Neowin News Feed for: Powerbook

PowerBook blows up in London office

James Hall — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:53:16 +0000

According to The Inquirer, an Apple PowerBook shocked office-workers in a London marketing agency when it unexpectedly burst into flames, melting keys on the keyboard and spewing acrid smoke into the room. Although the company... Read more...

15" PowerBook Discontinued

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:37:11 +0000

Another product is missing from Apple's hardware page, this time it being the 15" PowerBook. This follows the recent removal and discontinuation of the 17" iMac G5. Though these are still available as... Read more...

PowerBook owners see spots

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 09:57:21 +0000

Some buyers of Apple's new PowerBook G4 are complaining of white spots on its screen. Hundreds of owners of Apple Computer's new 15-inch PowerBook G4 are complaining about an apparent design fault that causes white... Read more...

G5 PowerBook 'a challenge'

Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:28:02 +0000

Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering at Apple, spoke to Macworld UK about the Apple G5. While declining to comment on unannounced products, he did concede that the possibility of a G5 PowerBook... Read more...

Apple revamps 15in PowerBook, adds Bluetooth

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:33:57 +0000

Apple has given the mainstay of its portable line, the 15-inch PowerBook, an overhaul at Apple Expo in Paris. Rather more than just a speed bump, the PowerBook gets its first serious redesign since the... Read more...

Apple Released New Line Of iBook and PowerBook

Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:34:25 +0000

Thanks Stevie for posting this in our BPN section. Apple has upgraded both of their portable computer products, iBook and PowerBook. The upgrade details are as follow: With speeds of... Read more...