iFixit’s Latest Macbook Teardown

That didn’t take long. The guys over at iFixit have already torn apart the new Macbook, with some interesting results revealing a slightly larger battery:

“The battery looks very similar to the previous one. So similar, in fact, that it’s identical in size and shape, and has the same model number (A1331).

The battery in the A1342 Mid 2010 is 65 watt-hours and weighs 355 grams.

In contrast, the earlier A1342 has a battery of 60 watt-hours and weighs 347.5 grams.”


Check out the photos of the teardown after the break.

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iPad Stands, Mounts, Coming Soon

TUAW has come across a couple new interesting products to supplement our iPads, with the first being a stand. A four pound solid steel stand that is. Starting at $59.99, the Stabile iPad stand promises to turn your iPad into a wee little iMac.

The second product, the Pad Bracket, wants to mount your iPad directly to the wall . I don’t know if I want to use my iPad nailed to the wall all day (for $24.95), but it would be a great for quickly storing your iPad out of the way as you enter the office.

Check out the links to see if any of these suit your fancy. Else, maybe you like to find an iPad Case from our friends at iPad Case Finder.

Will AT&T Bring Tethering to the Next iPhone?

Mac|Life has discovered a feature in the newest iPhone Beta that may be revealing AT&T’s plans to enable tethering. With the next Android update posed to allow Wi-Fi tethering built in (no more rooting), it’d be smart for Apple to do the same. While we don’t know what networks will allow tethering (or whether they’ll charge extra for it) on the Android side of things, AT&T’s reputation would be substantially improved if they set the standard by giving us free tethering. I do have dreams ya know.

[via Mac|Life]

iPad apps: Get Ready for the Second Wave

Andy Ihnatko over at Macworld:

“The iPad has been available for a few weeks now and I’m disappointed to find that one of my predictions seems to be coming true: the iPad won’t truly be “out” for another few months, when developers have finally had enough time with a real iPad in their hands to design true iPad-focused apps. Most of the freshman class seem to be either embiggened editions of iPhone hits or apps that bear the fingerprints of mouse-and-keyboard user interface design.

The brilliance of the iPad is the understanding that many notebook features aren’t relevant in a slate computer. I’m likely to use external hard drives and printers with a notebook. Not so with a slate. So why bother cutting three USB ports into it, and adding all kinds of troublesome third-party device drivers to the OS? And why bother adding all kinds of features to an app that will only be used 1% of the time, and which ruin the clean lines of the interface every time the app is launched?”

The iPhone is More Awesome than Space Travel.

I think people are gradually getting bored with the notion of space travel. It was cool to think about how we could populate Mars in the 1960s, but now it’s just a pipe dream that’s certainly not going to be accomplished in our lifetimes. So of course the iPhone is more important than space travel - it gets stuff done. Unlike space travel, which really hasn’t gone anywhere.

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