Archive for March, 2011
Verizon Adds 4G LTE Hotspot and Mac Compatible 4G USB Modem
Verizon is upping their offerings in the 4G LTE mobile broadband game with the addition of two new modems that will connect users in 39 cities and 59 more cities to the speedy Verizon 4G network. The new Samsung Mobile Hotspot has arrived at Verizon and will soon be joined by a smaller USB 4G [...]
MacBook Air Lock Secures Your Air with a Case
The MacBook Air is incredibly portable, which is great for taking it to your local coffee shop, but it doesn’t have a security slot which makes securing it a hassle. Maclocks seems to have solved this problem with the MacBook Air Lock and Security Case. The MacBook Air Lock and Security Case will allow you to [...]
Intel SSD 320 Drives Announced: Larger, Faster, Cheaper
Intel has announced the new Intel SSD 320 Series of solid state drives with higher capacity drives and a 30% price reduction over the previous Intel X25-M models. The new Intel SSD 320 drives deliver 25nm NAND Flash memory and range in size from 40GB up to 600GB and has increased the write speeds up [...]
Acer Iconica 6120 Dual Screen Notebook Available for Pre-Order at $1,199
Acer has shown off the for some time, making a splash back at CES 2011, and now it is finally coming to a store near you. The Acer Iconica 6120 is a dual screen notebook with two, yes two, 14″ displays. The primary display is exactly where you would expect it to be, but the secondary [...]
Blame Spotlight for Loud MacBook Pro Fans (Early 2011)
Are your MacBook Pro fans running loud, even when you have no applications open to push the new Intel Sandy Bridge processor to the max? If so, then you can blame Spotlight for the loud fan noise on early 2011 MacBook Pro models. In a support document Apple covers this issue, noting that it should [...]
Speck SeeThru Case for MacBook Air Review
The Speck SeeThru Case for MacBook Air is a lightweight and colorful way to protect your MacBook Air without adding considerable bulk or the need to carry an extra sleeve. The Speck SeeThru Satin comes in Clear, Cobalt (Blue) and Raspberry. If you prefer a less glossy finish, check out the SeeThru Satin MacBook Air covers [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s Now For Sale, Tempting Prices and Performance
The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 420s was first announced at CES 2011 back in January with switchable graphics and a 2nd Generation Intel Core i processor and has been tempting small business users and demanding consumers since. Well, the wait is now over for what is probably the most tempting ThinkPad Edge notebook available today, and [...]
MobileMe to get a Music Locker and Price Drop to $20 (Rumor)
We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about MobileMe changes and price reductions. Here’s another. Apple will reduce the price to $20/year and add a music locker feature that will let you keep your music backed up in the cloud. The report comes from The Music Void, which says that Apple is strong arming the [...]
Can the Samsung QX412 Beat the MacBook Pro?
APC has an interesting series comparing Apple MacBooks to PC counterparts. In a recent edition they compare the 13″ MacBook Pro and the Samsung QX412-S01AU, an Australian model since it is an Australian publication. Both are very nice systems with Intel second generation Core i5 Sandy Bridge processors. There is a US version fo the Samsung [...]
Pad&Quill Cartella Case Review: Turns MacBook Air into MacBook with Class
If you would like to protect the ultra-portable MacBook Air in a fashionable way, then the Cartella case from Pad&Quill might be just the thing. The case looks just like an oversized accounting ledger with an elastic band like most high-end leather folios have. There are two sizes for each of the MacBook Air models – [...]
