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Apple quietly extends iPhone 5 battery replacement program into 2016

If you’re having issues with your iPhone 5 battery, then you’re in luck. Apple has pushed back the expiration date of its iPhone 5 battery replacement program, which was originally scheduled to end on March 1, to provide owners of faulty equipment a full three years of component coverage. While Apple did not formally announce […]

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Some iPhone 6 owners citing that cards can’t be entered into Apple Pay after software restore

This will need to get sorted out. Especially if the only current resolution requires replacing the handset. Per 9to5Mac, a bevy of users in the Apple Support Communities are reporting that they are unable to add cards back into Apple Pay after their phone has been restored – whether as a new phone or from […]

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Apple has yet to respond to 18,000+ signature regarding 2011 MacBook Pro GPU issues

If you have a 2011 MacBook Pro that’s been suffering from GPU failures and glitches, odds are Apple won’t be doing anything about it in the near future, in spite of an impressive petition campaign to see the issue addressed. Per 9to5Mac, an online petition calling for Apple to fix or replace affected machines has […]

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Apple launches iPhone 5 battery replacement program for units experiencing poor battery life

This could come in handy. Per Macworld, Apple is offering a second replacement program for iPhone 5 users after offering to replace the sleep/wake button on some models in April. Apple has stated that a “very small percentage of iPhone 5 devices” may be experiencing poor battery life, requiring users to charge the device more […]

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Apple confirms manufacturing issue that could shorten battery life in some iPhone 5s units

If your iPhone 5s’ battery seems a bit wonky, there’s a valid reason for it. Per 9to5Mac and The New York Times, Apple has confirmed that a “very limited” number of iPhone 5s units could experience shortened battery life as the result of a manufacturing problem. “We recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very […]