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Is this the Ultraportable MacBook Apple are set to announce?

by Chris Davies on January 3, 2008

Could this be the new Apple ultraportable?  The short answer is that nobody knows; a new sign-up to the MacDaily messageboard posted the photo and very little else, leaving everyone to make up their own minds whether this is the machine Steve Jobs will be announcing at MacWorld later this month.   continued »

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Docking Station for Apple Ultraportable detailed in latest patent

by Chris Davies on January 3, 2008

In other patent news, Apple has further fuelled expectations for an ultraportable MacBook with the filing of an application that details an iMac-like base station into which a laptop-sized device can be slotted so as to take advantage of full-sized keyboard, mouse and screen.  Gizmodo, who unearthed the patent, threw together this mockup of how the system could work, with the ultraslim notebook sliding into the side of the monitor, ... continued »

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Microsoft planning MultiTouch rivals in Vista’s successor

by Chris Davies on December 13, 2007

Looks like Microsoft have decided they've had enough of hearing that the iPhone has "killed" traditional touchscreens.  Earlier this week, Microsoft software test engineer Hilton Locke spilt a tidbit about Windows Mobile 7, the follow-up to Vista: "If you are impressed by the "touch features" in the iPhone, you'll be blown away by what's coming in Windows 7" Hilton Locke, TabBlogger It looks as though Microsoft are also doing their own work ... continued »

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Goldman: 12-inch ultraportable MacBook ‘weeks away’

by Chris Davies on December 6, 2007

Apple may not comment on rumors and speculation, but even they would likely agree that Jim Goldman may have just scuppered at least part of their holiday season profits.  The CNBC writer quotes "a very good source of mine with good connections to Apple's Asian manufacturing partners" in suggesting that the Cupertino-based company will be releasing the new 3G iPhone by May or June, as well as that we're weeks away from ... continued »

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LED backlight deals point to 13.3-inch Apple ultraportable

by Chris Davies on December 4, 2007

Right now you could scrawl "ultraportable" with a sharpie on an apple in your local grocery store, and before you got to the checkout there'd be analysts, journalists and the generally hopeful clustering around begging for a super-compact notebook from Cupertino's most famous manufacturer.  The rumor-mill frots its way into a greasy climax today with word that Kenmos Technology and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology (Nano-Op) have clinched deals to supply ... continued »

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Upcoming MacBook ultraportable to have Solid-State Drive?

by Chris Davies on November 12, 2007

As far as I'm aware, our boy Vincent has never been described as psychic but with his trials of a 64GB Samsung SSD NAND drive in a MacBook Pro over at SlashGear it could be that he's pre-empted Apple's latest laptop move.  AppleInsider quote analyst Gene Munster who has highlighted the solid-state drive as a likely candidate for inclusion in a new addition to the MacBook range, possibly in the ... continued »

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Automatic file transfers from iPhone to Mac

by Chris Davies on November 2, 2007

Like vanilla-flavored cheese I'm just plain stupid when it comes to programming, which is why I'm so impressed by TUAW's Erica Sadun.  She's come up with a really useful application designed to make file swapping and archiving simple; it sits on your Mac desktop and then grabs a copy of image files you send from your iPhone.   continued »

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