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Rumor: Apple working on professionally-gear iPads, new iMacs, new notebooks and is collaborating on a 5K monitor with LG

Apple is rumored to be planning a slew of updates across its iPads, notebooks and desktops according to sources. The company is said to be expanding its operating system support for the Apple Pencil while widespread hardware changes will emerge in next-gen versions of the iMac, MacBook Air and a 5K standalone monitor in collaboration […]

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Apple releases invitations for September 7 media event, iPhone 7 announcements likely

When the media invitations go out, you know something’s on the horizon. Apple on Monday distributed media invitations an iPhone-centric event that will be held on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 am at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. The invitations include the tagline of “See you on the 7th”. The event […]

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String in macOS Sierra beta code points to possible USB 3.1 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 3 support in future Mac hardware

It’s the beta code that sometimes points out nifty Mac hardware to come. Next-gen Macs may support USB 3.1 Gen 2, enabling peripheral speeds up to a maximum 10 gigabits per second according to code strings found in the latest macOS Sierra beta build. A string in the Sierra beta mentions SuperSpeed+, a term reserved […]

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Wolfpack completes Kickstarter campaign, offers external GPU configurations for MacBook Pro notebooks

It’s a cool idea if it comes true. The Wolfe Pro Kickstarter campaign which became fully funded after one day is offering a choice of two external GPUs for MacBook Pros that offer up to ten times the performance of the top-end built-in one. Connected via Thunderbolt 2 or 3, the Wolfe Pro gets you […]

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Some iPhone 6, 6 Plus users affected by “Touch of Death” issue, questionable component soldering thought to be at fault

This is a bit of a mess. A growing numb er of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users are reporting that their screens have been showing a gray flickering bar at the top of the screen and a display that’s unresponsive or less responsive to touch. As such, the extremely cool cats at iFixit have […]