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Judge agrees to Apple’s $50 million proposal to settle butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you had trouble with a MacBook Pro featuring a butterfly keyboard, you’re in luck. According to Law360, Apple’s plan to pay $50 million to settle a long running class-action lawsuit over the faulty butterfly keyboard today received preliminary approval from a California federal judge. The payment will include $13.6 million in attorney fees, up […]

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offers guidance towards Time of Flight cameras on upcoming iPad Pro, scissor action keyboards for forthcoming Apple notebooks

The predictions are in and Apple’s 2020 product group, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, looks impressive. The company is expected to launch a new iPad Pro with a rear-facing 3D Time of Flight camera in the first quarter of 2020. This marks the first time that a time-of-flight camera had been suggested for an […]

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Rumor: Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro to launch in Q4, switch to scissor mechanism keyboard

The rumor mill currently has it that Apple plans to incorporate a scissor mechanism rather than a butterfly mechanism for its upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro. The rumor emanates from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who offered the opinion in a note published on Friday to investors. Kuo stated that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will come in the […]

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Leaked internal document describes 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro keyboard membrane as intended to “prevent debris”

In an internal document distributed to Apple Authorized Service Providers via multiple reliable sources, Apple has confirmed that the third-generation keyboard on 2018 MacBook Pro models is equipped with a “membrane” to “prevent debris from entering the butterfly mechanism.” A segment of Apple’s internal 2018 MacBook Pro Service Readiness Guide describes the updated keyboard architecture […]

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iFixit video points to protective under-keyboard membrane on 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro models, possible effort to fix butterfly keyboard issues

Following an assortment of complaints about some of the mechanical issues involved with the butterfly action keyboard on the 2016 and 2017 models of its Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks, Apple appears to have included a membrane under the keys to keep debris from getting stuck underneath. The cool cats at iFixit offered the following […]