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AnandTech reviews the Thunderbolt Display
Anand, as per usual, does one of the more in-depth reviews we’ve seen of the Thunderbolt Displays. Some interesting notes: The Thunderbolt Display uses less power than the previous Cinema Display at...
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Review: Just Mobile’s AluDisc for iMac and Thunderbolt Display
Just Mobile is known for making accessories built from high quality materials, like aluminum, that nicely match the designs of Apple’s recent hardware products. However, some of their products seemed...
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Opinion: What are Apple’s plans for 4K displays?
There was one notable omission from Apple’s recent flurry of new product announcements: a 4K display. It will launch one in time, of course – and I’ll come to that shortly. But in the meantime,...
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Opinion: What might we expect from Apple in 2014?
Image: wallsfeed.com Tech journalists don’t often have to battle our way across hostile terrain in sub-zero temperatures, fight crocodiles with our bare hands, or abseil from helicopters to rescue...
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Review: Corning’s 33-foot Optical Thunderbolt cable allows you to move your...
The promise of the Thunderbolt standard is that it can deliver a lot of data over long distances very quickly for many types of devices. Unfortunately, that promise has been pretty slow to materialize,...
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OS X Yosemite planned for late Oct. as Apple preps 4K desktop & 12-inch...
While iOS 8 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is set for a September launch, Apple is planning to bring its next-generation Mac software, OS X Yosemite, into the wild a month later, in October,...
View ArticleThunderbolt display: $900 + free shipping
From 9to5Toys.com: Today only, MacConnection has Apple’s Thunderbolt Display for $899.99+ free shipping. That’s $100 off list and the lowest price we’ve ever seen by almost $50. It features a native...
View ArticleRetina MacBook Pros run three external displays, refreshed Airs get dual...
Picture by Gabor Cselle While Apple already recognized in its support documents for Thunderbolt that the new Retina MacBook Pro supports up to three external displays (as pictured above from Other...
View ArticleWestern Digital announces superfast Thunderbolt My Book VelociRaptor Duo and...
The fast keep getting faster. Western Digital announced two new speedy new platter drives aimed at Mac users today. The Thunderbolt “My Book VelociRaptor Duo” is a speed improvement on WD’s previous...
View ArticleHands-on with Twelve South’s new HiRise adjustable MacBook stand
Twelve South already has its HiRise stand for iMac that we recently went hands-on with, but that product is aimed at increasing the height of your iMac or Thunderbolt display to a comfortable viewing...
View ArticleiMacs delayed until 2013? Update: Nope
Update: Our own Mark Gurman seems to have put the kibosh on this one. French language website MacBidouille claims to have some bad news from its retail sources. While they were expecting to see iMacs...
View ArticleQuick Review and Gift Guide: Synology DiskStation, AOC 27″ IPS Monitor, DLP...
As we approach Christmas and the end of the year, we thought we would throw together some of the more interesting review items we received over the past months. 27-inch AOC LED IPS super slim monitor...
View ArticleOS X 10.8.4 code confirms new Macs incoming with super-fast 802.11ac Gigabit...
Apple is preparing to soon release new Mac computers that support super-fast 802.11ac Gigabit wireless, according to code-findings inside of Apple’s latest OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4 beta seed to...
View ArticleWe might not see a 5120×2880 pixel iMac, but 4K displays this year from Apple...
. A tweet by a German web design exec suggesting that the resolution of a piece of Mavericks wallpaper suggests a Retina iMac with a resolution of 5120×2880 pixels has been doing the rounds, spotted by...
View ArticleReview: 29-inch 21:9 Philips Brilliance 298P4QJEB LCD monitor creates new...
I’ve been curious about the 21:9 display format since it started to creep into mainstream displays last year. Originally developed to display cinema grade movies natively, computer users are now...
View ArticleStock shortages suggest possible new iMac and Airport Express on the way
MacRumors is citing low stocks of Airport Express base stations as suggesting that a faster 802.11ac model is expected soon to match the capabilities of the latest Macs. This would offer wifi speeds...
View ArticleOpinion: Is Thunderbolt doomed to be the new Firewire, or can the new Mac Pro...
I’m a huge fan of Thunderbolt. A single wire carrying both DisplayPort and high-speed PCIe data is an incredibly elegant approach to minimising cable clutter even if you don’t need the blistering...
View ArticleOpinion: What can we expect from the elusive Apple Television?
Having recently speculated on what Apple might have planned in the way of 4K displays, I thought I’d build on that to think about what it might have in store on the television front. If you didn’t read...
View ArticleRemoval of Sharp display from Apple Store probably doesn’t mean Apple’s 4K...
When Apple started offering a Sharp 4K display in its European online Apple Store, then withdrew it shortly afterwards, some speculated that this might mean an Apple 4K display is about to be launched....
View ArticleMini review: Elgato Thunderbolt Dock
There are Mac accessories that are exciting or fun, and others that are boring but useful. The Elgato Thunderbolt Dock most definitely falls into the latter category. As regular readers will know, I’m...
View ArticleBēhance concept shows gorgeous (if impractical) Apple 4K display renders
When Apple made a big fuss over the ability of the Mac Pro to support three 4K displays, it signalled that it could only be a matter of time before the company created its own. As I predicted back in...
View ArticleHoping for a curved Apple Thunderbolt Display? Check out this LG 21:9 beauty
I’ve never been greatly convinced that curved TV screens are anything but a passing novelty. Watching TV is a social experience, so optimizing the viewing angle for just one person seems odd. But a...
View ArticleSecurity researcher rewrites Mac firmware over Thunderbolt, says most Intel...
A security researcher speaking at the Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg demonstrated a hack that rewrites an Intel Mac’s firmware using a Thunderbolt device with attack code in an option ROM. Known as...
View ArticleReview: CalDigit’s Mac hub Thunderbolt Station 2 competes on pricing, size,...
Despite USB 3.0’s growing popularity with consumers, Thunderbolt remains a viable alternative for professional users, particularly video makers willing to pay a premium for guaranteed high speeds. Over...
View ArticleUSB-C cable gallery, compare to Lightning and Micro-USB, specs and Apple’s...
We’ve been poring over Apple’s change to the 8.4mm by 2.6mm USB Type C standard since we got tipped the design of the new MacBook late last year. It is a big change for Apple and puts the future of...
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Everything Apple needs to update, but won’t announce at its event next week
Apple is holding its first event of the year on Monday next week, and we’ve already reported everything that you should expect to see announced including its much anticipated 4-inch iPhone SE, the...
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Limited availability may mean one of Apple’s most outdated products might see...
It’s been true for way too long now that Apple’s Thunderbolt Display is due for a comprehensive upgrade. Apple’s $999 27-inch display has a dated design and has much lower resolution than the Retina...
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Apple readying new external 5K Display as current model goes out of stock,...
Update: No new Apple display at WWDC … timing unclear but integrated GPU next-gen Apple Display is still in development. The current $999 (!) Thunderbolt Display is showing its age to put it mildly,...
View ArticleApple officially discontinues Thunderbolt Display, points users towards...
Earlier this year, we reported that Apple was planning a new Thunderbolt Display with a built-in GPU to replace the outdated current-gen Thunderbolt display. Now, according to TechCrunch, Apple has...
View ArticleApple monitor with integrated GPU still expected following discontinued...
Apple officially announced yesterday that its Thunderbolt Display is dead. The monitor was never updated to match the much thinner design of the current iMacs, it featured a MagSafe 1 connector and...
View ArticleApple’s Thunderbolt Display is dead: These are the best 4K & 5K displays for Mac
If you’ve been holding out for a new standalone desktop display from Apple, you’re either going to take news of the Thunderbolt Display being discontinued as a sign of good things to come, or as a cue...
View ArticleComment: LG’s UltraFine 5K mess is the strongest sign yet Apple should return...
Earlier today, Apple silently pushed shipping times for the LG UltraFine 5K display back to 5 to 6 weeks. The move came following our report last week highlighting problems using the display with 2...
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Comment: Two years after Pro Display XDR, it’s time for Apple to bring back...
With WWDC 2021 coming up on Monday, it’s been two years since Apple announced the Pro Display XDR — an amazing but expensive external monitor aimed at professional users who need things like high...
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Thunderbolt Display, ‘the ultimate docking station for your Mac notebook,’...
Apple unveiled the all-new Thunderbolt Display, a 27-inch standalone monitor priced at $999, 10 years ago this week. It was the first display to use the new Thunderbolt connection and the last Apple...
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