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Technology giant Apple's products are well known for design and functionality but Apple fans have an age-old wish - a better battery life. And, this wish could be fulfilled soon as Apple is developing a battery that will run on hydrogen-fuel, a battery that can keep all portable Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macbook powered, not for days, but for weeks.

As the most valuable technology company in the world, Apple really has a powerful influence. Any product from Apple stable sells like hot cakes, such as iPad, iPod, iPhone and MacBook Air. Apple is also known for implementing cutting-edge design on its lifestyle products and envied by others for the same reason.

Apple's 2012 line-up of MacBook Pros will reportedly feature Retina Display, and will feature a high-resolution display density of 2800 x 1800.

Shares of graphics chip maker Nvidia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVDA) have outperformed in recent time, following better-than-expected results and guidance, news reports of Graphics Processor Unit (GPU) socket wins in the Macbook and Macbook Pros for 2012 and with still high hopes for Tegra despite lackluster sequential growth in the second half of 2011.

If you have been putting off buying an iDevice because you think they are just too expensive now is the time to make the purchase. For its on-day shopping event Apple has dropped Mac prices by up to 10 percent and is offering free shipping.

Apple Inc.'s customers were able to get $101-off on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMacs, $41-off on the first-generation iPad, $21-off on the iPod touch and $11-off on the iPod nano for Friday. This is unchanged from the deals announced last year.

CNET reported Sunday that a Japanese language site Macotakara believes Apple has a new 15-inch MacBook on the way. Rumors say testing on this new MacBook has begun.

Apple is working on a 15-inch MacBook model and is in test phase, Japanese-language site Macotakara reported.

Apple recommends all the updates, most of which fix minor issues.

Dell on Tuesday unveiled a new flagship ultra-thin laptop XPS 14z, whose thinness (0.9 inches) and low price ($999) could pit it as a formidable rival of Apple's MacBook Pro. The XPS 14z features the second-generation Intel Core i5 / i7 processors, an HD WLED display for great entertainment experiences, a slot-load optical drive and NVIDIA graphics option. Its unique design maximizes screen size, delivering a 14-inch screen in a 13-inch form factor.

Dell versus Apple in a showdown of thin laptops.

Intel Corp is comfortable with its chip pricing now and is working with suppliers and manufacturers to lower the cost of its new ultrabook slim PCs, a product it sees as key to reviving the traditional computer in the face of the tablet challenge.

Apple subtly upgraded its line of MacBook Pro laptops, implementing improved processors and graphics chips. All additions considered, is it worth buying?

Apple gave its MacBook Pro product line a few new updates today with a refresh to graphics and twice-as-fast processors. Does this minor update signal a redesign overhaul for 2012?

Apple is lowering prices. Why?

Apple on Monday quietly upgraded its MacBook Pro line with up to twice faster processors and graphics.

The highly anticipated Asus Zenbook has arrived in the US, boasting all powerful features packed into a smooth sleek exterior that weighs almost nothing. Sound familiar? Well, the Zenbook encapsulates many specs similar to its prime competitor-the almighty MacBook Air-but priced $200 dollars cheaper how does it really measure up?

An Apple rival may be arriving in the U.S. tomorrow, Oct. 12 - the ASUS Ultrabook UX21 and UX31. The device could challenge Apple as the top MacBook Air.

With the end of an era as Steve Jobs died, it's time to reflect on his tenure with Apple and on some of his famous statements.

Apple is allegedly preparing a refresh of MacBook Pro in the late 2011, and possibly before the end of the month, according to sources.

Intel said it has partnered with Google to optimize the Android operating system for Intel's low-power Atom processors.