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Proposed Trump aluminum tariffs could increase prices of beer, Macs

Further proving that the markets are connected, the price of beer, cars, and Macs could increase should a steel and aluminum tariff proposed by the Trump Administration pass. While the White House has yet to say if the tariffs will be on the amount of metal in a product or the overall value of the […]

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Angry customer uses steel ball to smash Apple Store items, complains about consumer rights prior to being caught

This probably isn’t the best way to have your customer support complaints addressed. On Friday, a disgruntled customer walked into the Apple Store in Dijon, France and began destroying various products with a steel ball of the kind that’s used in the classic French game Pétanque. The steel ball is hollow but still weighs about […]

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Apple nixes $10,000 Gold Edition Apple Watch, replaces it with Ceramic model

The ultra-expensive $10,000 Apple Watch is no more. In its place, Apple has released the $1,249 Ceramic model, which serves as Apple’s new top shelf unit. Apple is currently touting the Ceramic model’s durability and scratch resistance as a luxury feature worth the extra money. The company is claiming that the proprietary metal is four […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to shift from aluminum to “all glass” enclosure with AMOLED screen for iPhone 7

When KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offers a research note, people tend to listen. Recently, Kuo offered a report stating that the iPhone will be seeing a major redesign in 2017, dropping the iconic aluminum casing for an all-glass enclosure with AMOLED screen. This corroborates a previous report offering hints of a fairly radical redesign […]

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Rumor: Apple Watch 2 to feature Wi-Fi chipset, front-facing camera for FaceTime, etc.

The rumor mill will always be alive, vibrant and speculating. And it has plenty to say about the next generation of the Apple Watch. Sources have supplied details as to the Apple Watch 2, including a front-facing video camera for FaceTime chats and a wireless chipset that will make the watch capable of standing on […]