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Apple to reopen some U.S. retail locations that were closed again after COVID-19 surge

Apple has apparently begun informing retail store employees of its plan to open some Apple Store retail locations that have been closed twice over due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there’s no exact word of which locations will be reopening at this time, employees have been informed to expect imminent store openings this week. Following […]

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Apple patent describes potential two-way wireless Qi charging without the need for a Lightning connection

The wireless iPhone charger you’ve always wanted could be in the works. Per a recent patent that was filed in May 2019, Apple is working on a two-coil wireless charging technology for an iPhone battery case that could charge without using the Lightning connector. Current Smart Battery Case models can charge themselves wirelessly, but use a built-in […]

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iFixit publishes AirPods 2 teardown report, reports low repairability factor

The good news is that the cool cats at iFixit recent completed and posted a teardown of Apple’s AirPods 2 headphones to gauge how repairable they were. The bad news is that they’re at the low end of repairability among Apple’s products. Per the report: “Let’s get the second of those points out of the […]

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2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro’s True Touch functionality to external displays inactive when notebook is in clamshell mode

The cool news, as reported before, is that the new 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks feature True Tone displays that can automatically adjust the white balance of the MacBook Pro display to match the color temperature of the light around you, which, as Apple says, provides a more natural viewing experience. The feature is […]

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How-To: How to close all your open Safari tabs at once

This qualifies as one of the coolest iOS shortcuts I’ve heard about in a while. For people who want to close all their Safari tabs at once, you can pull this off on your iOS device by pressing and holding the new tab (double square) button. That’s it, it offers to close all your open […]