A less-remembered PowerBook, but an important one. August 16, 1993: Apple ships the PowerBook 165, a lower-cost, grayscale version of the PowerBook 165c, which was the company’s first laptop to offer ...

There are two primary categories for cases of lapses in AirPort connectivity, sudden drops in signal strength or complete loss of connectivity until a restart is performed -- those caused by the ...

February 17, 1997: Apple launches the PowerBook 3400, a laptop the company calls the fastest portable computer in the world. After a rough few years for the PowerBook, this model throws down the ...

On October 21, 1991, Apple launched the PowerBook and every other laptop and notebook computer from that day forward to today's MacBook Pro was changed because of it. Steve Jobs was not responsible, ...

TOKYO -- An old Apple laptop that sold poorly when it was released in Japan a few years ago has subsequently achieved cult status, with fans paying up to $25,000 to upgrade and decorate their aging ...

It didn’t take an Amazing Kreskin to see imminent new PowerBooks. Until last week’s announcement that its PowerBooks would see a modest speed bump and other improvements, Apple hadn’t updated the ...

A software developer has proven it is possible to run a modern LLM on old hardware like a 2005 PowerBook G4, albeit nowhere near the speeds expected by consumers. Most artificial intelligence projects ...

Now that Apple has released a 14-inch iBook, some folks are predicting the big screen consumer portable will encroach on sales of Apple’s high-end PowerBook line. To help determine which portable is ...

We continue coverage of an issue where some PowerBook G4 Double-Layer SuperDrive models have apparently shipped with faulty battery units. As reported yesterday, in some cases, the batteries fail ...

With an external keyboard and mouse you can use your Powerbook with the display closed and an external monitor as if it were a desktop computer. Here's how: Make sure the computer is plugged in to an ...

I'm a little afraid that Apple may be putting all their eggs in the iPod basket. It seems that new iPods come out every six to nine months while the venerable PowerBook lineup hasn't been refreshed ...