The aluminum iMac has also received the EFI firmware update treatment as the MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air did earlier today. The update version for the firmware on the iMac has also reached 1.3.
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Tuesday’s are known in the computer industry as the update day. Well, today is no exception. Apple has released several firmware updates for the consumer MacBook, MacBook Pro and the newer, light and thin MacBook Air. As usual, Apple says little to nothing about what changes there are in the updates.
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A consulting firm recently has published a survey from a group of Apple iPhone cell phone users. The name of the firm is Rubicon Consulting. The report is quite long but here at TheMacWizard.com we have made it easier to understand. Check out the stats, you might be surprised at what you see. Continue reading iPhone Owners Surveyed Results Are Surprising Mostly Not Mac Users
As you can see above, a new iPod software update has been released for the 5th Generation iPod, before the classic debuted. Continue reading Apple iPod 5G And 5.5G Gets A Software Update To Version 1.3
Apple has released yet another iPhone and iPod Touch firmware update via iTunes and its version number is now at 1.1.4. This software update for the iPhone, according to Apple, includes several bug fixes and as always, they are scarce to let us know what exactly they have changed.
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First impressions when using the MacBook Air is that it is visually small. It’s about 1/3 the thickness of a regular MacBook. It is .16 inches at its smallest and .76 inches at the hinge. After it is closed, the laptop is light but doesn’t feel like it’s made of cheap material, it feels like its definitely a Mac that could be used daily. The hinge mechanism is tight and should provide trouble free opening and closing. I see why Apple included a glass screen cover as it keeps the screen from twisting when closing or opening it from either corner.
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With all of the speculation on which features would be released with the next iPhone firmware due at this years MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, the wait is finally over. Some of the new features, as many have been arguing over the last few months, should have been part of the iPhone software since initial release. In any event, Apple has taken steps with this firmware update to get users of the iPhone one step closer to using approved applications once the iPhone SDK is released sometime in March or April.
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Orange wireless of France has reported record sales of the iPhone. In its first five days of availability the iPhone sold over 30,000 cell phones. There have been 70,000 iPhones sold in the first month. Almost half of the iPhone cell phones, 48%, were sold to new Orange customers. As the second wireless provider offering an iPhone unlocked, 3,500 of them sold during that same period.
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Apple is at it again by filing for a patent on the design in the graphic. It appears that the MacBook like computer would by placed inside of the iMac style screen enclosure. It is not clear if the MacBook would have a screen itself and if said screen would show through the iMac styled enclosure. The patent application does reveal that the MacBook type computer would be slid into the enclosure where the ports would still be accessible.
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Apple is at it again thinking ahead for what consumers might want in the future. They have filed a patent application that is for an OLED-based keyboard that can change via software instruction. That basically means that the keys could change based on what software program is running on the computer at any given time.
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