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Dutch web site FixjeiPhone completes teardown of iPhone XS, finds L-shaped two-cell battery

Sometimes the Dutch beat everyone else to the punch. Dutch repair site FixjeiPhone today shared a teardown of the iPhone XS, providing the first look inside the 5.8-inch model. A side-by-side comparison shot with the iPhone X reveals that the internal layout of the iPhone XS has not changed significantly, with the most obvious difference […]

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Apple offers apology for iPhone speed throttling controversy, reduces prices for replacement batteries for qualifying iPhones to $29

following up on the iPhone processor slowdown scandal that’s been plaguing the company, Apple on Thursday offered an apology and has also lowered the price of out-of-warranty battery replacements to $29. The company has also stated that it will issue a software update in early 2018 to let users find out more information about the […]

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Tablet, notebook ban reportedly off the table for flights between US and Europe

The proposed ban on tablets and notebooks from cabin baggage on flights between Europe and the USA have reportedly been shelved … The ban, which proposed preventing electronic devices larger than a smartphone on inbound flights to the USA from 10 airports located mostly in the Middle East and Northern Africa was offered in response […]

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Scientists looking into methods of boosting consumer battery strengths via millions of tiny holes

Even if you’d like to throw your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s battery through a wall on occasion, there’s hope. Per BBC News, a new battery development technique could allow batteries for phones and notebooks to recharge up to ten times faster and hold a charge ten times larger than current technology allows. Scientists at Northwestern […]

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Japanese earthquake/tsunami may be leading to lithium supply problems for iPod components

Ya know, they say natural disasters are never good things. And I believe them. Apple is reportedly running short of lithium-ion batteries for its iPods as Japanese chemical maker Kureha stuggles to deal with the aftermath of the recent natural disasters to strike the country. Per the Wall Street Journal, Kureha has a 70% share […]