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GE expands on Siri, HomeKit-enabled air conditioners, offers more powerful units through Lowe’s, Home Depot

This falls into the category of things that are nifty. GE has expanded its line of available Siri and HomeKit-enabled window air conditioners after releasing the first of this kind back in April. The initial model was designed for small rooms and was exclusively available at Lowe’s. Now, the company has released some larger models […]

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Rumor: Apple currently working on high-end AirPod, over-the-ear headphones, for 2019

It looks like Apple will be chasing the high end and could be offering studio-quality over-ear headphones for as early as next year, according to sources close to the story. The company is said to be working on new AirPods with noise-cancellation and water resistance, the people said. Apple is trying to increase the range […]

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Apple officially acknowledges issues with butterfly keyboard design on current MacBook, MacBook Pro notebooks, offers four year warranty to address issue

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 […]

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TSMC looks to make $25 billion investment towards manufacturing A-series chips

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, […]

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Rumor: Apple’s AirPower Qi wireless charging pads to be released in September alongside next-gen iPhone models

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 […]