The OWC DEC is the finishing touch to a MacBook Pro, allowing users to take their laptops to the next level, extending the life and the functionality of the already-exceptional 2016 MacBook Pro. The DEC is the latest in OWC’s long line of upgrades for nearly every Mac made, and continues the company’s legacy of providing the best solutions for Mac owners.
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Ways-to-Save 12 mins ago 3:58 p.m.Apple and Android deals galore from CES
Hello from CES 2017! This year I was the first reporter in the country on the floor of the world’s largest tech show, thanks largely in part to having no life and also due to my deal determination. Rather than showcase a bunch of items most people can never afford, this year I’m focusing on the practical side of tech.
PC makers hybrid laptop happy at CES 2017
To date, there have been two types of laptops–the convertible kind similar to Microsoft’s Surface and Lenovo’s Yoga franchise and the traditional clamshell design. Even industry trackers such as IDC and Gartner make distinctions.
11,000 people bought an adapter to give the new MacBook Pro…
Now companies are selling adapters that add back all the ports that some Apple users think the company should’ve included in the first place. Some are really popular – a Kickstarter advertising a MacBook Pro adapter has sold over 11,000 of its adapter , raising nearly $1,000,000.
LG and Dell to Showcase Latest USB-C Displays for New MacBook Pro at CES This Week
CES 2017 kicks off in Las Vegas this week, and a handful of USB-C displays compatible with the new MacBook Pro will be unveiled at the show. USB-C displays display up to 4K video, transfer data, and charge the new MacBook Pro over a single cable connected between the display and notebook.
Former Apple employees building a different culture at startup
The New York Times has a profile of Pearl Automative. The startup is building safety products for existing automobiles.
What the Mac needs in 2017
As sure as the Earth sweeps through its orbit around the sun, the changing of a calendar year is a time to reflect about what’s happened and ponder what’s to come. Last year I made a list of things I wanted to see from the Mac in 2016; the results were fair to middling .
Troy Wolverton commentary: Apple’s AirPods as irritating as they are impressive
Apple has designed AirPods to recognize when they are in your ears, using both optical and motion-detecting sensors. Put them in, and they will automatically connect to your phone.
What I like and what I miss with my new GTD workflow
I recently switched from using Todoist as my main GTD system to using the three Google services Google Keep, Google Calendar and Inbox by Gmail together as one service for my GTD system and workflow. So below you can see the things I really like with my new GTD workflow and what I miss from Todoist.
LG “All Day Gram” boasts 24-hour life in lightweight size
Compared to today’s powerful laptops , the laptops of yesteryear look like hulking giants. And they weigh like one two.
Mystery of the new iPhone full of celebrities’ numbers: iCloud…
Mystery of the new iPhone full of celebrities’ numbers: iCloud glitch makes social media manager’s device link with other people’s address books An iPhone user told yesterday how she was astonished to discover her new handset contained numbers for dozens of celebrities – including David Walliams, Olympian Greg Rutherford and TV presenter Gok Wan. Sophie Highfield mysteriously ended up with the contacts after an apparent iCloud glitch somehow made her Apple iPhone 5S sync with other people’s address books.
WinX 2017 New Year Gift Pack Onboard for DVD Collectors and Movie Addicts
Digiarty Software is pushing a ten-day “WinX 2017 New Year Gift Pack” promotion, starting from today to the tenth of January, at virtually the lowest storewide price ever. While WinX DVD Ripper Platinum and three other featured media programs are hitting the discount shelve, a new wave of online sales is coming, playing like a Christmas Deal sequel.
Macbook peripherals for dummies
For clarity: I have a retina Macbook Pro that comes with two Thunderbolt 2 ports, a HDMI port and two USB 3 ports. Monitor I have an old 18″ monitor sat gathering dust.
Using external GPUs on Mac laptops
David Lee has an interesting video demonstrating desktop graphics processors on a Mac laptop. The full PCIe graphics cards can power a laptop’s graphics via an external Thunderbolt enclosure.
MacRumors: What to Expect in 2017
Another nice year-end wrap up from MacRumors. This looks ahead to what’s rumored or speculated from Apple in 2017.
AirPods, Pokemon And 10 Of The Most Notable Tech Stories Of The Year
Recode’s Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode took a look back at what they consider to be the top 10 technology related stories of 2016. Coming in at No.
What to expect from Apple in 2017
The iPhone 7 turned out to be a great phone , but Apple upset a lot of people by removing the headphone jack. The AirPods were delayed two months , meaning most people couldn’t get them in time for the holidays.
The best stylus for your iPad or other touchscreen device
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Review: Apple’s Airpods as Irritating as They Are Impressive
The AirPods represent Apple’s vision of the mobile future. The company announced them at the same time that it unveiled the iPhone 7, the first model of its smartphone to lack a headphone jack.
Consumer Reports Stand By Their 2016 MacBook Pro Battery Tests
A little over a week ago, the folks at Consumer Reports did something they have not done before, which is that they were not recommending Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pros . Safe to say many were shocked, including Apple themselves who said that they would be working with Consumer Reports to understand the discrepancies in their battery tests.
The slow death of Flash
The Flash Player plugin, a proprietary piece of software required to load Flash content in a web browser, was originally a big part of what made the technology so revolutionary. It guaranteed the content would look and behave the same way for anyone who loaded it, regardless of what type of browser or computer they were using.
The slow death of Flash
The Flash Player plugin, a proprietary piece of software required to load Flash content in a web browser, was originally a big part of what made the technology so revolutionary. It guaranteed the content would look and behave the same way for anyone who loaded it, regardless of what type of browser or computer they were using.
This year Microsoft, not Apple, built the hardware we didn’t know we wanted
Microsoft’s Surface Studio introduction video has blown well past 10 million views on YouTube. That’s an impressive achievement for what’s essentially an advertisement for a very expensive, very niche PC.
This year Microsoft, not Apple, built the hardware we didn’t know we wanted
Microsoft’s Surface Studio introduction video has blown well past 10 million views on YouTube. That’s an impressive achievement for what’s essentially an advertisement for a very expensive, very niche PC.
Best iPad Pro 12.9 keyboards: Turn your Apple tablet into a laptop alternative
It’s time to get a keyboard for that fancy Apple iPad Pro you’ve just bought or been given as a nice little, but not little at all, pressie. Apple’s most powerful and priciest iPad to date, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro , has a starting price of A 679, and is claimed to be a device that is capable of replacing laptops.
Will CES 2017 bring the Mac accessories Apple can’t be bothered to make?
CES 2017 is almost upon us, and while the annual Consumer Electronics Show will be dominated by vast televisions and, increasingly, car tech, it’s the smaller gadgets I’m most looking forward to. If there’s one thing 2016 has taught us, it’s that we shouldn’t get too attached to our favorite celebrities; if there’s a second thing, though, it’s that the brave new dongle world we live in is surprisingly poorly populated.
Best Tech Releases of 2016
In the tech world, that’s mostly thanks to the new platforms working themselves into the news cycle and the products making our lives more interesting by the day. There was, of course, the massive Apple product launch this fall, which brought us the iPhone 7 , Apple Watch Series 2 , and redesigned MacBook Pro .
Leawo Celebrates 2016 Christmas Day by Offering 50% Discount for Apple Utility Products
Christmas is one of the most important holiday for people. To celebrate the approaching of 2016 Christmas Day, Leawo Software starts the second period of its 2016 Christmas Giveaway and Special Offers activity today.
The Latest Apple MacBook Pro Is The First Apple Laptop Available Without A Consumers Report
The latest release of Apple MacBooks is an absolute hit. The Touch bar was a new addition in the line -up and it received mixed reactions.
Apple CEO fires back at Consumer Reports
After Consumer Reports announced on Thursday that for the first time, it would not give a recommended rating to Apple’s new line of MacBook Pro computers, Apple CEO Phil Schiller fired back at Consumer Reports with a tweet. Apple claims its MacBook Pros get up to 10 hours of battery life off a single charge, but Consumer Reports found that might not be entirely true.
Apple CEO fires back at Consumer Reports
After Consumer Reports announced on Thursday that for the first time, it would not give a recommended rating to Apple’s new line of MacBook Pro computers, Apple CEO Phil Schiller fired back at Consumer Reports with a tweet. Apple claims its MacBook Pros get up to 10 hours of battery life off a single charge, but Consumer Reports found that might not be entirely true.
In 2016, emoji kept it Y’
Who needs words when you have Y Y Y Y Y Y’ Y’ Y Y’ Y 3 4 Y’ Y Y Y Y ‘ Y’ Y’ ? In addition to everything else that happened in tech this year, something small, cute and unassuming wormed its way into your smartphone, your social network and even your MacBook keyboard. While emoji have been around a while, this was the year these pictographs firmly lodged themselves into our lives.
In 2016, emoji kept it Y’
Who needs words when you have Y Y Y Y Y Y’ Y’ Y Y’ Y 3 4 Y’ Y Y Y Y ‘ Y’ Y’ ? In addition to everything else that happened in tech this year, something small, cute and unassuming wormed its way into your smartphone, your social network and even your MacBook keyboard. While emoji have been around a while, this was the year these pictographs firmly lodged themselves into our lives.
LeEco Le Pro3 Ecophone Review
When Julie surveyed who would be interested in testing an Android phone I was intrigued. Recently Julie evaluated the iPhone 7 and found that she preferred the Android environment over the iPhone.
LeEco Le Pro3 Ecophone Review
When Julie surveyed who would be interested in testing an Android phone I was intrigued. Recently Julie evaluated the iPhone 7 and found that she preferred the Android environment over the iPhone.
Workplace takeover: Report claims almost half of U.S. jobs at risk from AI
Over the next couple of generations, one of the biggest challenges we may face as a species is what to do with ourselves. When artificial intelligence and robots can do most of the work for us, what will we do? Over the next couple of generations, one of the biggest challenges we may face as a species is what to do with ourselves.
Workplace takeover: Report claims almost half of U.S. jobs at risk from AI
Over the next couple of generations, one of the biggest challenges we may face as a species is what to do with ourselves. When artificial intelligence and robots can do most of the work for us, what will we do? Over the next couple of generations, one of the biggest challenges we may face as a species is what to do with ourselves.
Consumer Reports says don’t buy new MacBook Pro :0
In three consecutive tests, one 13-inch MacBook Pro model ran for 16 hours in the first trial, 12.75 hours in the second and just 3.75 hours in the third, the publication said of the recently released line, which starts at $1,499. It added that battery life for the 15-inch laptop it tested ranged from 18.5 down to 8 hours.
Consumer Reports says don’t buy new MacBook Pro :0
In three consecutive tests, one 13-inch MacBook Pro model ran for 16 hours in the first trial, 12.75 hours in the second and just 3.75 hours in the third, the publication said of the recently released line, which starts at $1,499. It added that battery life for the 15-inch laptop it tested ranged from 18.5 down to 8 hours.
Holiday Note
It’s time for a short break here, and a holiday shutdown on Christmas. I hope to return to a normal schedule on Tuesday.