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Apple now offering free battery replacements for qualifying 2016/2017 MacBook Pro batteries that are unable to charge past one percent

If the battery on your 2016 or 2017 MacBook Pro is driving you nuts, this could be what you’re looking for. Following the release of its macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update, which offers fixes to a bug that prevented the MacBook Pro notebook battery from charging, Apple has just announced that the company will replace […]

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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update, focuses on charging issues with older MacBook Pro notebooks

It’s not an enormous update, but it could definitely help. Apple on Wednesday released macOS Big Sur 11.2.1. The update, a 2.43 gigabyte download, addresses battery charging issues suffered by users with an older MacBook Pro. The change log offered the following description: macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 addresses an issue that may prevent the battery […]

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Apple releases first macOS Big Sur 11.3 public beta, focuses on Safari extensions, HomePod Stereo support, other changes

Only two days after Apple seeded the first beta of macOS Big Sur 11.3 to the developer community, the first public beta is here. The macOS 11.3 beta includes a slew of new changes including sorting in the Reminders app, new Safari customization like expanded extensions, support for HomePod Stereo as the default output, and […]

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Some iOS users cite third-party app crashes after syncing iPhones, iPads with M1-based Macs

This is sort of a mess. A number of iOS users have reported that they can no longer open any third-party app on their iPhone or iPad after syncing the devices with M1-based Macs. The apps have apparently crashed right after opening them, thereby making it impossible to use installed third-party apps. The issue first […]

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Apple retracts iCloud 12 update for Windows, Chrome extension bug thought to be significant factor

If you use iCloud with Windows, this is sort of a kick in the head. Apple pulled its iCloud for Windows client update on Tuesday, only a day after releasing its iCloud Passwords for Chrome on Windows extension. While the company has yet to offer a specific explanation for this retraction, it’s thought that issues […]