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Facebook to remove messaging from iOS, Android apps, push users toward Messenger app

You’re going to have to start using Facebook’s Messenger app. Per TechCrunch, Facebook has announced that the service will stop allowing messaging in its main iPhone and Android apps, and force all their users around the world to download its standalone Messenger app. Facebook first started requiring users in Europe to use Messenger back in […]

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Rumor: Low production yields may rule out sapphire display cover for iPhone 6

Apple might not be able to deliver the anticipated sapphire display covers for the iPhone 6. Per market research firm TrendForce, the new feature seems unlikely thanks to poor yield rates for sapphire ingot and problems with the processing of the material, according to a new report, which suggests that Apple is unlikely to ship […]

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Apple releases updated MacBook Pro lineup with slight speed boosts, lower prices on some models

You can’t argue with a speed bump and a lower price on the notebook you want. Per Macworld, Apple on Tuesday released it’s upgraded line of professional MacBook Pro notebooks, the intro-level and mid-range 13-inch Retina MacBook Pros going from a 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with a Turbo Boost of up to 2.9GHz to […]

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Rumors of 5.5 inch iPhone 6 logic board with photos

Amid the many MANY iPhone 6 rumors comes this one from a Chinese repair company called GeekBar, who posted these pictures of what is supposedly the new logic boards for a 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch iPhone 6. The boards do not have components attached, but some Chinese sources say that the new device will sport […]

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Rumor: New MacBook Pro notebooks with faster CPUs, 16 GB of RAM to surface Tuesday

Maybe it’s a good thing that my mid-2011 MacBook Pro was stolen on Friday. Per AppleInsider, Apple is rumored to be launching both new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks on Tuesday. The new models are said to feature faster CPUs and a meaty 16 GB of RAM. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina […]