HyperDrive brings back all the ports your MacBook Pro needed

Apple may not have heard users and released the new MacBook Pro without "old" ports, but there is a Kickstarter project that promises to fix the problem quickly and effectively: HyperDrive.

Apple finds bug causing battery life woes found by Consumer Reports

Apple has found out the culprit of the widely varying battery life tests done by Consumer Reports, which found the MacBook Pro to last as long as 19h and as litte as 4h in the exact same test.

Apple launches MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Apple has finally updated its MacBook Pro family, and it now comes with a curious OLED touchscreen strip in the place of the function keys - and Touch ID as well.

Apple to ditch "old" USB sockets on new MacBooks?

After removing the headphone jack on the iPhone 7, it looks like Apple is about to do it again on its new MacBook line, removing the older USB sockets and relying just on the newer USB Type-C socket.

MacBook Pro Retina LCD with Burn-in Problem?

The new MacBook Pro retina display might be amazing to look at, with its "insane" 2560x1600 resolution, but it seems like the new technology it uses also has some serious drawbacks. How would you feel if you too had spent over $3000 in such a high-end device, just to notice that this amazing retina display suffers from burn-in problems like old CRTs and Plasma displays?

It's quite strange, as - as far as my knowledge and understanding of how LCDs work - LCDs shouldn't suffer from any kind of burn-in or after-image persistance (other than the time each pixel takes to change color).

However, that won't mean much to anyone having such a large amount of money buying the latest and greatest tech available, to find out it acts just like an old screen. And to make matters worse, Apple says the screen is good as it is, having followed their test procedures displaying black squares for 3 minutes, followed by a gray screen for 1 minute (again, a test that would be quite common on plasma displays, but I can't grasp why it would be done on a LCD).

In this case, the issue seems to be more noticeable not with "black on white" images, but with gray on white. Something that Apple's test doesn't seem to consider.

If you have a MB Pro, have you noticed any sort of "burn-in" effect like this one?

Inklet Trackpad

Are you aware your MacBook multitouch trackpad is capable of doing much more than it's actually doing? Check out this amazing software called Inklet.

With it you can turn your trackpad into a fully fledged tablet capable of doing things like pressure painting in photoshop and even writing recognition .

MacBooks Slow Down without Battery

Here's something I wouldn't have believed if it wasn't on Apple's website.

It seems like Apple's MacBooks and MacBook Pros slow down their CPUs if they don't detect their battery attached.

Well, a lot of people usually removes their laptop's battery when working for long periods at home or at the office, to minimize wear and tear.

But, if you own an Apple laptop, doing that will cost you... a lot. We're talking about a 30% slowdown in processing speed!
Apple's official explanation is that this is done to prevent the laptop from shutting down if the A/C power adapter is unable to provide enough power to keep the laptop working at full power.

Is Apple cheap enough to save a couple of dollars in their A/C adapters instead of making it work as it should?

Apple MacBook Air

And there it is, Apple's new toy. Get ready to see heads turn, endless staring sessions, and lot's of broken hearts: Apple's newest MacBook Air.

It's impossible not to look at it without wanting to forget - just for a moment - that our bank accounts don't hang in a delicate balance. This is the new "I want one of those!" flagship.

Technically, nothing truly revolutionary - just that it's the thinnest laptop ever and that it comes with a supersized multitouch capable trackpad.

If on the design department Apple continues to reign supreme, there are already a few issues that have raised some attentions: it has an internal battery that can't be replaced by end-users (unless you like modding and adventures.)
However, this is just like what happens with iPods and iPhones alike - assuming Apple is using high quality batteries (and there's no reason to assume they don't,) you shouldn't need to worry about it for many long years.

The other issue... well... have you seen the 64GB SSD option? It sounds really nice, doesn't it? Considering the extra performance, it would be a match made in heaven... until you learn of the price: an extra $1,300! Ouch!

Well, that's not enough to make me change my mind. I want one, please. And with all the extras! :)