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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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The news of has already been given, but I wanted to stress the fact that is finally available version of Java 1.6, and all software developers will certainly be pleased to this news because until yesterday their life was slightly more difficult . This update brings then Java 1.5 to 1.6 and Apple stresses that it will not be replaced the previous version.

Being back with the version of Java was, in my view, serious enough for developers, many were the compatibility problems, especially for programs with graphical user interface developed for example with NetBeans (one of development environments for Java ). There were in fact recognized some constructs needed to implement skeletal graph of the programme.

The main issue of this failure to update is due to the fact that Apple is to release versions of Java for Mac OS, but for Linux and Windows this job is done directly from Sun. I believe that many of those who use Macs and programming in Java were forced to resolve this problem by switching to Windows or Linux if only to make some program; now finally can stay calm and stay on your beautiful operating system feather in Cupertino and have no thoughts .

I stress, and this is very important, that the update to Java 1.6 is only for Mac Os 10.5.2 and later and can not be installed on PowerPC architecture, but only on Intel.

You can download it from the site of Apple or by using the functions of the operating system upgrade.

See also Macbook article

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