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Thieves Clean Out an Apple Store in 31 Seconds – Video

Nerd Grind — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:04:28 +0000

In Marlton, New Jersey thieves broke the store front window of an Apple store, then proceeded to steel 23 Macbook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPod Touches, all in 31 seconds.

The thieves fooled a security guard into thinking they had a gun in the security surveillance video obtained by WPVI-TV.

The loss was nearly $100,000 worth of merchandise that was on display. At the moment police have no idea who the thieves are because they all kept their faces covered.

This takes smash-and-grab to a whole new level.

Keep reading to see the video.

TriBook MacBook Laptop with Three LCD Screens

Nerd Grind — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:44:13 +0000

Apple has leaked a concept art picture of a MacBook laptop they call a TriBook, because it has three LCD screens. There is also a trackpad, or touchpad, that spans the length of the TriBook, which is a bad idea because you might want to use the keyboard and rest your hands on the touchpad. So far this is only a concept, which needs work.

Apple – Macbooks are Greenest Notebooks Ever

Nerd Grind — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:35:55 +0000

Apple has launched a new campaign, self-proclaiming themselves as producers of the greenest notebooks ever. The ad is mainly about their new unibody aluminum construction and glass displays that were one of the highlights at the most recent Macworld event.

Among other changes from standard notebooks, the new Macbooks have eliminated the use of toxins such as mercury that are found in other notebooks computers.

Apple also brags about the energy efficiency of their notebooks, claiming that they run on 25% power of a single lightbulb now that the LCDs are backlit by the use of LEDs.

Steve Jobs promised to eliminate all toxic materials from Apple hardware by the end of 2008.

Apple MacBooks Suffer From Performance Lag When Batteries Are Removed

Nerd Grind — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:57:11 +0000

According to various sources, running your MacBook or MacBookPro without its battery will cause a noticeable performance decrease. Those of you who adopt this practice in order to squeeze out an extra month or two of battery life will find your Apple laptops run 40 or even 50 percent less efficiently.

This is apparently by design: The company made it so processor speed is lowered when the unit detects that its relying solely on A/C to power itself. It begins to demand less power than usual in order to avoid unpleasant shutdowns. The end result is your programs will start running slowly.

Faulty line of reasoning or not, best keep that battery resting snugly where it belongs. If you think this has been happening to you, click here to run Cinebench to benchmark your Apple system.

Macforums Member Accidentally Buys Macbook Air Prototype on eBay

Nerd Grind — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:17:48 +0000

A Macforums member bought an "as-is" Macbook Air from Ebay and the unit ended up being an early Air prototype. The computer bears a mark indicating it was built in May 2007, six months before the line was introduced.

There are a few changes from the final design: The microphone positioning is a bit off, the keyboard has no lighting, and it runs an interim build of OS X 10.5. The bottom, as shown in the photo above, is black-colored aluminum. Apple has offered no word as to how the prototype unit escaped their clutches.

Chip Supplier Ramjet Confirms 6GB Support for New Macbooks

Nerd Grind — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:51:42 +0000

Chip supplier Ramjet has tested and officially confirmed that the new Macbok and Macbook Pros can support 6GB RAM via one 2GB module and one 4GB module. The systems have been shown to be unsupportive of 8GB of RAM, however. Attempting 8GB, according to Ramjet, has been rendering the OS unusable.

Ramjet recommends you obtain the 6GB by utilizing a new 4GB 1066 SO-DIMM paired with a 2GB. A company representative says the performance gained by having the extra two gigs more than negates the loss that comes from having an unmatched pair. The 4GB/2GB combo will set you back around $675.

Axiotron Modservice will Convert Your Used Macbook into a ModBook Tablet

Nerd Grind — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:50:18 +0000

If you have a spare Macbook laying around, Axiotron will replace it with one of their new ModBook tablets. Prices, after trade, start at around $1,300. This is significantly better than the unit’s usual price of $2,290. Modification kits are being sent out to a network of authorized modders, and a local representative will contact you once you place an order for the upgrade. The service, however, will not be applicable for newer aluminum Macbook models. Sorry early adopters.

New Macbook Pro battery has less juice than old one

Nerd Grind — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:42:41 +0000

File this in the "not how things usually go" department. It seems the rechargeable battery in the new Macbook Pro has sixteen percent less battery power than it’s older, clunkier cousin. This goes against the natural order of things! Everything in the world of computing has to always advance in a straight line up, except for Nintendo products.

The old battery was rated at 5600mAh/60Wh, but the new ones are rated at 4700mAh/50Wh. This will affect real world performance and probably increase your need to replace the things in the future. Kind of a bummer.

Steve Jobs Announces New MacBooks

Nerd Grind — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:10:20 +0000

In San francisco today Steve Jobs said the new MacBook will go on sale tomorrow. The laptop unibody enclosure is made from aluminum and carved by real lasers. Okay, so when will Macs be able to use Windows installation files to install and run Windows programs?

Apple Granted Six New Patents for iPhone Dock – MacBook Design and Speech Synthesis

NerdGrind-JY — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:53:31 +0000

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s six newly granted patents.

The six patents are:

Stand: iPhone stand/dock design. Originally filed for in September 2007.

Computing Device: MacBook design. originally filed for in October 2007.

Electronic Device Holder: iPod holder used in lanyard. Originally filed for in March 2007.

Method and Apparatus for Backlighting a Device: Distribution of light in relation to a keyboard. Originally filed for in June 2005.

Data-Driven Global Boundary Optimization: Text-to-speech synthesis. Originally filed for in October 2003.

Circuits and Methods for Amplifying Signals: Power supply compensation circuit in class D modulators. Originally filed for in June 2006.

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