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2018 Brooklyn Apple Keynote Product updates and intros

A number of new hardware offerings and updates were announced earlier this week at the Brooklyn Apple event! New MacBook Air including Retina display, Touch ID, T2 security chip, redesigned keyboard, Thunderbolt 3, and enhanced audio/speakers. Updated Mac mini including up to 5X faster 8th-gen Intel CPUs and integrated graphics, T2 security chip, 4 Thunderbolt [...]

November 2nd, 2018|Apple, event, New Products|

AppleTV & iTunes streaming issues? Try changing your DNS server settings.

After renting movies on my AppleTV for the past few years, I had become used to the movie starting within minutes, even seconds of my completing the rental process. This is how it should be. However, for the past few weeks, renting movies had become an exercise in futility. I would complete the rental, and [...]

January 8th, 2014|Uncategorized|

Announcing our new service location at 1547 N Larrabee in Chicago!

After much planning, preparation, and hard work, we are proud to announce our new location at 1547 N Larrabee (at North Ave) in Chicago! DON'T FRET! This is an additional location and our Evanston store will remain fully operational and continue to serve your Mac needs with no interruption in service. For years customers have [...]

November 20th, 2012|chicago, Lapin, Recognition, service|

Scott Forstall out at Apple; Jony Ive in as VP of Human Interface (HI) design

With Scott Forstall, former VP of iOS, on his way out, Industrial Design genius Jony Ive will be taking over Human Interface design for Apple, which now puts him squarely in control of just about everything you look at on your Mac — OS X and other Apple Software included. Forstall's other responsibilities will be [...]

October 30th, 2012|Apple, Corporate|

Apple unleashes a deluge of new hardware products

Apple released a slew of hardware updates today, including a redesigned iMac with new storage technologies, updated Mac mini, 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display, updated iPad with LTE wireless service, and iPad mini with 7.9" display! This was a massive refresh event, event by Apple's standards Take a few minutes and check out the [...]

October 23rd, 2012|Apple, event, New Products|

Lapin designated as an Apple Premium Service Provider!

March 1, 2012: Lapin Systems, Inc. has been designated an Apple Premium Service Provider (PSP) by Apple Computer! The Premium Service Provider designation is proof of Lapin's commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, and fast, high-quality repairs and upgrades. Apple products are now more popular than ever. For all your Mac needs, choose Lapin, and please [...]

March 1st, 2012|Apple, Lapin, Recognition|

Remembering Where it Began

Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, passed away yesterday at the early age of 56 from pancreatic cancer. As a Mac specialist in Chicago, Lapin is both saddened by the loss of such a visionary and grateful for all that Jobs accomplished during his lifetime. As reported by Engadget last evening: "Steve Jobs has had a [...]

October 6th, 2011|Apple, Corporate|