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 a color display. The new model lacks the most ...

We continue to report on Apple’s massive recall of portable batteries manufactured by Sony, and the confusion caused by initially vague serial number ranges. UPDATE: Replacement may take a month or ...

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, ...

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 ...

Lacks external volume and multimedia controls; middling gaming performance; just average battery life; free phone support lasts just 90 days. Bottom line: Though pricier than the 12-inch iBook G4 and ...

It’s a nagging question for which there is seemingly no correct answer, akin to the “paper or plastic” query at the grocery store: PowerBook or iBook? Aluminum or polycarbonate? Twelve-inch or 14-inch ...

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 ...

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 ...