Some people who bought new MacBook Pros have been complaining about poor battery life. While Apple claims up to 10 hours, there are reports of users getting as little as half that. Some of these reports indicate that the display of estimated battery usage descends rapidly under normal use. The Tuesday launch of the macOS 10.12.2 […]

According to the published reports ahead of the release of iOS 6, it was due to arrive at 10:00 AM Pacific on September 19; adjust the timing depending on where you live. But at 9:45 AM, one Mac rumor site was already touting its availability, so I quickly launched iTunes to see if I could […]

When Apple created TV ads to tout the updated 17-inch MacBook Pro, which sells for the same $2,799 as the previous model, they didn’t emphasize so much its great performance, although its snazzy looks were certainly not ignored. Instead, they extolled its green-tinted virtues, such as easy recycling, particularly with the new long-life battery. In […]

You’ve probably read those reports that PC sales are widely expected to contract this year by nearly 12 percent. This should come as no surprise, considering the shaky economic climate. As with autos, owners of personal computers will try to stick with the ones they have, spending money on upgrades rather than on replacement hardware. […]