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Gearlog has discovered a weird issue with the latest generation (Late 2008) MacBook Pros – they run like dogs when the battery is removed. To the tune of a 37-percent drop in speed without the battery. Zach Honig benchmarked a 2.53GHz MacBook Pro with Maxon’s Cinebench R10. With a battery the MacBook Pro scored 5,549, without [...]

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=2548

You’ve undoubtedly seen your fair share of Apple television commercials this year, most of them for the iPhone. Well, if you’re wondering what it all costs, we now know the answer. BNet’s Lindsay Blakely got the scoop by reading the fine print in Apple’s 5 November 10-K filing. According to the federal filing Apple’s advertising budget [...]

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=2545

Apple is in talks with three of the “big four” record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 AAC format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/19/apple_in_talks_to_offer_drm_free_mp3_tracks_via_itunes.html

Apple on Wednesday night released version 2.3 of its Apple TV firmware
to add AirTunes streaming as well as support for third-party remotes.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/19/apple_releases_apple_tv_2_3_with_airtunes_third_party_remotes.html

Apple has started selling 24 inch LED DISPLAYS starting today at the apple store. It ships with standard 2-day, 5-day shipping.

http://store.apple.com

Apple has released a software update to address an issue where trackpad clicks would randomly go unrecognized on its latest notebook offerings: the MacBook (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008).

“This firmware update addresses an issue where trackpad clicks may not be recognized on MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) computers,” the company said.