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Apple reveals second-gen Apple Pencil, complete with gesture support and wireless charging, at Brooklyn media event

If you liked the first Apple Pencil, you’ll like this. The second-gen Apple Pencil was revealed today at Apple’s “There’s More in the Making” media event in Brooklyn, the new stylus for the iPad Pro featuring support for gestures developers can assign in their apps. The new Apple Pencil has a swipe and tap area […]

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Apple to stop supporting iTunes Store access for first-gen Apple TV units, Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems on May 25th

There comes a point where a company cuts off support for an older product or operating system. Come May 25th, customers with an original Apple TV or a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista will be unable to access or re-download content from the iTunes Store, a new Apple support document indicates. Apple has […]

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Apple extends warranty program to three years to address detaching back cover issue for first-gen Apple Watch

If you’ve had problems with the back cover detaching from your first-gen Apple Watch, Apple has extended its program to offer a second year of free repair coverage for the issue. In addition, a service document shows that this program has been extended to three years Per the document: Apple has determined that under certain […]

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Apple offers two-year warranty extension for first-gen Apple Watch users with expanded/swollen batteries

Even Apple Watch batteries can swell. Responding to user complaints about the issue, Apple has extended its warranty coverage for the first-gen Apple Watch’s expanded/swollen battery issues to three years. This covers customers for services an additional two years beyond the complimentary 1-year Limited Warranty Period. The issue with swollen and expanded batteries on first-gen […]

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AT&T discontinues 2G network, ends cellular connectivity for first-gen iPhone

It’s time to move on where AT&T, the first-gen iPhone and cellular service are concerned. On Monday, AT&T announced that its 2G wireless network was officially shut down on January 1, 2017, following four years of planning for its discontinuation. This means that the 2G network available to the original first-gen iPhone will no longer […]