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Apple says it will work with Consumer Reports to isolate potential battery issues found in 2016 MacBook Pro

Following up on Consumer Reports refusal for the first time to recommend the 2016 MacBook Pro due to inconsistent battery life, it looks like Apple will be working with the publication to try to sort out potential issues with the battery. “Working with [Consumer Reports] to understand their battery tests,” Apple Vice President of Worldwide […]

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Consumer Reports cites varying battery performance on 2016 MacBook Pros, holds back recommendation on new notebooks

Consumer Reports feels there’s an issue with the 2016 MacBook Pro battery. The publication, which has reviewed the notebook, Consumer Reports explained that while the new models held up well in terms of display quality and performance, the battery life issues were too big of an issue to overlook. The organization tested three MacBook Pro […]

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Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.2 update

App The updates continue. Apple on Tuesday issued macOS Sierra 10.12.2, the latest version of macOS. The update, which weighs in at over one gigabyte when downloaded from the App Store, offers the following fixes and changes along with general fixes to stability and security: – Improves setup and reliability of Auto Unlock. – Allows […]

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Some users report disappointing battery life on 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks

A number of users who shelled out for the new 2016 MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar are finding battery run times far short of Appleā€™s claimed up to 10 hours of usage. Granted, there are a wide number of variables that can affect overall battery performance, but a number of users have reported the […]

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Report indicates Apple Pay now the fifth most popular payment platform on the Web

If nothing else, Apple Pay is gaining traction. Just over a month after launching Apple Pay on the web to bring the payments service to website checkouts via its Safari web browser, new data shows Apple has already made it into the top five payment technologies online. Analystics firm SimilarTech’s platform tracks over 30 billion […]