Apple Updates MacBook Air and Current Generation MacBook Pro
The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors provide plenty of power. And up to 60 percent faster graphics make everything you do feel quicker and more fluid than ever.* Learn more Flash storage allows MacBook Air to start up almost instantly, and makes everything you do snappier and more responsive. And now it’s up to twice as fast as before. Learn more Dramatically expand your canvas by connecting an Apple Thunderbolt Display. And...
Fedora Linux Moves Forward with UEFI Secure Boot Plans
Windows 8’s Secure Boot technology has been a hot topic this summer, causing no end of discussion and debate among the various Linux distributions, which are struggling to figure out the best approach for getting around it. Not long ago we saw responses from both Fedora Linux and Ubuntu Linux–followed soon afterwards by considerable concern on the part of the Free Software Foundation and a plan of action on the part of...
ASUS Tablet 810 with Windows 8 transforms its way past the FCC
By Jon Fingas posted Jul 30th 2012 11:02AM ASUS must want its Windows 8 tablet family to move together as one. The Tablet 810 has swung past the FCC just two days after a visit by its younger brother, the Tablet 600. While not what we’d call a stunning revelation, the filing for the 810 (as the TF810C) shows a WiFi-only device with the expected NFC for quick peripheral syncing. The 11.6-inch transforming slate is still devoid of...
Skobbler brings maps to Nook Tablet, Color with ForeverMap 2
By Brian Heater posted Jul 30th 2012 11:31AM We’ve seen attempts to bring mapping functionality to Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color in the past, but Skobbler’s going full out with the arrival of ForeverMap 2 for that device and its more clearly defined tablet successor. The app utilizes WiFi positioning, offers route guidance and features both global and local maps. The standard version is free and a pro version can...
Up close with Mountain Lion: Sharing
One of the many features that Mountain Lion has borrowed from iOS is the idea of systemwide sharing. In many apps you’ll see a Share button, represented by an arrow popping out of a box, which provides quick, one-button access to easy ways to disseminate the content you’re viewing. Whereas in the past you might have had to–heaven forfend–copy and paste a URL you wanted to share into your Twitter client, now you...
