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Apple adds iPhone 6 Plus, fourth-generation iPad to vintage products list

No matter what, your devices are going to eventually become vintage/obsolete. Apple has now classified the iPhone 6 Plus and fourth-generation iPad as vintage, meaning servicing and repair options are extremely limited. Apple first defines a device as “vintage” when it has not been on sale for five years. Up to then, Apple will provide […]

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Apple adds second-generation Apple TV to “vintage” and “obsolete” lists, halts support for the device in most areas of the world

As much as you may love your second-generation Apple TV, it’s now on Apple’s “vintage” and “obsolete”products list, thereby rendering it ineligible for repairs in most parts of the world. With the new change, the only places where service and parts may still be available are in Turkey and California, where the device is still […]

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Apple begins accepting preorders for fourth-gen Apple TV, will ship units later this week

You’ve been hankering for this one for a while. Apple has finally begun accepting preorders for its fourth-generation Apple TV. The new device is available with either 32 GB of storage for US$149 or 64 GB for US$199, and orders will begin shipping to customers later this week, with the earliest deliveries being set for […]

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iFixit posts fourth-generation Apple TV teardown

The cool cats at iFixit have done it again, this time performing and posting a full teardown of Apple’s new fourth-generation Apple TV. The teardown discovered a dual-core, 64-bit A8 processor with 2GB of SK Hynix LPDDR3 SDRAM, custom Apple memory controller, SK Hynix NAND flash storage, Universal Scientific Industrial Wi-Fi module and SMSC USB […]

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Apple announces fourth-gen Apple TV, points out enhanced Siri features, new remote control

It looks like the Apple TV just became more than a “hobby” over at 1 Infinite Loop. Over at today’s media event, Apple announced the fourth-generation Apple TV. The new unit, which appears to be measurably thicker than the previous generations, sports a new user interface, an operating system written for it (known as “tvOS”), […]