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Long Live the Plastic MacBook
Long Live the Plastic MacBook
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is working on refreshing the $999 white MacBook that’s its cheapest portable computer –and, AppleInsider, reports, still a best-seller. Makes sense to me. I’m assuming we’ll see one with new (but economical) specs, a better display, ...
Apple to retain, redesign plastic MacBook family
Apple to retain, redesign plastic MacBook family
appleinsider.com — Once rumored for extinction, Apple's entry-level polycarbonate MacBooks are on the verge of a refresh that will... solidify them at the base of the Mac maker's notebook offerings for the foreseeable future, AppleInsider has learned. (more) Apple to retain, redesign plastic MacBook family
Apple expected to offer iPhone on new U.S. carriers within a year
appleinsider.com — Apple's worldwide single-carrier exclusivity model for each nation is seen as fleeting, as a new report suggests... the iPhone could be available for carriers other than AT&T; in the U.S. within a year. (more) Apple expected to offer iPhone on new U.S. carriers ...
Joe Hewitt
joehewitt.com — I'd like to add my voice to the stream of complaints about the iPhone App Store, but... before I say anything critical, I have to promise one thing. No matter how annoyed I get, I will not stop developing for Apple's platforms or using Apple's products ... (more) Joe Hewitt
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Is this the Apple netbook?
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple — ... part to save money, in part to make the system thinner, and hey, maybe even to encourage consumption of movies and music from the iTunes store. ... One thing I hope Apple doesn’t do is to give the white MacBook’s replacement an aluminum case. ... I’m not so sure that plastic-clad notebooks don’t preserve their good looks better than their aluminum cousins, at least if you drop computers as often as I do. (Hey, I used to own a Saturn car, in part because of the plastic body.) more Robert Evans speaks of "Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage" (CULV) devices: Apple needs to get prices ...

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