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Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks offer improved thermal system, increased air flow

Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks feature an entirely new chassis and design, and one key improvement to be found compared to its predecessor is an improved thermal system. Apple says that the new thermal system in its latest high-end MacBooks is capable of moving 50 percent more air at lower fan speeds. […]

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Apple releases iOS 13.6.1, iPadOS 13.6.1, and macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Supplemental Update

Apple on Wednesday released hefty updates to its macOS, iOS, and iPadOS operating systems, the fixes addresses a bug with Mac virtualization and the Exposure Notification system. The software updates Wednesday include iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1, as well as a supplemental update to macOS Catalina 10.15.6. The updates also address a thermal management bug that could cause a […]

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iFixit publishes 2020 MacBook Air teardown, cites easier repairability than preceding generation

The cool cats at iFixit have published a teardown of the 2020 MacBook Air and noted that it’s definitely more repairable than its predecessor. The MacBook Air was last redesigned in 2018, which included changes such as the problematic butterfly keyboard. The 2020 MacBook Air features a number of changes such as a move back […]

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Recent Mac Configuration Utility updates for authorized technicians point to imminent 2019 Mac Pro release

The updated Mac Pro is apparently arriving soon. According to a reliable source, Apple on Thursday updated its Mac Configuration Utility for authorized technicians with instructions on how to place the new Mac Pro in DFU mode, according to a reliable source. For existing Macs, this software is used to pair components like the logic […]

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Ohio-based iPhone XS Max owner cites catastrophic battery failure, explosion

There are times when a battery catastrophically fails within a product. This apparently occurred for Josh Hillard, an Ohio-based iPhone XS Max owner, whose handset reportedly caught fire and exploded on December 12th. Hillard, who reported that around 3 PM of that day, he noticed a smell and felt a “large amount of heat” and […]