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Analyst predicts Apple AR headset launch around Q4 2019 – Q2 2020, device would rely heavily on iPhone for computing power

A few assorted tidbits have dropped about Apple’s widely reported development of an Augmented Reality (AR) glasses/headset product, and they’re pretty interesting. On Friday, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Appleā€™s first augmented reality product will go into mass production as soon as the fourth quarter of this year, but hedges the timeframe slightly and […]

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Google advises users to update Chrome browser immediately to avoid “high severity” zero-day vulnerability

Google is presently advising that all Chrome users, no matter what platform they’re using, update their web browser immediately. The update helps patch a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited. In a tweet published on Tuesday, Google Chrome Security and Desktop Engineering Lead Justin Schuh advised that all users should update to the latest […]

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Researchers, hackers, using rare dev-fused iPhones to study iOS security features

In the realm of “cool things that are cool,” an article on Motherboard notes how hackers and security researchers use “dev-fused” iPhones to bypass Apple’s protections and security features to help discover vulnerabilities and sensitive information. The dev-fused iPhones themselves are rate and have not finished the production process via Apple, making them akin to […]

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Chinese retailers cut iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max handsets prices for the second time in 2019

A number of iPhone models were just made that much cheaper to buy in China. A number of online retailers in China have discounted the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max in China this week. The discounts go as high as 1,700 yuan (US$253) off their official price. Suning.com took 1,000 yuan ($149) of the price […]

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Apple includes slightly longer backlight cable in 2018 MacBook Pro models to address “stage light” issue

If you spend a fair amount of time digging around inside your MacBook Pro, this could come in handy. Apple has included a slightly longer backlight cable in the 2018 MacBook Pro in an effort to fix a “stage lighting” issue found in the 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro notebooks. Some MacBook Pro users have […]