http://macs.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Focus on Macs GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-09T18:41:32Z Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/10/apple-extends-some-macbook-pro-warranties-due-to-video-problems.htm Apple is extending the warranty on specific MacBook Pro notebooks built between May 2007 and September 2008. The models affected include the 2.2 and 2.4 GHz versions that contain the... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/10/apple-extends-some-macbook-pro-warranties-due-to-video-problems.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:41:49 +0000 2008-10-10T18:41:49Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/09/apple-confirms-october-14th-for-a-notebook-event.htm Earlier today, Apple sent invitations to select media representatives (mine must have gotten lost in the mail). The invitation depicts a notebook with the Apple logo, illuminated by a single... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/09/apple-confirms-october-14th-for-a-notebook-event.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:41:32 +0000 2008-10-09T18:41:32Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/08/os-x-dock-receives-patent.htm It took almost nine years, but Apple has finally received a patent for the Dock in OS X. Apple filed the patent in December 1999, but the U.S. Patent and... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/08/os-x-dock-receives-patent.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:19:52 +0000 2008-10-08T18:19:52Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/07/new-manufacturing-process-for-next-generation-macbooks.htm One of the rumors making its way around the web concerns a new Apple product called ‘Brick.’ Speculation ranges from a new version of Apple TV to a new laptop... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/07/new-manufacturing-process-for-next-generation-macbooks.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:49:10 +0000 2008-10-07T18:49:10Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/06/new-macbooks-on-the-14th.htm Last month I mentioned October 14th as a likely date for new Mac product introductions, specifically, new MacBooks. Well, the 14th is just a tad over a week away, and... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/06/new-macbooks-on-the-14th.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:34:53 +0000 2008-10-06T18:34:53Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/03/itunes-801-released.htm Apple has bumped the recently released iTunes 8.0 to 8.0.1. This version is primarily a maintenance release designed to improve stability and squash a few known bugs. Courtesy of Apple The only... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/03/itunes-801-released.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:39:06 +0000 2008-10-03T18:39:06Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/03/apple-tv-22-released.htm Apple has updated Apple TV to version 2.2. The new version includes a few security updates, and adds Genius playlist capabilities. Courtesy of Apple Other updates include: Movie browsing by actor and director Chapter... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/03/apple-tv-22-released.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:36:07 +0000 2008-10-03T18:36:07Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/02/mac-pro-toxic.htm The French newspaper Libération (link here is to a Google translation) reports that some Mac Pros built before 2008 have elevated levels of benzene and other chemical irritants sometimes used... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/02/mac-pro-toxic.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:07:45 +0000 2008-10-02T18:07:45Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/01/apple-threatens-to-close-the-itunes-store.htm On Thursday, October 2, the Copyright Royalty Board, which oversees licenses and fee issues, will take up a proposal by the National Music Publishers’ Association to raise the per-track royalty... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/10/01/apple-threatens-to-close-the-itunes-store.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:26:15 +0000 2008-10-01T23:26:15Z http://macs.about.com/b/2008/09/30/aol-releases-beta-1-of-aim-for-mac.htm The last time AOL updated the AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) client for the Mac was in 2004. Since then, AOL has allowed the Mac AIM client to languish. But according... http://macs.about.com/b/2008/09/30/aol-releases-beta-1-of-aim-for-mac.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:04 +0000 2008-09-30T18:40:04Z