Editorial: Apple apologies actually aren’t that infrequent, and that’s okay
By Darren Murph posted Sep 28th 2012 11:28AM Today, Tim Cook made his first major apology as the CEO of Apple. It probably won’t be his last. Despite the obvious knee-jerk reaction regarding the Maps debacle, it’s actually interesting that this particular scenario is yet another example of humans having extraordinarily short-term memories. It’s the same reason that whatever game we most recently saw is the...
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...
Don’t mind the zero-emissions Mercedes fuel-cell car behind the invisible curtain (eyes-on video)
By Steve Dent posted Sep 28th 2012 11:51AM Mercedes wanted to make a dramatic statement about how its new B-Class F-Cell car passes through the environment without leaving a trace, so it placed it behind an invisible LED curtain. We wanted to (not?) see that for ourselves at the Paris Auto Show, so took a quick tour of the magic LED cloak and the technology behind it. It doesn’t work quite as well in a show hall as it did when...
Insert Coin: The Parallella project dreams of $99 supercomputers
By Jamie Rigg posted Sep 28th 2012 12:19PM In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line. Parallel computing is normally reserved for supercomputers way out of the reach of average users — at least at the moment, anyway. Adapteva wants to challenge that with...
Apple Introduces All-New MacBook Pro with Retina Display
Apple today unveiled an all-new 15-inch MacBook Pro, featuring a stunning Retina display with over 5 million pixels, all-flash storage architecture, and quad-core processors in a radically thin and light design. Measuring a mere 0.71 inch high and weighing only 4.46 pounds, the completely redesigned MacBook Pro is the lightest MacBook Pro ever and nearly as thin as a MacBook Air. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is...
