You remember Apple’s somewhat-weird polycarbonate MacBook with the rubber bottom? And how the rubber bottom had its own oddities? Well, Apple’s extending the coverage period on said weird rubber bottom. Per MacRumors, Apple last week quietly made a change to its program regarding defective MacBook bottom cases, extending the coverage period from two years after […]
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Your Apple earbuds, they could get better through an ultrasonic bonding process. Per FreePatentsOnline, a new patent application entitled “Ultrasonically Welded Structures and Methods for Making the Same,” describes how different components could be welded together for a seamless look for the Apple earbuds. Apple describes the new headphones as having an appearance that they […]
You had to like the white MacBook. If nothing else, it was plucky and it looked pretty good when you were working on one in a coffee shop. Unfortunately, Apple has reportedly notified resellers that the white polycarbonate MacBook is now officially classified as “End of Life” and has been discontinued. Per MacRumors, Apple has […]
If they could just get the odors under control, things would be set. Following up on our previous coverage of assorted odors closing down the Catcher unibody plant, Chinese authorities continue to inspect a factory that produces aluminum casings for Apple’s MacBook laptops, following residents’ complaints of unbearable odors coming from the facility. Per Macworld, […]
Maybe the problems weren’t as bad as they said they were. Per Reuters, Apple supplier Catcher Technology said Wednesday that its China plant that builds unibody MacBook cases will fully reopen at the end of October. The new details from Taipei, Taiwan are an indication that any supply constraints experienced by Apple could be relatively […]