Toshiba’s KIRAbook takes on the MacBook Air’s mystique (review)

Toshiba's new flagship Ultrabook is aimed at grabbing the high-end of the market.

Mountain Lion causing crazy battery drain for some Mac owners

A number of Macbook Pro and Macbook Air owners are reporting that the Mountain Lion OS X upgrade is behaving like a (non-sparkling) vampire by sucking the life out of their machine's battery.

Google Chrome blamed for new MacBook Air crashes

A spate of crashing new MacBook Air laptops running Google’s Chrome browser had the tech conspiracists in a tizzy, what with the frenemies relationship between iPhone-maker Apple and Android-creator Google. But the root cause of the problem turns out to …

New MacBook Air powers up with Ivy Bridge processors and a 512GB SSD

As expected, Apple has announced a refresh for its popular MacBook Air thin-and-light laptop, with the new model pumped up with higher CPU power and larger hard drive. The announcement took place at WWDC 2012.

The last MacBook Air was …

New Mac details leak: MacBook Airs with more RAM, crazy expensive Retina MacBook Pros

Update: This information has all been confirmed at WWDC. Check out our posts on the new thin Retina MacBook Pro, the new MacBook Air, and the updated MacBook Pros. Original story below.

As eager developers and journalists line up …

The year of the Retina display: New MacBook Airs, iMacs may get it too

It seems like 2012 will become the year when utra-high resolution computer displays become the norm — at least on Apple’s devices.

Following up on Monday’s news about Retina displays (among other upgrades) in new MacBook Pros, 9to5Mac is reporting …

Apple’s new 15″ MacBook Pro: Thinner, Retina Display, USB 3, coming in June

If you’ve been waiting for Apple to refresh its flagship MacBook Pro laptops, it looks like your patience will be well-rewarded.

Apple’s next 15-inch MacBook Pro will reportedly sport a thinner design (as many previous rumors have indicated), a higher-resolution …

MacBook Pro makeover may be in the works, stores sell out of inventory

When stores start posting “out of stock” signs for Apple products, you know that means a product refresh might be in the works. MacBook Pros are starting to run out at designated resellers, adding more fuel to the rumor fire …

Slimmer, Air-like MacBook Pros in production

The next MacBook Pro, Apple’s premium line of laptops, will allegedly feature a slimmer unibody design for the 13- and 15-inch models.

The two thinner models are said to have gone into production, according to a report from Digitimes, a …

Prepare for MacBook Pros that look like MacBook Airs

After sticking with a fairly consistent unibody MacBook Pro design for some time, Apple may be gearing up to bring design elements from its popular MacBook Air line into its more powerful models later this year.

The company is preparing …

More than just hype, Ultrabooks are the future of laptop computing

There’s a good chance that your next laptop will be thinner and lighter than you can possibly imagine.

This week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel unveiled its grand plan to make Ultrabooks — its snazzy name …

Samsung debuts redesigned ultra-thin-and-speedy Series 9 laptops

Samsung announced the redesigned Samsung Series 9 and Series 5 laptops, two slim, light and smart-looking notebooks that will challenge Apple’s Macbook Air head-on. The company debuted the laptops Monday at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.

Samsung was one of …

Apple may launch new Macbook Air models in Q1 2012

Apple will launch refreshed models of the popular MacBook Air laptop in the first quarter of 2012, including a new 15-inch model, according to a Digitimes report.

Hardware manufacturers are expected to debut between 30 and 50 new “ultrabook” laptop …

LandingZone for MacBook Air makes docking stations cool (exclusive)

When you think of cool, innovative technology, docking stations aren’t the first things that come to mind. But a young startup called InfiniWing has built an impressive add-on for Apple’s wildly popular MacBook Air laptop that could turn some heads.…

Apple Black Friday deals include big discounts on iPad, Macbooks and more

It’s time to finally treat yourself to that MacBook Air.

Apple is gearing up for Black Friday in a big way this year, with planned discounts for MacBook laptops, iMacs, iPads, iPods, and plenty more, reports 9to5 Mac.

According to …

Ultrabooks are the new tablets, 30-50 models expected at CES 2012

Tablets were everywhere during CES 2011, following the success of the iPad, but come next year, thin and light Ultrabooks will likely be hogging the spotlight (yes, following the success of the MacBook Air).

Between 30 and 50 different Ultrabooks …

HP chases MacBook Air with Folio13 Ultrabook

Hewlett-Packard introduced its first business-focused Ultrabook laptop today as it chases after Apple’s vaunted MacBook Air.

The new HP Folio13 is only 18 millimeters thick, weighs just 3.3 pounds, and has up to 9 hours of battery life. It brings …

MacBook Air accounts for 28% of Apple laptop shipments, 15″ version rumored

It’s thin, it’s light, and it makes up nearly a third of Apple’s laptop shipments.

Apple’s MacBook Air ultraportable has seen explosive growth since its summer revamp, and it now makes up 28 percent of Apple’s notebook shipments, according to …

Apple relies on frickin’ lasers to shine light through metal

While you likely haven’t thought much about how Apple gets those green lights to shine through its metal products, like its webcam indicators on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, doing so was a significant problem for Apple’s design mastermind …