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Recently published Apple Car patent hints at efforts to create airbags that would protect occupants from flying debris

A recently published patent indicates that the Apple Car’s airbags could help block inbound shrapnel and other items from hitting the vehicle’s occupants in the event of an accident. The vast majority of vehicle safety measures surround protecting the driver and passenger during the moment of an impact. From reinforcing the vehicle’s body to airbags […]

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Some M1 Mac users report alarming warnings as to their solid state drive usage/potential life span

This could be a bit of a warning sign for some M1 Mac users. A number of M1 Mac owners have begun to highlight hard drive health reports that could potentially indicate life span issues for the solid state drives within their machines. iMore offered the following comments: The issue of ‘TBW’, or total bytes […]

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Apple updates macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 installer, fixes installation bug

This is why bug fixes were invented in the first place. Apple on Monday released an updated macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 installer that now properly checks for sufficient free space to complete the installation process. The revision patches a critical bug in previous macOS Big Sur installers that could result in installation failure and data loss. Similar […]

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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2 Release Candidate to developer, beta tester communities

If you’re hankering for a substantial macOS Big Sur update, it’s just around the corner. Apple has released its macOS Big Sur 11.2 Release Candidate to its developer and beta tester communities. Similar to the iOS 14.4 developer beta, macOS betas can be downloaded from Apple’s developer page. If you’re already in the program, go to System […]

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Russian YouTuber shows how M1 Mac mini can drive six displays, M1 MacBook Air can drive five displays

A Russian YouTuber by the name of Ruslan Tulupov just configured his brand new M1 Mac mini to run six displays and an M1 MacBook Air to drive five displays. Which is both bonkers and amazing. In its documentation, Apple says that the M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook only support up to 1 external […]