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Apple Rumored to Unveil New iMacs, MacBooks

After the conversion of all of Apple’s consumer notebooks to the MacBook Pro unibody line, Apple’s white plastic MacBooks have been nothing but pathetic-looking, albeit being offered as Apple’s lowest-price notebook. Following rumors of updated and redesigned iMacs in “only a few weeks’ time”, there have been fresh new rumors that Apple is also planning to [...]

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Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” Ready for Download

Ubuntu 9.04, a.k.a. “Jaunty Jackalope” has just been released. This is the latest version of the open-sourced Ubuntu operating system, and boasts of faster boot times (reported to be 21.4 seconds), better power management, immediate system access after hibernation, a new system-wide notification service, and broader device support for intelligent switching between WiFi and 3G networks. [...]

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Introducing “CloudByte” Service

Readers of TQB, I have just set up a new free service for TQB Subscribers called “CloudByte”. This is a full install of eyeOS on TQB servers, with unlimited data storage space (as my host allows). All you have to do is to register a TQB username using this form, and I will let you know details [...]

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RUMOR: “MacBook Mini” Photos?

Could this be the “MacBook Mini”, Apple’s stake in the ravaging Netbook market? Sure, for purported images like this one, the legitimacy is definitely in question. But after all, Apple did say that they are “watching this [netbook] space”. The MacBook Mini has been rumored to have the following specs: 10.4″ WXGA display. 1280 x 768 pixel [...]

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Apple touch-screen netbook in Q3?

Boom: Apple netbook in Q3 — that’s the rumor being spread by the Commercial Times / DigiTimes tag-team of electronics tattlers. Apparently, Wintek will supply the touch-panels to Quanta computer who’ll be tasked with assembling Apple’s netbook. Take this one with a grain of salt though — while these two Taiwan-based magazines tend to be [...]

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