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Rumor: AirPods to ship in January

If you’re hankering for the new AirPods, you might have to wait until January. Following Apple’s unexplained delay of the new headphones, foreign supply chain sources are now pointing towards a launch date in January 2017, and not the late 2016 estimation that many believed would help the new devices sell during the holidays. The […]

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iFixit completes teardown of 2016 13-inch Touch Bar-less MacBook Pro, finds new SSD, other changes

True to form, the cool cats at iFixit got their mitts on the new Touch Bar-less 13-inch MacBook Pro and performed a complete teardown. The new notebook features some interesting new components, is actually more repairable than its predecessor and incorporates an easily-removable, faster, PCI-E SSD inside the new MacBook Pro 13 can easily be […]

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OWC teardown notes removable/upgradable SSD in entry-level 2016 MacBook Pro

The good news is that you can slap a larger SSD in your new 13-inch 2016 equipped MacBook Pro. The bad news is that you can’t do this with the SSD on the 15-inch model. The cool cats at OCD have found that the 13″ entry-level MacBook Pro, the version without the Touch Bar, is […]

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Touch Bar MacBook Pros strip out most legacy ports, opt for Thunderbolt 3/USB-C and 3.5 mm headphone jack

If you’re wondering what ports you’ll find on the new Touch Bar MacBook Pro, here’s a hint: lots of Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and not much else. Apple has removed the MagSafe 2 charging port, HDMI port, SD card slot, Thunderbolt 2 port and standard USB ports. These ports have been […]

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Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro shipping times slip to 3-4 weeks

Even though the new MacBook Pro has only been available since late this morning, Apple’s shipping estimates on the new notebook have slipped from two to three weeks to three to four weeks, meaning orders placed now won’t deliver until late November or early December. The three to four week shipping estimate now covers all […]