted,” shoppers get to keep money they save by choosing a PC over a Mac. “We got a... More »

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retail • Microsoft • shopping • Apple • commercials • laptop • ad campaign • MacBook • notebooks • comparison shopping • Kevin Turner

tech review

 Sealed-Battery Macs 
 Earn High Marks 

Batteries can't be replaced, but few do so anyway

Jun 25, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Removable notebook batteries are convenient in theory, but hardly anyone actually replaces them. Apple and other firms are responding with sealed-in batteries, which, Apple says, can be bigger and thus last longer. Walter Mossberg ran his “own harsh battery test” on the new MacBook Pros and found their sealed-in... More »

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Walt Mossberg • Apple • battery • laptop • tech review • MacBook Pro • MacBook • notebooks

 Apple Harvests 
 Record Profit 

Holiday iPod sales surge defies Wall Street

Jan 22, 09 3:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A late surge in holiday iPod sales boosted Apple quarterly revenue and profits to a record high, reports the Los Angeles Times. Wall Street analysts had predicted a slump of up to 18% in Apple sales, but despite the recession, the company is reporting $1.61 billion in profits on... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • record sales • Mac • MacBook • iPods • what recession?

 Recession Bites Into Apple 

November sales down, stock falls

Dec 16, 08 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Even apparently recession-proof Apple is now beginning to show signs of strain, and some analysts are predicting a major slowdown for the computer giant next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. US sales of Macs last month declined 1% over a year ago, while PC sales rose 2%. One analyst... More »

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Steve Jobs • Dell • iPhone • Goldman Sachs • electronics • Apple • recession • retail sales • Mac • Wal-Mart • computers • MacBook • Hewlett-Packard

PRODUCT REVIEW

Pogue Loves the
New MacBook, But...

Tech writer mourns the end of FireWire, and of home movies on tape

Oct 30, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s much to love about the new MacBook, writes David Pogue in the New York Times. The laptop is “a thing of beauty,” with a fabulous trackpad-cum-clicker, an easy way to switch out the battery or even hard drive and a smaller environmental footprint. But there’... More »

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Apple • laptops • David Pogue • MacBook

PRODUCT REVIEW

 MacBook Doesn't 
 Disappoint: Mossberg 

But $300 price bump may be too much for some

Oct 23, 08 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The redesigned MacBook adds several nice features to an already top-selling laptop line, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. The most striking difference from the old models is the trackpad: rather than tacky plastic, the controller is slick glass like the screen of an iPhone, and users depress... More »

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iPhone • Walt Mossberg • Apple • battery • Windows XP • MacBook

New Mac Notebooks Weigh Less, Do More, Cost Same

iPhone style trackpad and better graphics cards spurred by consumer input

Oct 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs rolled out redesigns of Apple’s MacBook line today, adding many desired features such as iPhone-type trackpads and better video cards, Ars Technica reports. A new entry into the line of flat-panel monitors was also unveiled. Though prices remain the same for each laptop (except the entry-level MacBook),... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • Macintosh • MacBook Air • multitouch • MacBook Pro • MacBook • redesign

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