As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is expected to grab the spotlight with an ultra-slim laptop computer and...

Last night I headed over to the BlogHaus (a suite at the Bellagio hotel that’s set up with everything a blogger could possibly need to blog to the wee hours of the morning) and snapped this picture of a bunch of bloggers unanimously working on MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

Earlier in the night, there were a couple of guys from Microsoft using Sony VAIO SZ’s and the guys from GottaBeMobile.com were using a ThinkPad and a pair of OQO handhelds.

I posted earlier about the prominence of MacBooks and MacBook Pros in the blogger and press rooms here at CES 2008. There are A LOT more people using Apple products at CES compared to last year.

The BlogHaus is organized by Podtech.net and sponsored by Seagate. They gave me a Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini hard drive. It has a metallic case and it feels very solid, unlike external drives with plastic cases.

I’m at the blogger’s lounge in CES, along with bloggers from some of the best known gadget sites.There are about 18 bloggers blogging right now and the only guy on a PC is Wille from Feber.se. Wille says he’s switching to a Mac when Apple comes out with an ultraportable.

The CrunchGear guys are using MacBooks and MacBook Pros. The Gizmodo guys are on a pair of MacBook Pros. Jose from Wired.com is sitting next to me and he’s on a MacBook. Paul from DVICE.com is on a MacBook.

I’m using a MacBook Pro (2.2GHz, 4GB memory, 250GB hard drive, Leopard) to blog and edit videos at CES. I’m also using a Sony VAIO TZ Series notebooks (1.2GHz Intel ULV, 2GB memory 32GB SSD) to broadcast live.

It’s interesting to see that Apple products are nearly the unanimous tool of choice for a group of people who spend 24/7 writing about gadgets.

This machine is also available to run Windows Vista very well and could almost be the ultimate notebook of 2007. Design This laptop is simply 1 inch thick and weight only 6.6 pounds. This is very good for a 17-inch laptop actually it is ...

Also fixing MIA Bluetooth on MacBook Pro, US bans spare batteries from checked luggage, an in-flight laptop stand, bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,649, and more. (in Low End Mac)

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A MacBook case worthy of your attention is the Moshi Codex. Aevoe, creators of the Moshi line of products, have created an elegant product for any of the MacBook series. The rules of good notebook case design dictate that it should not be too tight and there should be a certain amount of glide ...

Apple’s next iPhone firmware update will bring some much-needed improvements to Google Maps and SMS. iPhone users will finally be able to send text messages to multiple contacts and use Google Maps for Mobile’s GPS-ish locating service.

iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 will also allow users to customize the home screen. The dock can be customized to include your favorit apps. You will be able to add Safari bookmarks as icons on the home screen and reshuffle all of your icons. If you run out of space, you can paginate your icons across multiple home screens.

As an iPhone owner, it’s great to see Apple continually improving the iPhone, but there are still a ton of features that need to be added. One of my pet peeves with expensive gadgets is when they don’t have some of the basic functions that much cheaper alternatives do. Unfortunately, it appears there’s still no way to send photos via SMS.

Check out the below video demo from Andru at Gear Live, who got his hands on a beta version of iPhone Firmware 1.1.3.

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art_MacBook CNET has published a review of the latest version of the MacBook notebook via CNN.com here. The latest update to the popular entry level notebook was actually from November when Apple introduced the Intel Santa Rosa chipset and bumped up the clock speed of the ...

Review: 13-inch MacBook laptop a top choice.

The ModBook, the third-party MacBook tablet, may finally see the light of day a year after it was introduced at MacWorld 2007. I’d written off the Mac OSX Tablet as vaporware after numerous delays and excuses from  Axiotron, its designer, and Other World Computing, which is the Modbook’s exclusive retailer.

The ModBook may be a year too late, as many industry experts are speculating that a revamped MacBook will be announced next month at MacWorld 2008.

Click here to see a video demo of the ModBook by Axiotron’s CEO.

Other World Computing emailed customers the below message, promising January 2008 deliveries on a first-ordered, first-shipped basis.

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ready to ship and that new configuration options are now available. As
of the latest available information from Axiotron, we anticipate being
able to ship your Custom configured Modbook solution on or before
January 11th, 2008. On a first in, first out basis - Modbooks are
expected to begin shipping on or before January 8th, 2007.

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Apple is the company that has got its laptop that appealed the sense of the user, both in the design and in its working efficiency has now given a new model of laptop computer out the world. It is the new Apple Mac Book Core 2 Duo 2 GHz 13.3 in TFT Laptop. The processor [...]

Apple has been content to issue minor periodic hardware updates to the 13-inch MacBook, but the modest performance gains and new Leopard OS keep it in our top tier of laptop recommendations.

It’s not too late to order an a MacBook or MacBook Pro in time to sneak it under the Christmas tree. It’s too late to order custom-configured Macs for Christmas, but Apple has several popular configurations that will make it to your door by Christmas eve.

The MacBook Pro will be delivered by Christmas with standard shipping as long as you order by Wed. 12/19. If you’re willing to pay for overnight shipping you can order as late as 12/21.

The MacBook Pro can be delivered in time for Christmas in these configurations:

1)15.4-inch, 2.2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, Superdrive for $1,999
-The standard configuration includes a matte (non-glossy) display. If you prefer a glossy display, be sure to chose the Glossy Display from popular configurations.
-An upgrade to a 160GB (7200RPM) hard drive brings the total to $2,074.
-An upgrade to 4GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive is $2,774.
2)15.4-inch, 2.4GHz, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, Superdrive for $2,499
-Same computer, with a 200GB (7200RPM) hard drive is $2,699
-Adding 4GB of RAM and the 200GB hard drive brings te total to $3,399

The two standard white and black MacBooks ...

A new version of QuickTime is available from Apple that plugs security holes in the software for both Mac and Windows users.

QuickTime 7.3.1 was published Thursday afternoon in order to plug unspecified "security issues," according to Apple's Web site. But the fixes appear to correct the ...

Macworld is right around the corner and for tech pundits like me this means that open season on prognosticating has arrived. The pursuit of Apple leaks this time of year is a perk that comes with Apple fanboyism. The practical among us will wonder why we bother, but the answer is simple - it's fun.

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Filed under: So there's a bit of grumbling on the internets that PC World, like, totally sold out and lied about the MacBook Pro being the fastest Vista laptop they ever tested (presumably just so they could get mentioned in that new Apple commercial, right?) shortly before the staff went cow ...

PC World recently scored the Macbook Pro as the fastest Vista laptop, but that same publication reviewed a Eurocom D900C Phantom-X laptop that achieved a better score on that same benchmark, a 97 (higher number is better). Includes side-by-side comparison

Sources in Apple’s manufacturing facilities have confirmed that the company will launch its rumored ultraportable notebook at Macworld Expo and Conference in January 2008, CNBC’s Jim Goldman reported today. The sub-notebook will cost $1,500 and will be 50 percent thinner than the company’s existing MacBook Pro reportedly. It will feature a Flash memory-based solid state drive, [...]

Get a Black Macbook for $1,286 after a $112.51 discount and $100 rebate. Includes 1GB of RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 160GB hard drive and superdrive.

The MB063LL/A version of the Black MacBook is not the latest Black MacBook, but this is an a great deal if you’re after the black case. This Black MacBook has a 2.16MHz processor, while the latest Black MacBook has a 2.2GHz processor and improved graphics performance.

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We're a little more than a month away from the Macworld Expo, and the expectations are starting to get a little clearer for arguably Apple's biggest show of the year.

CNBC reported Thursday that Apple plans at Macworld to introduce a 12-inch Mac laptop with flash memory in ...

CNBC is reporting that the much-rumored thin and light MacBook Pro will be announced at Macworld next month. The reporter’s inside source says the compact notebook will be about half as thick as current models and feature a solid state drive. The new Macbook Pros will cost about $1,500.

The reporter mistakingly states (we think) the notebook will have a 12-inch display. Based on recent reports of Apple bumping up 13.3.inch display orders, this is unlikely. We expect the new thin MacBook Pro to have a 13.3-inch display.

Check out the video about the new MacBook Pro at CNBC

Santa Rosa finally makes its way to the low end of Apple's laptop lineup. Ars reviews the new MacBook to see if it's an upgrade worth paying attention to.

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It was bound to happen--I just didn't expect it so soon. I plunked down for a MacBook on Black Friday and now, not a week after receiving it, rumors are circulating that new and improved models are on the way. ...

When it came time to replace my Sony laptop I shopped all the major PC brands and found them to be gimmicky. By chance I took a look at the new Macbooks and liked what I saw, so I bought one.

Apple the innovator of modern computers has introduced computers to the world with entirely different view in both the design and in its working performance. This company has recently introduced a notebook named as the Apple Mac Book Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz 13.3in TFT Notebook. The type that this computer is been designed is [...]

A review of the Apple's Late 2007 Macbook. + Gallery and pictures of the notebook.

AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson said a 3G Version of the Apple iPhone will be available next year during a Chruchill Club dinner in Silicon Valley. He said Apple will “dictate what the price of the phone is.”

The current iPhone uses AT&T’s EDGE network, making browsing and streaming multimedia content extremely slow. The lack of 3G is the iPhone’s biggest weakness. A 3G iPhone will need to have a higher capacity battery and/or improved power management since operating on the faster network takes a lot more power.

The next iPhone will likely have at least a 16GB capacity.

via Bloomberg

Here’s a Microsoft Zune commercial that makes me want to never buy a Zune. The entire comercial is made up of two cobras in a desert fighting over an ice cream cone…really that’s it. No Zune, no features, nothing. Just snakes licking an ice cream cone….mmmmm maybe the new Zunes taste good.
The new Zune ads have generally avoided showing off features, instead showing people in a daydream-state, parading around with giant jelly fish and dancing bunnies.

If the Zune is going to have a fighting chance, Microsoft’s going to need to put out some more compelling ads that will get people to actually want to go out and buy a Zune. I’m not suggesting they copy Apple’s iPod ads, but people seem to be having a much more positive reaction to the current iPod Touch and Nano ads. I’ve heard people humming the music from the ads and buying these songs on iTunes. TV Shows are making paraodies of the iPod ads. People are BUYING iPods because of them.

I can’t believe Microsoft and its ad agency actually signed off on this. I really hope the Zune puts up a good fight this holiday, ...

“Apple has recently updated its MacBook Pro with a bunch of options, which put it right back at the top of pile for hardware specifications”, writes Wil Harris for TrustedReviews. “It is a mere one inch thin, and this makes it a stunning feat of engineering — sat next to any other Windows 17-inch notebook ...

If Apple were to release a Tablet, what would it look like? The guys over at Gizmodo held a contest and the winner

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Siemens has heavily modified the MacBook Pro for doctors on the move.

Apple is investigating whether or not faulty Seagate hard drives are to blame for data loss on some MacBooks. Retrodata, a U.K. data recovery firm, reported earlier this year that certain 2.5-inch Seagate drives used in MacBooks had a manufacturing flaw that causes the drive heads to scratch...

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Some Germans are paying a 600 euro premium to unlock their iPhones the legal way. iPhones go for 399 euros in Germany, bringing the total bill for an unlocked phone to 999 euros ($1,473). Those who pay the premium have their iPhone

InfoWorld - The Santa Rosa MacBook Pro, named for the Intel Core 2 Duo chip set used in the notebook, became available in June, but I wasn't prepared to issue a final judgment until now. I got stung by my last MacBook Pro review, which went to press before the unit started showing ...

Apple’s 15.4-inch MacBook Pro is discounted by $250 at Amazon.com while supplies last on Black Friday. Amazon is offering a $99 or $124 discount and a $150 rebate on the 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz MacBook Pros while supplies last. It’s already early Saturday morning right now and the deal is still available.

The 15.4-inch MacBook Pro MA895LL is normally priced at $1,999 and comes with a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive and SuperDrive DVD burner. The $99 discount and $150 rebate bring the price down to $1,749.99. This version has a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor with 128MB of RAM.

The 15.4-inch MacBook Pro MA895LL/A comes with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive and SuperDrive DVD burner. Normally priced at $2,499, the 2.4GHz MacBook Pro is discounted by $124.01 The $150 rebate brings the price down to $2224.99. This version has a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor with 256MB of RAM.

Both MacBook Pros on sale come with the matte finish display (non-glossy), which I prefer. Many people prefer the glossy ...

(Credit: Apple Inc.) Apple's Black Friday sale is underway but if you're dispensing Apple gifts this year, you had better act fast -- the sale is of the one-day variety. Highlights include $51 or $101 off MacBooks and iMacs (sadly, you're out of luck if you're trying to...

Apple is having an online Black Friday sale, discounting MacBooks by up to $100. The basic Macbook has a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of memory, 80GB hard drive and DVD-ROM / CD burner combo drive. The upgraded White Macbook comes with a 2.2GHz processor, 120GB hard drive and DVD burner. It includes a 2.2GHz processor, 1GB of memory and DVD burner.

Apple will celebrate Black Friday with discounts and giveaways at its retail locations and online at Apple.com. Apple hasn

November 21, 2007 11:29 AM Inside Mac Games has posted its review of Moshi's Codex + Shieldpad premium shellcase package for your MacBook or MacBook Pro. Here's a clip from the review: Beyond the 360-degree microfiber liner--a greatly appreciated instance of overkill--the Codex sports ...

T-Mobile will start selling unlocked iPhones for nearly $1,500 in Germany after a court spat with rival Vodaphone. A Court granted Vodaphone an injunction that prevents T-Mobile from locking the iPhone down to its network. The court injuntion however did not determine how much the contract-less iPhone would have to be sold for, hence the ridiculous price tag.

There aren’t any significant discounts on MacBooks or MacBook Pros for Black Friday, but there’s a killer deal at Fry’s Electronics on the 20-inch iMac.

Usually priced at $1,449, the 20-inch iMac has a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 320GB hard drive and the ATI 2600 PRO GPU wth 256MB of video RAM. It’s equipped with an 802.11n wireless card so you can easily network it with your notebooks.

I know this is off topic, and we pretty much ignore desktops here at Notebooks.com, but this deal is too good to pass up if you happen to live near a Fry’s store.

Apple rarely discounts products and seems to hold a magic spell over its retail partners, preventing them from advertising low prices like this.

There’s no word on how many will be available at each Fry’s store.

Apple is teasing us with a Black Friday email, but it doesn’t give ANY details on any discounts. I think it will be unlikely for them to discount the MacBook and MacBook Pro. Instead, they’ll probably throw in some extra freebies with the purchase of a system.

 

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