After a fair amount of hemming and hawing, Apple has officially acknowledged that there are problems with its “butterfly” mechanism built into the keyboards of the recent MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. The company is now offering an extended keyboard service program for computers affected by the issue. The extended warranty covers replacement of one […]
Author: Chris Barylick
Although both TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung are vying to be the primary chip supplier to Apple, TSMC has reportedly invested $25 billion to produce the next A-series chips on a 5-nanometer process. No timeframe has been announced for the investment. TSMC has been the exclusive supplier of the A-series chips since 2009, […]
The current rumor has it that Apple will release its AirPower charging padalongside the 2018 lineup of iPhones. According to sources close to the story, “technical hurdles” are the main reason why the AirPower Qi charging mat hasn’t been released yet. Apple engineers are also said to be dealing with bugs in firmware further holding […]
Apple’s ARKit 2 may just be ready from the get go. Per developer Harley Turan, who released this quick clip, the language is currently able to detect live objects and assign data to them. Live image detection with iOS 12 & ARKit 2. Display digital information attached to physical objects. Feels like playing in the […]
Apple released the second iOS 12 developer beta and it’s full of interesting changes. Changes to Screen Time include new options to sort by device and view additional details on a per app basis, while tweaks made to Battery Usage make it easier to see which apps are eating up battery. Other smaller changes are […]