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Apple Now Supports In-Store Mac Trade-Ins
Apple users will now be able to trade-in their old Macs in physical Apple Stores rather than having to use the company’s online system for these devices. An Apple representative confirmed the change to Gizmodo, and an updated FAQ on Apple’s trade-in hub now omits language that previously stated that the only exception to in-store … Continued
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This MacBook Charger Hub Fixes One of Apple’s Biggest Laptop Sins: Removing the Memory Card Slot
Apple’s butterfly keyboard will go down as one of the biggest tech blunders of recent years, but there’s another egregious sin the company has committed against its MacBooks that hasn’t been properly addressed yet: the elimination of the built-in SD card slot. There are lots of workarounds for the loss, but ElevationLab’s new ElevationHub appears … Continued
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WWDC’s Biggest Surprise Might Be an ARM-Based MacBook
The question was never if but when, and while some thought it might not happen for another couple years, based on a new report, it appears Apple could announce the first Mac computer powered by an ARM-based chip at WWDC 20 later this month. According to Bloomberg, Apple may finally be ready to publicly announce … Continued
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HBO Max, Cosplayers, and One Big Asteroid: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Black lives matter. I know these weekly round-ups usually tread toward more upbeat and light-hearted subjects, but there’s no way to recount these last seven days without focusing first and foremost on the death of George Floyd and the mass protests sparked by this senseless and racist act of police brutality as well as all … Continued
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Apple’s Keyboard Nightmare Is Finally Over
In the spring of 2015, Apple made one of the most significant changes to its laptop line ever when it switched from scissor switch keyboards to its homegrown butterfly keyboard. But now, after five years, the butterfly keyboard is finally going away for good. In a press release issued today, alongside an updated MacBook Pro … Continued
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We Just Got a Better Idea of What Apple’s Homegrown Mac CPUs Will Look Like
It’s no secret that Apple has been working to create custom processors for use in its computers. The question was never if, but when. And now, a new report is adding even more weight to the belief that Apple will start selling Macs equipped with homegrown chips in 2021. According to sources familiar with the … Continued
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How Bad Is Apple’s Keyboard Problem? Even Hollywood Recognizes it
It’s almost gotten to the point where Apple is as well known for its terrible keyboards as it is for changing the world with personal computers and smartphones. But now that the latest cause to be championed at the Academy Awards is Apple’s hardware failures, maybe we’ll finally get the MacBook keyboards of our dreams. … Continued
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Apple Pulled a Page From McDonald’s Playbook in 2019
By almost every account, Apple has had an incredibly strong 2019. Thanks to the refreshed AirPods and the new AirPods Pro, Apple earbuds accounted for somewhere between $4 and $6 billion in sales. Meanwhile, the iPhone XR was the best-selling phone every quarter this year. However, despite all this success, none of the gadgets Apple … Continued
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iPadOS vs a MacBook Pro in All the Tasks That Really Matter
For years now, Apple has been pushing the iPad as a laptop replacement; with the arrival of iPadOS, it might just have a serious shot at getting you to ditch your computer for good (or at least leaving it behind on trips). To test the current state of play, we put an iPad Pro up … Continued
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The Future of Apple Innovation Is Backwards
The big iFixit teardown is done, and the results are in. The new 16-inch MacBook Pro is a heck of a lot like the old 15-inch MacBook Pro, save for a few meaningful throwback features. Yes, I mean throwback as in retro—as in Apple actually took retired features from old MacBooks and reintroduced them as … Continued
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All the Ways You Can Try and Fix a Sticky MacBook Keyboard
Since Apple introduced its butterfly keyboard design in 2015, the problems with it have been very well documented—and they’re problems that I’ve experienced as well, with a 2018 MacBook Pro (the one with the third revision of butterfly keyboard, if you’re keeping count). If yours is also acting up, here’s what you can do. You’ll … Continued
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Billionaire Threatens to Sue YouTuber For Calling Him ‘Fatty McFuckhead’ and Photoshopping Him as Trump’s Baby
Clive Palmer, an Australian billionaire often called the Donald Trump from Down Under, is threatening to sue YouTuber Friendly Jordies for defamation. The popular YouTube personality and comedian, whose real name is Jordan Shanks, posted a video with the threatening letter he recently received from Palmer’s attorney which, among other things, claims that Palmer was … Continued
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What to Expect From Apple’s Big 2019 iPhone Event
We’re days away from Apple’s big annual iPhone party. It’s safe to assume we’re about to learn a whole lot more about this year’s models. But what else is there to learn? This Apple event doesn’t have the massive groundswell of hype September Apple events usually do. We know we’ll get phones with a big … Continued
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Airlines Are Banning MacBooks in Checked Luggage Regardless of Recall Status
Following an Apple notice that a “limited number” of 15-inch MacBook Pros may have faulty batteries that could potentially create a fire safety risk, multiple airlines have barred transporting Apple laptops in their checked luggage—in some cases, regardless of whether they fall under the recall. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia had … Continued
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FAA Bans Some Recalled MacBook Pro Models From Flying, Citing Fire Risk
The Federal Aviation Administration has “banned select MacBook Pro” units from flying in the air after Apple issued a warning that some contained batteries that pose a fire risk, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The ban applies to some 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina Displays sold between September 2015 and February 2017; these were subject to … Continued
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Apple Just Gutted Its Laptop Lineup
A new round of laptops appeared in the Apple Store this morning, which is bad news if you ask me. Yesterday, there were four distinct models of MacBooks. Now, there are two. Neither of them is particularly impressive. Let’s start with the faithful departed. Apple just killed the only MacBook Pro with physical function keys … Continued
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Apple Discovers ‘Power’ Issue With Logic Boards in Some 2018 MacBook Airs, Will Offer Free Repairs
Apple has identified a serious issue with a “very small number” of 2018 MacBook Air laptops that requires the replacement of the main logic board, 9to5Mac reported on Sunday, citing internal documents from the company. According to 9to5Mac, the issue has been tracked down to “Retina, 13-inch, 2018 MacBook Air models with certain serial numbers,” … Continued
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iTunes Is Dead As We Know It (and All the Rest of the News About macOS Catalina)
With Apple Music, Apple TV+, and other streaming services making owning gigabytes of MP3 and video files a thing of the past, iTunes, the iOS desktop companion app that’s been around since the iPod first debuted, is finally dead. In its place are a collection of purpose-built apps that might make the next version of … Continued
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Here’s a First Look at the New MacBook Pro Keyboard
Apple is on the verge of perfecting the low profile keyboard, and so far, it’s only taken them three tries and an endless repair program to get here. The fourth attempt can be seen in the latest version of the MacBook Pro, which our friends at iFixit recently tore down. The key design in this … Continued
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Apple Finally Did the Right Thing (Sort of)
About a week ago, the “a” key on my MacBook Pro broke. Once flat and useful, the poor little guy now looks like a mini ski slope and barely works. Several of my friends have similar keyboard problems on their overpriced laptops. So it felt like a relief earlier today when Apple announced an expansion … Continued