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Apple Design Chief to leave Apple, start new design company with Apple as a primary client

Jony Ive is moving on from Apple. Apple announced on Thursday that Ive is leaving to start his own design firm. While Apple will function as one of Ive’s “primary clients, ” he’ll be able to handle work for other firms while continuing to design for the Cupertino company. In a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said […]

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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: 2019 iPhone XR batteries said to have entered mass production, have a six percent greater capacity than current models

Apple’s next-gen iPhone batteries are said to be in production, with the overall capacity increasing about six percent this year. Apple is said to still be purchasing batteries form Chinese supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology, with the component said to have an increased capacity from the current model that adds nearly six percent more power.  CATLis […]

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Apple releases iOS 12.3.2, addresses Portrait Mode bug for iPhone 8 Plus units

If you have an iPhone 8 Plus, this could come in handy. Apple on Monday released iOS 12.3.2, which addresses a Portrait Mode bug that some iPhone 8 Plus owners have been experiencing. The update can be accessed by going to Settings > General > Software Update. iOS 12.3.2 comes just two weeks after iOS 12.3.1, […]