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Apple issues voluntary recall for 15-inch MacBook Pro units made between September 2015 and February 2017 due to potential battery overheating issue

It’s not the best news you’re going to hear all day, but at least there’s a replacement program for the issue. Apple on Thursday announced a voluntary recall for owners of its 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks sold between September 2015 and February 2017. The notebooks, as cited by Apple, feature a battery issue that presents […]

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Best Buy to offer expanded Apple repair services at U.S. locations

If you need tech help with your Apple product, Best Buy might be able to help out. Apple has announced that it has partnered with Best Buy to offer certified repairs at every one of its nearly 1,000 locations in the United States. According to the release, Best Buy’s Geek Squad now has nearly 7,600 newly Apple-certified […]

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watchOS 6 beta indicates that Apple Watch software updates are feasible without being paired to iPhone

The Apple Watch could finally be decoupling from the iPhone, or at least according to the first beta of watchOS 6. First views of the beta indicate that the smartwatch has gained its own over-the-air software update mechanism under Settings > General > Software Update. As on the iPhone, the mechanism checks for any available […]

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Rumor: 2020 iPhones to feature OLED screens, 5G connectivity

Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s report released Monday speculated that Apple will launch its first 5G iPhones in 2020. The report also stated that all three 2020 iPhone models will feature OLED displays, and arrive in 6.7-inch, 5.4-inch, and 6.1-inch screen sizes. The 6.1-inch OLED model is apparently the successor to the iPhone XR and will […]

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Apple Camp applications go live, sessions available for kids ages 8 to 12

If you’re looking for something cool for your kids to do this summer, Apple Camp might be the answer. Applications for Apple Camp opened on Monday, the camp being available to children aged between 8 and 12 in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The camps, which are based out of Apple Store locations, are crafted […]