QuickerTek brings fast 802.11AC wireless to MacBook Air or Pro

Finally, 802.11ac wireless comes to the Apple MacBook Air and Pro laptops. Replacing the stock wireless card, QuickerTek's new QCard2 provides all of the speed to some of the slightly older MacBook Pros and Airs. It goes in the standard wireless card socket, so users don't sacrifice a USB or other external connection port. For only $149 USD, Apple MacBook users get all the wireless speed available from any 802.11ac. Hit jump for the full details.

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Apple updates iMac line with Haswell processors, faster WiFi and graphics

Apple's updated their iMac line with fourth generation Intel quad-core processors of the Haswell variety. The enduring all-in-ones also get improved graphics and faster WiFi that's compatible with the 802.11ac standard.

The entry-level 21.5-inch iMac  ($1,299 (US)) features a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor and new Iris Pro graphics for unprecedented levels of integrated graphics performance. The high-end 21.5-inch model ( $1,499 (US) and both 27-inch models (starting at  $1,799 (US)) feature quad-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 3.4 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce 700 series graphics with twice the video memory and up to 40 percent faster performance than the previous generation.

Customers looking for the ultimate in performance can upgrade to quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 3.5 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M series graphics with up to 4GB of video memory. All prices are in US dollars.

Review: Apple Airport Extreme (2013)

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple pioneered consumer WiFi when it launched the AirPort Base Station over a decade ago. The latest version of their latest Airport Extreme Base station looks odd as it resembles a tower of stacked AppleTVs that are bleached white, there's a good reason for that.

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Apple launches new AirPort Extremes, pushes 802.11ac wireless standard

One of the announcements at this week's WWDC in San Francisco was an updated line of AirPort Extreme base stations supporting the 802.11ac WiFi standard that's coming to the new MacBook Airs as well as the Mac Pro. Capable of 1.3 Gbps streams, or 3X the current limit of WiFi streaming, the new base stations also offer double the channel bandwidth, with 80MHz-wide channels providing more room for more data to flow faster than ever. A new Beamforming feature, helps assign more bandwidth as needed to devices instead of spreading the signal evenly.  Capable of supporting up to 50 users, the new base stations offer three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and one WAN port plus USB 2.0. The new AirPort Extremes are also smaller at around 6-inche high, they have a new rectangular form factor. AirPort Extreme costs $199.