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Intel unveils Whiskey Lake, Amber Lake processors, units could be used for updated MacBook notebooks this fall

Intel’s spiffy new Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake processors for notebooks are officially available and should start surfacing in new systems this fall. The processors offer longer battery life, improved performance and built-in Gigabit WiFi support, and could be optimal for Apple’s upcoming MacBook and MacBook Air lineup. Both processors stick with the 14nm process […]

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Fully Functional Apple-1 unit headed to auction

If you’re willing to pay for a piece of history, an extremely rare fully functional Apple-1 computer will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction during its Remarkable Rarities live auction event in September. The Apple-1 being auctioned is one of only 60-70 remaining of the original 200 that were designed and built by Jobs and […]

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Apple releases firmware update for AirPort Express, adds AirPlay 2 functionality to the discontinued router

A newly-released firmware update has just added new functionality to a discontinued product. On Tuesday, Apple quietly released a firmware update to the now-discontinued AirPort Express product line, introducing support for AirPlay 2 to the router ahead of the expected public release of iOS 12 this fall. AirPlay 2 functions as Apple’s update to its […]

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Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update 2, offers fixes focused on 2018 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models

This might come in handy. On Tuesday, Apple released its macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update 2 for the 2018 MacBook Pro. The update is specifically for MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2018) models, and is being labeled by Apple as a “stability and reliability” update. The standalone update files weighs in at a 1.3GB […]

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Rumor: Apple’s next-gen 6.1-inch iPhone to ship later this year, Apple Pencil support for iPhones may have to wait

The current word from the rumor mill is that Apple will only release two OLED iPhones come September. The report comes from long time supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who predicted that the 6.1-inch iPhone would be the entry-priced model in the flagship lineup and will ship “slightly later” than the two OLED models that […]