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Apple announces plans to expand Self Service Repair Program to M3 Macs

If you’re eager to repair your M3 Mac, you’re going to like this. Apple has announced that it will expand its self-service repair program to the M3 iMac, the M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, and the M3 16-inch MacBook Pro. Per a trio of support documents published on Thursday, the company will allow customers to purchase […]

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Legendary Apple designer Bart Andre to retire, cost-cutting efforts leading to “unrest” inside design team

Sometimes even the legends move on. Bloomberg has reported that Apple’s longest-running senior designer, Bart Andre, is retiring. Andre, who joined Apple in 1992, worked with Jony Ive and his team, his departure marking “the near-complete turnover” of Ive’s former design team. Andre announced his plans to retire this month. His departure is a significant […]

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iFixit analysis highlights Apple Vision Pro displays with 54x the pixel count of the first-gen Retina display, other technical details

You have to admit that a screen with 54 times the pixel count of the first-generation Retina screen is pretty impressive. Per iFixit’s in-depth teardown analysis, the company has reported that the Vision Pro has a pixel density of 3,368 ppi. While not technically 4K, the displays far surpass the first generation Retina display on […]

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Initial tests show Vision Pro front glass is highly susceptible to scratch-based damage

If you get your hands on an Apple Vision Pro headset, please be careful with it. The new device is now in the hands of streamers and testers, who have been exposing its expensive self to drop tests and intentional scratches. While the front glass of the wearable device has proven to be highly resistant […]

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iFixit publishes written and video teardowns of Vision Pro headset

Once again, the supremely cool cats at iFixit have torn into Apple’s newest hardware and have now published both a written as well as a video teardown of the new Apple Vision Pro headset, offering a list of the components to be found inside the mixed-reality headset. The teardown report reveals several internal components, including […]