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Apple adds iPad 2 models to vintage/obsolete products list

There comes a time when you have to upgrade your devices. Apple has added all iPad 2 models and variants to its vintage and obsolete products list. Apple defines vintage products as those that have not been manufactured for more than five but less than seven years. Devices on the list are no longer be […]

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Final 2017 emojis approved, en route for June

Additional emojis are coming your way. After months of work aligning Unicode 10.0 code points with new features in Emoji 5.0, the 2017 emoji list is now final. The new emojis include smileys, people, food, drink, flags, and for the first time: new fantasy characters such as a mermaid, genie, and vampire.

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Apple adds 2008-2009 Macs, other hardware to “vintage and obsolete” list

It’s not the easiest news to hear, especially if your product is in the list, but Apple on Tuesday updated its official list of “vintage and obsolete” hardware. This list is used to determine whether or not the company will repair or otherwise support any hardware problems. Under Apple definitions, “vintage” products have been out […]

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Visa, Mastercard publish list of financial institutions that will support Apple Pay in the coming weeks and months

In as much as I grouse about Visa and MasterCard (also known as the “Dark Sith Overlords of Ever-Climbing, Interest Monster Debt”), this might come in handy. Per 9to5Mac, Visa and MasterCard have published a list of banks and financial institutions that will support Apple Pay in the United States “in the coming weeks,” while […]

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Holiday gift round-up: Part Deux

Here’s part 2 of my Gift Guide, which may turn into that “what I get when I return my Christmas gifts for credit” list, seeing as how it’s only 6 days until Christmas. The second half includes a number of gift ideas that I’ve stolen borrowed from some other gift guides because they are really […]