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iFixit publishes initial teardown of 16-inch MacBook Pro notebook, highlights changes found within keyboard design

The cool cats at iFixit have completed an initial teardown of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro and discovered an updated scissor mechanism that seems to be a massive improvement over the prior butterfly mechanism.  Over the past few years, Apple has taken hits over the butterfly keyboard mechanism found on its MacBook and MacBook Pro […]

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DataMan app adds multiple data plan management feature

This could definitely be useful. Developer Johnny Ixe has released a new version of the DataMan app for iOS that allows users to track and manage multiple data plans. The app allows users to manage multiple plans, each with their own profile as well as a set of plan details and usage data. In short, […]

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Notebook travel ban could be lifted soon following security upgrades

The notebook travel ban may be lifted in a relatively short period of time. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said if security measures are increased at the airports in coming days and weeks, the restriction will be removed. Back in March, the United States banned electronic devices larger than a smartphone from the […]

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Airline cabin ban on notebooks and tablets eased, two more airlines lighten restrictions

This is a bit more encouraging. According to the BBC, flights from the Abu Dhabi airport are now being exempted from the ban imposed on notebooks and tablets in cabin baggage on certain US-bound flights, and the same now applies to two airlines flying from different airports … Per the article: Emirates has said the […]

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In-cabin notebook ban may soon apply to flights from Europe to U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security may be expanding its notebook ban, forbidding notebooks in the cabins of all flights from Europe to the United States. News of the expanded ban, which could be announced as soon as Thursday, came from European security officials. Passengers flying from Europe to the United States may need to store […]