The cool cats at iFixit have just completed and posted a complete teardown of the new AirPods Max headphones. The good news is that it’s repairable. The bad news is that the company cited Apple’s “obsessive craftsmanship” that makes other offerings look “like toys, by comparison.” To this end, the headband portion of the unit […]
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Well, this is sort of a mess. A cybersecurity researcher has claimed that macOS devices with Intel processors and a T2 security chip are vulnerable to an unfixable exploit that could offer attackers root access. The T2 chip, which is found in most modern macOS devices, is an Apple Silicon co-processor that handles boot and […]
If you’re irate about technical difficulties with your 2016 MacBook Pro notebook, there could be some justice down the line. Apple is on the receiving end of a nationwide, class action lawsuit over a defect in the 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks. The suit, nicknamed “Flexgate,” is represented by Mahan Taleshpour et al. v. Apple, Inc., […]
The cool cats at iFixit have come through again, this time releasing x-ray photographs of Apple’s new Magic Keyboard, which point to a massive amount of stuff going under the hood. While the COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing have prevented iFixit from completing its teardown of the new Magic Keyboard, the company has teamed up […]
When in doubt, use an x-ray machine. The cool cats at iFixit have just performed a full x-ray teardown of Apple’s new Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Each case is quoted as adding 50 percent additional battery life to its respective iPhone model. Compared to […]