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Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs

Learn about the startup key combinations you can use with Intel-based Macs.

Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs

Learn about the startup key combinations you can use with Intel-based Macs.

MacBook Air: How to find the serial number

Learn how to find the serial number of your MacBook Air.

Intel-Based Apple Portables: Troubleshooting a computer that will not power on

There are some simple troubleshooting steps you should try if your MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro won’t turn on. Use these steps if: Your Apple notebook’s display has no picture after you turn it on. You don’t hear any … Continue reading

Apple Portables: Using the Multi-Touch glass trackpad

Unlike typical trackpads, the Multi-Touch glass trackpad on the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro is a button in itself; you can click almost anywhere on the trackpad. The Multi-Touch trackpad also provides access to multiple gestures using two, three, … Continue reading

About integrated video on Intel-based Macs

Learn more about the integrated GPUs available with Intel-based Apple computers and the amount of system memory they share.

About the battery indicator lights on MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008 and later)

Learn about the location and new functions of the battery indicator lights on MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008) and later computers. These computers use a new, more convenient location for the battery indicator lights, when compared … Continue reading

Apple’s iPad 2 announcements

Philip Michaels, Jason Snell, Dan Moren, and Serenity Caldwell discuss Apple’s March 2 iPad 2 announcements.

Apple Launches iPad 2

SAN FRANCISCO—March 2, 2011—Apple® today introduced iPad™ 2, the next generation of its magical device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks and much more. iPad 2 features … Continue reading

Apple Introduces iOS 4.3

SAN FRANCISCO—March 2, 2011—Apple® today introduced iOS 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. New features in iOS 4.3 include faster Safari® mobile browsing performance with the Nitro JavaScript engine; iTunes® Home Sharing; enhancements to … Continue reading