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Apple adds mid-2012 MacBook Pro to its obsolete list, marking the end of an era for the final Mac notebook with an optical drive

It’s the end of an era as Apple has finally placed the mid-2012 MacBook Pro, the final MacBook Pro with an optical drive, on the company’s obsolete list. Apple maintains a vintage and obsolete product list that updates based on how long it has been since a product was for sale. Some vintage products may […]

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Apple to expand Emergency SOS via satellite service to 14 additional countries before the end of 2023

Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite service, which debuted as a free-for-two-years safety feature with the iPhone 14 in 2022, will be sticking around as well as expanding to a total of 16 countries before the end of 2023. The service, which requires an iPhone 14 or newer handset, helps connect iPhone users to emergency services […]

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Foxconn working to expand current factory in India to help with iPhone production

Per the Economic Times, Apple supplier Foxconn may be looking to expand in India through the opening of a new production facility based within an already-existing factory near Chennai, India. The expansion would allow Foxconn to increase production of the iPhone. Given that Foxconn is involved in both the production of the current iPhone 13 […]

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Apple expands Independent Repair Provider Program to firms in Europe and Canada

If you’re a techie in Europe or Canada, this will come in handy. Apple on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program. The new contract allows businesses in Europe and Canada to sign up to offer customers iPhone repairs using genuine Apple components. Since the iPhone repair program launched last fall, […]

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Apple announces battery replacement program for some 2016, 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) units

Late Friday, Apple announced its 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program. The company said a component failure may lead to battery expansion, and that affected devices can get their battery replaced. Apple offered the following comment as to the replacement program: “Apple has determined that, in a limited number of 13-inch MacBook […]