http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/allow.capacities.up.to.15tb/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/dualdriveoforlaptops-story-30.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />PowerbookMedic has launched a new line of DualDrive options, said to double the internal storage capacities of Mac notebooks. A DualDrive is user-installed in place of a Mac's optical drive, allowing a second hard drive to be connected. As a tradeoff, owners lose internal CD/DVD functions.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/30/allow.capacities.up.to.15tb/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/04/discs.ejected.before.they.can.run/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/superdriveext.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A continuing problem with the optical drives in Mac notebooks is now preventing people from installing Snow Leopard, according to discussions on Apple's support forums. Affected systems may initially accept a disc, only to eject it without mounting. Within the problem group machines may reject all discs, only DVDs, or only some particular DVDs. The Snow Leopard upgrade is sold only on DVDs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/04/discs.ejected.before.they.can.run/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/17/novatel.pc770.at.verizon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/novatelpc770-verizon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon this afternoon added a rare two-in-one modem to its 3G adapters. Novatel's PC770 has a nested design that can either work as an ExpressCard/34 adapter for some modern notebooks or, with an adapter, fits into older systems with PC Card slots. It supports up to EVDO Revision A speeds and uses technology from Novatel that reportedly helps maintain speed during simultaneous two-way traffic.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/17/novatel.pc770.at.verizon/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/06/g4.xserve.support.dies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/19-raid-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is ending most or all of its support for a host of older Macs, according to a memo issued to Apple Authorized Service Providers this week. Headlining the bulletin is a range of "obsolete" products, which Apple classifies as hardware that was discontinued over seven years ago; these include the PowerBook G4, and digital audio or Quicksilver models of the PowerMac G4 and Macintosh Server G4. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/06/g4.xserve.support.dies/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/25.years.of.mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/originalmac.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />January 24th will mark the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh, Apple's flagship product. The computer was the first commercially successful system to include a mouse and a graphical interface, and is widely seen as having made personal computers accessible to the general public, rather than just people with technical expertise. Apple would continue to expand the technology over the coming years, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/25.years.of.mac/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/powerbook.memory.lawsuit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/ram4gbsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple artificially limited the scope of a repair program for defective PowerBooks, a new class-action lawsuit alleges. Filed by Giorgio Gometsky via northern California, the suit makes reference to a problem with the PowerBook G4, in which memory added to the computer went unrecognized, thereby depriving people of performance or generating additional problems. "Unfortunately for consumers," the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/powerbook.memory.lawsuit/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/02/power.adapter.settlement/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/ibookadapter.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The list of eligible claimants in the settlement of a lawsuit against Apple has expanded, according to an administrative firm. Rosenthal & Co. has issued notices in the wake of Gordon v. Apple, which alleged that power adapters shipped with iBooks and PowerBooks could fray and spark, or simply fail to work. Although Apple has denied any fault in the matter, it is said to have agreed to a settle... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/02/power.adapter.settlement/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/newertech.new.accessories/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/newertechsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Newertech today announced new additions to its line of computer accessories, and lower prices on some of its established products. New items include NuPower iBook batteries; a 4400mAh battery for PowerBooks, said to boost capacity by 37 percent over its OEM counterpart; and a 4400mAh version for the 14-inch iBook G3, which boosts lifespan by 18 percent.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/newertech.new.accessories/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/16/fastmac.u.charge/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/ucharge.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Accessory and peripheral maker FastMac has announced a new external battery charger for Mac notebooks, the U-Charge. The unit is a 45W adapter that bridges from an AC outlet directly to a battery's terminals, eliminating the need to have the notebook itself present. As a result the U-Charge also consumes less energy than some adapters, having no need to power the computer at the same time. Indi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/16/fastmac.u.charge/ Fri, 16 May 2008 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/apple.pays.for.replacement/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/macbookprocore2duo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple on Friday announced it would refund between $25 and $80 to as many as 2.3 million iBook and PowerBook owners, after a significant number of adapters went defective, fraying and sparking. The Los Angeles Times reports that US District Court Judge James Ware granted preliminary approval on March 24th on the 2006 class action filing. The agreement makes Apple responsible for paying for a portio... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/apple.pays.for.replacement/ Fri, 09 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT