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Apple releases Coffee Lake MacBook Pro notebooks, boosts processors up to 4-core and 6-core configurations

The rather huge MacBook Pro news hit today. Apple on Thursday released its long-awaited line of MacBook Pro notebooks. And while there aren’t a ton of external changes, the company seems to be chasing the pros by switching to the eight-generation of Intel Core processors (known as the “Coffee Lake” line), for which which Apple […]

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Review: Cardhop, Contact management jedi for macOS

Apple’s Contacts app (formerly Address Book) hasn’t changed much over the years. It’s pretty much a loose database of friends and family, offer the required functionality to support a centralized locations for email addresses, contacts, and phone numbers. But it feels like Apple was forced to make it, against its will. Luckily, Flexibits’ Cardhop picks […]

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iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus announced at Apple press event

The iPhone 8 you’ve been hankering for has just been announced. Over at Apple’s media event, the company announced the 4.7-inch iPhone 8 and the 5.5-inch iPhone Plus handsets. Both models feature LCD displays and incorporate Apple’s new six-core A11 Bionic processor. The A11 processor features two high-performance cores said to be 25 percent faster […]

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Apple links iPhone 6s battery/unexpected shutdown issues to overextended air exposure during manufacturing

Apple has apparently figured out what the cause of its iPhone 6s battery flaws and unexpected shutdowns was. The company released a short note linking the issues to mistakes made during the manufacturing process: “We found that a small number of iPhone 6s devices made in September and October 2015 contained a battery component that […]

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DisplayMate publishes full review of iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus cameras, gives new hardware top marks

Every so often, Dr. Raymond Soneira tests a new display and/or camera system. The man goes thoroughly bananas with his tests. And this time he focused on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus displays and cameras, especially compares to the iPhone 6 and 6s cameras and displays. His new review points out the […]