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Supreme Court turns down Epic Games vs. Apple case, brings long-standing legal conflict to an end

After more than three years, and thanks to a refusal on the part of the US Supreme Court to hear Epic’s appeal, the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple has come to an end. On August 13, 2020, Epic Games decided to implement direct payments for “Fortnite” in an attempt to circumvent Apple’s 30 […]

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Apple begins prepping Apple Watch Series 9/Apple Watch Ultra 2 blood oxygen sensor workaround

When facing legal and patent-related kerfuffle, there’s always a workaround until things can be negotiated. In a filing posted on Monday, the U.S. Customs agency has handed down its decision on whether Apple’s proposed redesign of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 is enough to circumvent infringing on two Masimo patents […]

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Rumor: Apple Vision Pro will incorporate M2 chip with 10 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores

Some additional details have surfaced, and it appears that the Apple Vision Pro will feature an M2 chip equipped with 10 CPU cores and eight GPU cores, or roughly the same variant as the chip found in Apple’s higher-end MacBook Air notebook, per Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. Apple uses the M2 chip in both of […]

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Rumor: Apple may only produce between 60,000 and 80,000 Vision Pro units for February 2 launch date

While there are conflicting reports as to exactly how many Apple Vision Pro units will be available at launch, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated that the number will be smaller than previously predicted. Granted, there have always been questions as to how many launch units Apple will produce for anything at launch. The larger […]

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DisplayPort 2.1a protocol change to allow for use of longer cables

Because longer cables definitely don’t hurt. The Video Electronics Standards Association announced at CES 2024 that its DisplayPort 2.1a protocol will allow the use of longer passive cables to connect to monitors, although Mac users won’t benefit from the change just yet. The change to the specification specification, once complete, will allow users to potentially […]