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Is Apple Reversing its Stance on the Environment?
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 8:39am | 469Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in a bit of trouble after it announced that it had withdrawn from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. The organization, which claims to be a "comprehensive environmental rating that helps identify greener computers and other electronic equipment," said on...
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Will AMD's Decline Create an Opportunity for NVIDIA?
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 9:11am | 463Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) expects its revenue to drop by 11 percent. Could this decline be the opportunity NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been seeking? Over the past decade, NVIDIA has battled AMD for the crown of graphic processing. From game consoles to tablets and other devices, the two...
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Next-Gen MacBook Pro Blew Away Sales Expectations, Apple Rep Claims
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 3:23pm | 128Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited MacBook Pro redesign has been selling so fast that the company is no longer shipping them to retailers. That is according to Mac expert Justin Block, who (during a recent shipping inquiry) said that if consumers want to buy the Next-Gen MacBook with Retina...
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One Feature Apple's MacBook Will Never Have
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 1:33pm | 387From additional RAM and solid state drives to Retina Displays and thinner designs, the MacBook gets better with every evolution. But there is one feature Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will not add to future iterations of the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro: three screens. Image Source: Synamatiq Rumors...
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Chrome Goes High-Res for MacBook Pro's Retina Display
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 8:18am | 455Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may no longer be the provider of iOS maps, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can't stop the Mountain View, California-based corporation from providing Mac users with the world's fastest-growing browser. In its current form, Google Chrome is a simple, straightforward, light-as-air...
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iPhone 5 Image Leak - Would You Buy This Smartphone?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 2:36pm | 574Four new images are circulating the Web this morning after a Chinese website claimed that it uncovered two units from the upcoming release of the iPhone 5. The images come from iphone.tgbus.com (via AppleInsider), and show a device that looks very familiar, closely matching the reported iPhone 5...
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Next-Gen MacBook Pro Anguish and Accolades From Around the Web
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 8:27am | 439It's not every day that a new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) product receives universal praise around the Benzinga office. But when the iPhone maker unveiled the next-gen MacBook Pro (AKA the "MacBook Pro with Retina Display"), the company produced a laptop that's hard not to love. Around the Web, you'll...
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Apple's Next-Gen MacBook Pro Might Change the World of Portable Computing
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 2:20pm | 483Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro combines the best of both worlds, creating the ultimate device in portable computing. Throw in a touch screen and it would be perfect. But we're not quite there yet. However, we are (finally) at a place where video and photo-editing professionals can use a...
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WWDC 2012 Preview: What if Apple Blew Our Minds for a Change?
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 11:48am | 757In less than two hours, the Mac maker will give its annual keynote speech to remind the development community why it is the most imitated tech manufacturer in the world. The highlight of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) presentation may very well be iOS 6, the much-hyped (and now confirmed) sequel to the...
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New Mac Pros and MacBooks About to be Unveiled
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 8:12am | 526New reports suggest that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to buck the trend of low-key announcements at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference and announce a new slate of Macs this morning. According to 9to5Mac, the new Macs include (per the publication's "reliable sources") a Mac Pro with a 3....
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This is what a $200 MacBook Pro Looks Like
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 9:27am | 336Some might say it's a work of art. Others might say that it's the work of thugs at a nightclub. In either case, there's no denying the originality of this MacBook Pro, which features a Core i5 2.4 GHz, 4GBs of RAM, and the unbelievable price tag of just $200: Image Source: Craigslist Ad Yes, it...
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MacBook Retina Displays to Raise Consumer Price by $300?
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 7:55am | 436Rumors are mounting that the next MacBook will contain the power of the Retina Display. But is it worth the extra expense? Last week, MacRumors and numerous other outlets reported that if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chooses to add a higher-res screen to its portable line of computers, the company will...
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Is Apple Killing Off the MacBook?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 1:46pm | 326The iPad is slowly taking over the laptop market. Does this mean the MacBook's days are numbered? Last year, there were mountains of reports suggesting that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would cease development of its old-school white MacBook due to slowing sales and the rise of the MacBook Air. Now rumors...
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One Controversy Could Hurt Apple's TV Debut
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 9:46am | 831Apple is encountering a major obstacle in developing its first television set. What should it be called? The obvious assumption is “Apple TV,” but that name has already been used in promoting the company's set-top device that enables users to stream iTunes videos on their existing television sets...
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Is There a Good Excuse to Explain Intel's 4Q Revenue Miss?
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 1:28pm | 1314Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is blaming it on a shortage of hard disk drives. But is that an accurate assessment? While Intel has had a decent (but fluctuating) year, other corporations within the semiconductor industry – including Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) – have...