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In the 4th and final announcement of the Macworld keynote, Jobs announces the MacBook Air.

“MacBook Air is 0.16″ to 0.76″. The thickest part of the MacBook Air is thinner than the thinnest part of the Sony. It fits inside a envelope”

“Magnetic latch, 13.3″ widescreen display”

“Move a window by double-tap and move. Rotate a photo by pivoting your index finger around your thumb. Of course, pinch-zoom.”

“1.6 GHz Standard, 1.8 GHz Option — Intel Core 2 Duo”

“Apple asked Intel to shrink the Core 2 Duo. Intel shrunk the processor by 60%.”

“80 GB hard disk standard, 64 GB SSD as an option. ‘they’re pricy, but they’re fast’”

“5 hours of Battery Life”

“802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR”

“45 Watt MagSafe, 1 USB 2.0 port, Micro-DVI, Audio Out”

“No optical drive, but a Superdrive accessory is available for $99. Also, software comes with the MacBook Air that allows you to “borrow” a Mac or PCs optical drive”

“2 GB of Memory Standard”

“Pre-orders today, shipping in two weeks”

“Environmental highlights: fully aluminum case (good for recycling), first fully mercury and lead free display, circuit boards are BFR free, retail packaging are 56% less volume than MacBook.”

“$1799″

Fits inside envelope.

More to come!

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Apple just released a new firmware update for all MacBooks. The update solves a variety of issues including boot camp problems.

This update improves the performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and fixes issues with Boot Camp for MacBook computers.

After the firmware is successfully applied to your computer, your BootROM Version will be:
MB21.00A5.B07

Source: Apple.com

Download Upgrade

Check out the screenshot below:

Kevin and Alex must be mighty proud these days. They are now one of the most largely subscribed to podcasts on the net. All that circulation means major advertising dollars for their show, Diggnation. Interestingly, there’s only one company that never pays a dime for publicity and gets highly recommended each episode. Yep, you guessed it, Apple (AAPL).

The team has now officially filmed 118 episodes, had thousands of beers, and filmed in a variety of live locations. What started as a bit of a grassroots, word-of-mouth podcast, has flourished into one of the most anticipated podcasts each week. Who knew that two guys drinking on couch could become such a big hit?!

The duo have slowly evolved into major players in the online world. From little bars to big stages, these guys haven’t changed a bit. From the first episode to the most recent in a standing room only crowd in London, Kevin Rose has always had his trusty Apple computers (with less than a handful of exceptions). Whether or it was his Blackbook (Black MacBook) with his company’s logo, Digg, or his newest Mac, a MacBook Pro (15-inch), Kevin has been one of the most affluent Apple fanboys to date.

In one of the more recent episodes of Diggnation, the team sat out of an Apple Store in San Francisco, CA the day of the iPhone release and filmed a new episode right there in the middle of the line. Both Alex and Kevin decided to purchase the $600 phones. Since then, they have been hacking and generally messing with the iPhones almost every episode.

Much of the show focuses around a wide-variety of topics that were “dugg” on Kevin’s site, Digg.com, but he often makes a point of featuring updates and news in the Apple sector. For instance, when the wireless keyboard debuted, Kevin was quick to support the device and encourage its purchase.

In their most recent live show, the guys traveled to London to a “standing room only” crowd. Dawning his steadfast silver MacBook Pro, the Apple logo was ever more present.

9to5Mac.com just wrote a story that covers the recent release of the optical disc Blu-Ray player for Macs. Great news for Mac fans; except, Macs aren’t ready for HD content yet.

The website really makes the device sound like the ultimate solution until Apple (AAPL) decides for itself which High-Definition platform to choose (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD). This simply isn’t the case.

The aftermarket player, by Fastmac, will supposedly run on “all of Apple’s recent laptops and consumer desktops.”

• iBook G4
• iMac G5
• iMac Intel
• MacBook Pro (17-inch)
• Mac mini
• PB G3 Pismo
• PB G4 Titanium (667 Mhz or higher)
• PB G4 Aluminum

Clearly, this list doesn’t cover all of the recent Macs. Most apparent are the missing MacBook and MacBook Pro 15-Inch versions.

Then comes the best part, the drive costs $1000 to install and there are NO HD SCREENS ON MAC LAPTOPS! The resolution and screen quality on Mac laptops are second to none, but they don’t have HD-quality yet. While you could potentially watch Blu-Ray titles, it would be hardly any different from simply watching a DVD.

The future continues to look promising, and the movement to HD-quality screens and movies is exceptional, but this device just doesn’t cut it.

While still undeclared as “MacBook Pros,” the new slimmer Apple (AAPL) laptop is going to be one of the most portable and best-in-class computers yet.

The Mac will have immediate color changes, which will include a black aluminum. It will be considerably thinner and possibly more expensive than the current MacBook Pros. Screen sizes will be about the same, even with the smaller form factor, because of the reduced screen bezel.

The keyboards resemble Apple’s new Bluetooth Keyboard

Source: 9to5Mac.com

We already have Apple laptops that resemble the Bluetooth Keyboards, they’re called MacBooks.

There is something strange about the touchpad (more on this to come)

Source: 9to5Mac.com

Maybe a right click feature?

The new Macs have an expected release date of October 2007 in order co-launch and benefit from Leopard’s release. Unfortunately, these rumors just make the computer sound like a Black MacBook.

As Apple (AAPL) has been doing for a number of years now, they offer a back to school deal that includes a free iPod Nano with the purchase of a new computer. It would be interesting to see whether or not the Nano is now the updated version for those who purchase a new mac over these five days. On September 16th, the deal goes dormant until next year, so take advantage while you can. Just bring proof of higher learning enrollment, in the form of a student id or some other clear evidence of enrollment in a college institution, and advantage of this incredible offer.