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In relationships they say you can divide people into one of three roles: leader, follower and co-pilot. When it comes to the ultra-notebook market, there’s only one clear Master in the global supply chain, Apple, and it's preparing to boldly go further with its next-generation MacBook Air.

At home you have a little more control over whether or not to allow guests and their new, Random Array of Personal Wireless Devices (RAPWD - yeah, I just made that up) to access your 802.11 network. Personally, when I'm visiting someone and they won't allow me to access their wireless network I consider it on par with not allowing me to access their bathroom.

Apple will storm into next year, with new MacBook Air models set for Q1, and an iPhone 4S-driven return to growth in its eternal battle with Android.

The Apple rumor machine kicks into high gear this weekend, as veteran iWebsite, iLounge, claims a well-sourced rumor: that the iPad 3 ships in March while the iPhone 5 will boast a metal back and LTE support. Let the debate begin.

Apple has achieved another milestone, grabbing over 7 percent of Western Europe's PC industry while its iPad continues to assimilate the netbook market, Gartner figures show.

Buried amid news of Microsoft's Windows 8, the iPad and the Apple October iPhone(s), Intel has a future for us -- the 24-hour MacBook Air and solar-powered computing, thanks to its new "Haswell" chip.

MacBook Air sales appear to be off the hook, and it looks like Apple's set to clean-up in the notebook market. It's almost too easy: competitors just don't seem to 'get' it.

A few days ago, Apple started shipping the new MacBook Pro laptops. Sporting the same case as before, they contain Intel's Core i5 and i7 chips, as well as the new Thunderbolt socket (née LightPeak). As well as the usual reviews, Richi's rounded up some rather rare opinions.
The new Apple MacBook Pro is out, and the reviews are in. Surprisingly, not every Apple fanboi is on-message: there's grumbling about SSDs, graphics performance, price-gouging, and more. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers tease out the unexpected. Not to mention Space Shuttle Discovery launch seen from passenger jet...
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Apple [AAPL] is expected to introduce its all-new super-powered MacBook Pro tomorrow, and leaked information as to its new features raise yet more interesting ideas for what we can hope to see inside Mac OS X Lion when it ships later this year.

Six months after bringing in a MacBook I still can't get rid of my Windows XP machine. Here's why.

An interesting Apple patent filed back in January has finally come to light. It discloses research into layering iOS functionality atop Mac OS X, showing how future iMacs or MacBooks might combine good old mouse+keyboard with iPad-style multi-touch. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get ridiculously excited. Not to mention an over-neck'ed Photoshop disaster...
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Will Apple's future Macs run iPhone apps in simulation mode? Will the MacBook Air be reborn an iPad Pro? Can Google match Apple's hardware charms?

Apple has (finally) refreshed its MacBook Pro line. The 2010 refresh includes better battery life and an update to the processors, including Core i5 and i7 options. There's also improved graphics switching and iPhone-like inertial scrolling. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers either salivate at the new, shiny stuff or spit on the overpriced, me-too-ness. Not to mention ghosts in the machines...
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Having a security freeze in place slowed down my approval for an "instant" 12-month interest-free loan on an iMac -- and gave me time to rethink an impulse purchase.

Apple leaks come in all shapes and sizes. This weekend, some Dutch Googlers got a sneak peak at upcoming Apple consumer products.