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Are we going to see a sub-notebook in January? I don’t think so. There are rumors on the internet that Steve is going to announce some kind of “netbook” or “sub-notebook,” however, you wish to refer to it. The device would have the same functionality as the MacBook Air, with… Continue Reading »

Mozilla is now testing support for multitouch gestures in the newest beta for Firefox 3.1 We’ve covered an experimental version of Firefox in the past that had multitouch support, but now Mozilla is building that support into regular Firefox. The gestures are as follows… Continue Reading »

Apple has released a QuickTime update for the new MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. The update fixes some issues relating to playback of standard definition iTunes content. We reported a few days ago that there are some iTunes playback issues with content from the iTunes Store on the new… Continue Reading »

Despite Steve Jobs comment saying that Apple couldn’t successfully build a suitable notebook for under the $1,000 price range, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster still believes that Apple will announce one in 2009. The reason Munster believes that Apple will be able to introduce this $800 notebook is because they already… Continue Reading »

Apple recently started promoting their new laptops as the “world’s greenest family of notebooks.” They began running an ad tonight, which was followed by a new page on their website focusing on the new MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, and the highly recyclable unibody enclosure and the mercury and… Continue Reading »

MacRumors posted yesterday that someone has been able to hack their January 2008 MacBook Air to support four finger gestures, including Expose, and Application Changer entirely through software. The user posted to the MacRumors Forums saying how the hack was done. I cannot personally confirm the validity of this hack,… Continue Reading »

To look at the Racer-X laptop bag from WaterField, you wouldn’t think it would run upwards of $190. In fact, when I showed it to a colleague of mine, he said just that; “It’s not worth it.” But he doesn’t speak for all of us. First, he’s a PC user,… Continue Reading »

Have you been holding off on making the plunge and purchasing a NVIDIA based MacBook Air until they started shipping? Wait no longer, as many customers are now reporting that their slim, lightweight laptops are now on their way. Although Steve Jobs said they wouldn’t be shipping until around November… Continue Reading »

It’s about 7:15 a.m. out here on the east coast, which puts us just under six hours away from Apple’s announcement of the new MacBooks. Never too early to get ready for some new MacBooks, though, right? Stick with us here at Appletell, as we’ll be providing ongoing coverage leading… Continue Reading »

Can’t wait until Apple’s MacBook event later today? Do you need that news now? Same here. Especially when one of the rumors is that the MacBook will finally, finally, contain a by-God graphics card. But until Steve walks onstage, we’ll just have to content ourselves with what we already know…or… Continue Reading »