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Rumor: Apple’s next-gen 6.1-inch iPhone to ship later this year, Apple Pencil support for iPhones may have to wait

The current word from the rumor mill is that Apple will only release two OLED iPhones come September. The report comes from long time supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who predicted that the 6.1-inch iPhone would be the entry-priced model in the flagship lineup and will ship “slightly later” than the two OLED models that […]

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Rumor: Apple to release new MacBook, iPad Pro, AirPower wireless charging mat in September

Apple’s new gear is en route and the rumor mill has it arriving in September. Per DigiTimes, Apple will release a new entry level MacBook, complete with a 14 nm Kaby Lake processor, that should be priced around $1,200. Apparently Apple originally planned to ship the new MacBook in late 2017 with a 10 nm […]

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T2 processor found within iMac Pro, 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro could be causing kernel panics for some Mac owners

This might call for a firmware update. A number of iMac Pro and MacBook Pro users have reported macOS kernel panics, learning investigators to begin suspecting Apple’s T2 security chips. Threads in Apple’s support forums discuss issues with the iMac Pro, and more recently the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. All describe how the Mac […]

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Apple’s 2018 i9-power Touch Bar MacBook Pro may include thermal issues that can throttle performance

Apple could have a bit of a thermal issue to contend with when it comes to its top of the line 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. The notebook, which features an i9 processor, may look amazingly fast on paper, but could throttle and slow down dramatically under a heavy workload. Per YouTube reviewer David Lee, […]

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iFixit releases 13-inch 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro teardown, finds larger battery, new power supply, other changes

The cool cats at iFixit have just published their teardown of the 13-inch 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro, the results indicating larger battery and speaker components, which appear to have come without an increase in overall weight. The notebook has been upgraded from a five-cell, 49.2 watt-hour battery to a 58 watt-hour six-cell part. The […]