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According to reports Digitimes, known tested Asian always well informed on these issues, Apple is preparing to conclude the transition of its range of portable towards the backlight LED.
As you will recall, Apple has begun to replace traditional halogen lamps with the new generation of screens some time ago (the MacBook Pro 15 “was the first), with a twofold purpose: first technology LED allows for considerable savings energy, increasing autonomy; other hand these new screens have an environmental impact significantly lower, being free of hazardous materials and pollutants such as mercury.

Among other benefits must also remember the less dispersion of heat compared to halogen technology and, very important factor for professional graphics, complete control over the temperature of white, easily adjustable parameter in LED displays.

Currently, LED technology is used by Apple for the already mentioned MacBook Pro 15 “and the MacBook Air. For the MacBook Pro 17 “ is possible segliere” LEDs “between the options build-to-order.
By next year, presumably then with the next generation of portable Cupertino, will not only be completely eliminated halogen technology, but all laptops with the apple will be equipped with a new generation of LED lamps, more efficient and reliable produced by Kenmos Technology: MacBooks will be the last to benefit, and respect for the natural life cycle, both for a mere reason of costs.

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The FCC - the government agency that certifies U.S. and authorizes devices that make use of radio waves - has recently given the green light to market a card produced by Intel that could cope with WiFi and WiMax, called 5350 WiFi / WiMAX combo.

The file in question has a pinout physically compatible with the slots in the MacBook and MacBook Pro, currently used with traditional Airport cards. However, it is unlikely that at present can run on these configurations. First, because currently there are no drivers for Mac, but only for Windows; second, because the antenna integrated WiFi may be unsuitable for that purpose.

In any event, given the close relationship between Apple and Intel nothing that soon we will see implemented this technology on Mac rumor and want to September already introduced products are compatible with WiMAX.

At that point, ironically, lacking only one thing: the network coverage.

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If Italy Vodafone and Tim are preparing the arrival of ‘iPhone 3G, in the U.S. AT & T is not less, with articulated plans for network development and an unusual restriction on sales.

Until further notice, in fact, in stores AT & T can buy one iPhone per person instead of the first three awards and, of course, the purchase should strictly be regularized by credit card. This is probably justified with the intention of the operator to maintain a stock of phones until the actual launch of the new model.

Much more interesting instead the announcement that AT & T has plan to develop an extensive network with 3G speeds up to 20 megabits per second by 2009, certainly to prepare the network iPhone but also to the whole new set of devices that will be, including the Blackberry 9000.

Maybe AT & T has learned that instead of banning the “unblocking” of devices that are used with other operators, it would be more fruitful to give customers a reason to stay. And the development of the network certainly goes in this direction.

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