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Apple looking into fix for 16-inch MacBook Pro “popping” sound issue

Apple has reportedly confirmed via an internal document that the company is working on a fix for the “popping” speakers issue reported by some 16-inch MacBook Pro users. The problem seems to be software-related as opposed to a hardware glitch, which is somewhat reassuring. The popping issue seems to occur during certain audio playback. The […]

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Apple releases Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, XR models, complete with Qi Wireless features

Because Smart Battery Cases are useful. Apple on Tuesday released new Smart Battery Cases designed for its 2018 iPhone lineup, including the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. The units are available in black or white, priced at $129 each, and are designed to add extra battery life to the device. The cases are similar […]

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Offline playback comes to Pandora Apple Watch app, feature thought to be in the works for Spotify streaming on the Apple Watch

Pandora on Friday launched an updated version of its iOS app, which included a redesigned Apple Watch experience with features that Pandora users have been hankering for. The company’s Apple Watch app now includes remote access playback, the option to favorite songs right from the Now Playing screen, and, most importantly, offline playback. The app […]

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iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, offer Apple’s largest iPhone batteries to date while iPhone XS incorporates slightly smaller battery capacity

While Apple shares battery specifications for each iPhone battery via talk time, Internet use, video playback and more, it doesn’t share the actual battery capacity for each model. This may have changed, as MyDrivers has published documents from TENAA, China’s FCC equivalents which reveal that the iPhone XS features a smaller battery capacity than the […]

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iOS 12 developer beta 2 studied, new features, changes and bugs reported

Apple released the second iOS 12 developer beta and it’s full of interesting changes. Changes to Screen Time include new options to sort by device and view additional details on a per app basis, while tweaks made to Battery Usage make it easier to see which apps are eating up battery. Other smaller changes are […]