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Touch Bar-equipped 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks do away with classic startup chime sound

The Apple startup chime you know and love has gone the way of the dodo with the new Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro. Pingie noticed that the new notebook’s NVRAM reset instructions lacked a reference to the startup chime. They later said they were able to confirm the change after getting their hands on a new […]

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Dropbox resets passwords for users who haven’t logged in since mid-2012

It’s a bit of a strong measure, but Dropbox decided to take it. On Friday, Dropbox required users who hadn’t logged in since mid-2012 to change their account passwords. The company stated that this was a preventative measure and that this wasn’t an indication that accounts had been improperly accessed. They concluded by apologizing for […]

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Hardware iOS iPhone iPhone SE News

Some iPhone SE users complain of Bluetooth audio issues, Apple has yet to offer official comment

Well, this could be one for the bug team to sort out. A number of oPhone SE early adopters have reported audio issues with Bluetooth phone calls when the smartphone is paired with a vehicle or wireless headset. The issue extends to GPS voice navigation for some, but streaming music over Bluetooth appears to be […]

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Some early iPhone 6s, 6s Plus adopters reporting Touch ID, speaker, power, 3D Touch issues

There may be some issues to sort out with the first batches of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus handsets. Following last week’s launch of the newest iPhones, a number of customers have reported issues ranging from overheating Touch ID buttons to random power-offs, significant audio distortion, and 3D Touch glitches. The problems include the […]

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News Software Yosemite

Some users continue to report Wi-Fi-related issues after OS X 10.10.1 update

From my own end, the OS X 10.10.1 Yosemite update worked and I haven’t had any issues to kvetch about. This doesn’t seem to be the same case for everyone. Per 9to5Mac, Computerworld and complaints registered on the Apple Support Communities, yesterday’s dot-release of OS X 10.10.1 has seemingly failed to address the Wi-Fi problems […]