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Rumor: Apple to encourage Vision Pro customers to receive purchased units from Apple Store locations

If you order an Apple Vision Pro, Apple may encourage you to pick the unit up at your local Apple Store. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, as of October, Apple was apparently in the process of inviting retail store employees from each ‌Apple Store‌ in the United States to Cupertino, California to receive training on using […]

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Apple prepping Live Speech, Personal Voice as part of iOS 17 accesibility features, could recreate a user’s voice after 15 minutes of training

This could be pretty amazing. As part of its preview of forthcoming iOS 17 accessibility updates due later this year, Apple has announced a pair of new features called Live Speech and Personal Voice. Live Speech allows users to type what they want to say and have it be spoken out. The Personal Voice feature, […]

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Apple launches Self Service Repair program, will expand support in 2022

If you love fixing your own Apple gear but have been wanting access to Apple’s premium parts for a while, you’re going to like this. Apple has announced its Self Service Repair program, which will give individuals access to genuine Apple parts and tools for repair. The program will be available early next year in […]

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Apple expands Independent Repair Provider Program to include Mac repairs

Apple on Tuesday announced that the company has expanded its Independent Repair Provider Program to include Mac Repair. The following changes have been outlined via a leaked internal document: – Qualifying repair shops can gain access to Apple genuine parts, tools, and training starting August 17 – The program covers all Mac models – The […]

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Face ID fails with COVID-19 masks on, but workaround is possible

As handy as Face ID is as a feature, it doesn’t work in the presence of COVID-19 face masks, which have become instrumental in slowing the pandemic. The mask, when in place, blocks the Face ID sensor from seeing your face, meaning you have to either remove the mask, type in your passcode, or disable […]