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Apple announces battery replacement program for some 2016, 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) units

Late Friday, Apple announced its 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program. The company said a component failure may lead to battery expansion, and that affected devices can get their battery replaced. Apple offered the following comment as to the replacement program: “Apple has determined that, in a limited number of 13-inch MacBook […]

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Apple announces donation efforts towards Conservation International, releases footage of Daisy iPhone recycling robot

Say what you will about Apple and its environmental record, this qualifies as almost impossible nifty. Prior to Earth Day on Sunday, Apple stated that between now and April 30th, the company will make a donation of an undisclosed amount to the non-profit environmental organization Conservation International, which has worked to protect the nature in […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook refutes rumor of eventual combination of macOS and iOS operating systems

This is straight from the horse’s mouth, so odds are Apple will follow it. Following rumors that Apple is working on cross-platform software initiatives to bridge its two most popular systems, CEO Tim Cook has denied speculation that the company will eventually weld the two platforms together. “We don’t believe in sort of watering down […]

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EEC filings hint at upcoming iPhone models for 2018

Sometimes it’s the regulatory filings that hint at the really nifty products en route to the market. Per French website Consomac, a new Russian-language regulatory filing discovered in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database pointing towards several unreleased iPhone models that Apple could be launching relatively soon. The new iPhone model numbers running iOS 11 […]

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Rumor: Samsung expected to begin production of OLED units for 2018 iPhones in May

Samsung has reportedly begun OLED panel production for two of this fall’s iPhone models, including a 5.8-inch “iPhone X 2” and a 6.5-inch “iPhone X Plus.” Early production should begin in May with Samsung doubling down in June per the Economic Daily News. The story also backed claims that Samsung would have to reactivate production […]