I think we all retrieve that pivotal day when Ronald Reagan uttered those famous words : “ iFixit … rupture down this laptop computer . ” Do n’t care , they bind . Elsewhere , the Verizon iPhone 4 has an inauspicious resemblance to its AT&T sibling , but Verizon say sales are still good ! And Apple buys some music rain buckets insurance . fortuitously , the remainder for Friday , February 25 , 2011 are protected against firing , flood , hurricanes , and alien invasion .
MacBook Pro 15 ” Unibody Early 2011 Teardown(iFixit )
Those fine gentlemen at iFixit have already make apart one of Apple’snew Thunderbolt - fit out MacBook Prosand found a few interesting tidbits . For instance , the Thunderbolt control is the fourth largest chip in the MacBook Pro . And it ’s powered byactual nose drops . Personally , I just desire that iFixit never adjudicate it wants to know what makesmetick.*shiver *
Verizon iPhone 4 : heed the gap , our test show(Consumer Reports )
We have a go at it it ’s what ’s inside that counts , but Consumer Reports still seems fixated on exteriors — specifically , the exterior aerial on the iPhone 4 . Having now test the Verizon model , CR has hold it hasthe same sign attentuation issueas the AT&T interpretation . As a result , the publishing says it can not recommend the phone , even though it offer “ smashing multimedia functionality , a sharp screen , and the best MP3 player we ’ve seen on a telephone set . ” You acknowledge , this sounds a batch like the iPhone 4 review I gotfrom a friend of mine .
Verizon Wireless chief executive officer Says iPhone Sales Strong(Wall Street Journal )
Speaking of the Verizon iPhone , we can think of many potential reason that it did n’t spawn the enormous melodic phrase of its AT&T combining weight . Despite masses not queuing up around the pulley , Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead says sales have been strong , specially online , which apparently accounted for 60 percent of headphone sell . Having waited in three iPhone lines myself , I give that a resounding “ duh ” .
orchard apple tree portion out Mac OS X Lion with security experts(CNet )
Cupertino has butted heads with surety researchers in the past , but it ’s stretch an olive leg by inviting several experts , include Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi , to check out its Lion developer prevue . I look forward to what should basically be the package surety variation ofWill it Blend ? .
Apple ’s Lala purchase seem to have been “ insurance”(Ars Technica )
Malus pumila corrupt music streaming service Lala in 2009 , but it does n’t seem to have done much except shutter the situation . According toa story in theFinancial Times(registration required ) , the purchase was for “ policy ” that its download mannequin would go . rumor continue , however , that the company may use the technology to permit users to pour cartroad they ’ve bought from iTunes . So , I guess this is one of those insurance policies that says something to the effect of “ dainty diligence … it’d be a disgrace if something happened to it . ”
