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iFixit posts iPad mini 5 teardown, highlights similar battery, updated camera system, Bluetooth 5.0 and 3GB of RAM

Once again, the cool cats at iFixit have torn down the new iPad mini and posted a full report of their findings. The iPad mini 5 has been dissected, the 7.9-inch tablet looking nearly identical to its iPad mini 4 predecessor, the only external differences being the new “A2133” model number on the back, as […]

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Rumor: 2019 model iPhones could feature two-way wireless charging, larger batteries, improved camera systems, and upgraded RAM

In a recently published note from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the 2019 model iPhone lineup could feature two-way wireless charging. In the note, quo mentioned wireless charging as well as suppliers Lunshare, and Sunway, which are thought to be providing Qi charging components for the handsets. STMicro is said to be on tap for the controlling […]

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iFixit publishes AirPods 2 teardown report, reports low repairability factor

The good news is that the cool cats at iFixit recent completed and posted a teardown of Apple’s AirPods 2 headphones to gauge how repairable they were. The bad news is that they’re at the low end of repairability among Apple’s products. Per the report: “Let’s get the second of those points out of the […]

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Apple abruptly cancels AirPower project

Sometimes you have to fold ’em. Late Friday, Apple announced that its long-awaited AirPower charging mat product had been abruptly canceled. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project,” Dan Riccio, Apple’s senior VP of hardware engineering, said in a statement. “We apologize to those […]

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Johns Hopkins University now allowing iPhone and/or Apple Watch to function as campus ID

Your iPhone and/or your Apple Watch can now function as your ID around Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University campus. Students can now use the devices in place of a physical ID card for getting around campus, as well as paying for university services. Students at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University can now use an iPhone or Apple […]