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Apple offers free keyboard fixes for assorted MacBooks

On Tuesday, Apple announced that the company will work to tackle its long-standing butterfly keyboard issues by offering to fix any problems with the MacBook keyboard at no cost to the owner. The offer is applicable to the following notebooks: 12-inch Retina MacBook (2015 to 2017) MacBook Air (2018) 13-inch MacBook Pro (2016 to 2019) […]

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Apple initiates BackLight Service Program for some 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro notebooks

If you’re a 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro owner, this will be good news to you. Apple has initiated a new Backlight Service Program that addresses some backlight problems with the 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro display. The company will also repair the following affected devices, which includes machines sold between October 2016 and February 2018, for […]

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NAB adds Apple Pay support, adds to “The Big Four” of Australian banking

If you’re headed to Australia, this could come in handy. National Australia Bank (NAB) on Monday announced immediate support for Apple Pay, becoming the third of Australia’s “big four” banks to integrate with Apple’s payments platform after a failed boycott. NAB announced the launch via the following tweet to its official account: “It’s here. NAB […]

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Some 2018 Lexus models eligible for $199 CarPlay update

If you snagged a Lexus in 2018, you might be able to add CarPlay functionality to it via a $199 upgrade. Lexus recently announced that it is bringing CarPlay to some older vehicles, following the launch of CarPlay in new 2019 Lexus vehicles last September.  CarPlay functionality can be installed in the 2018 LS, LC, RC, RC F, and NX, and […]

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Patent application shows how Apple could opt to preserve Touch ID via pinhole-sized sensors in next-gen iPhone displays

The next-gen iPhone could retain Touch ID, albeit through a series of pinholes that would allow a fingerprint to be captured through the screen. Where the introduction of the iPhone X in 2017 eliminated the famous Home button in favor of an edge-to-edge display, Apple had to reconsider where to place its Touch ID feature, […]