Apr 08

MacBook MacBook Pro MacBook Air EFI Firmware UpdateTuesday’s are known in the computer industry as the update day.  Well, today is no exception.  Apple has released several firmware updates for the consumer MacBook, MacBook Pro and the newer, light and thin MacBook Air.  As usual, Apple says little to nothing about what changes there are in the updates.

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Apr 01

Survey Of iPhone Users

A consulting firm recently has published a survey from a group of Apple iPhone cell phone users.  The name of the firm is Rubicon Consulting.  The report is quite long but here at TheMacWizard.com we have made it easier to understand.  Check out the stats, you might be surprised at what you see. Continue reading iPhone Owners Surveyed Results Are Surprising Mostly Not Mac Users

Mar 15

iPod 5 Generation Gets An Update To 1.3

As you can see above, a new iPod software update has been released for the 5th Generation iPod, before the classic debuted. Continue reading Apple iPod 5G And 5.5G Gets A Software Update To Version 1.3

Feb 27

iPhone Firmware Update 1.1.4 ReleasedApple has released yet another iPhone and iPod Touch firmware update via iTunes and its version number is now at 1.1.4.  This software update for the iPhone, according to Apple, includes several bug fixes and as always, they are scarce to let us know what exactly they have changed.

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Jan 27

MacBook Air

First impressions when using the MacBook Air is that it is visually small.  It’s about 1/3 the thickness of a regular MacBook.  It is .16 inches at its smallest and .76 inches at the hinge.  After it is closed, the laptop is light but doesn’t feel like it’s made of cheap material, it feels like its definitely a Mac that could be used daily.  The hinge mechanism is tight and should provide trouble free opening and closing.  I see why Apple included a glass screen cover as it keeps the screen from twisting when closing or opening it from either corner.

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Jan 15

Apple iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 ReleasedWith all of the speculation on which features would be released with the next iPhone firmware due at this years MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, the wait is finally over.  Some of the new features, as many have been arguing over the last few months, should have been part of the iPhone software since initial release.  In any event, Apple has taken steps with this firmware update to get users of the iPhone one step closer to using approved applications once the iPhone SDK is released sometime in March or April.

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