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Apple allies with Merchants Bank Co. to offer installment-based payment plans to Chinese customers

If you’re buying Apple equipment in China, there’s a payment plan for you. Per Bloomberg, Apple on Thursday introduced a new option for Chinese buyers of iPhones and MacBooks, allowing them to spread the cost of purchases ranging from from 300 yuan (US$48) to 30,000 yuan (US$4,800) over as long as two years. The new […]

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27-inch iMacs see production delays, difficult display lamination process cited

You know that 27-inch iMac you’ve been wanting for a while? You might have to wait a little while longer for your order. Per DigiTimes, Apple is still facing manufacturing issues with its new big-screen 27-inch iMac, though a report claims the issue could start to improve in February. Citing industry sources, the publication reported […]

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Rumor: Apple meeting with Asian manufacturers, testing multiple HDTV designs

An Apple HDTV should be en route, they’re just selecting the optimal one. Per the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s most recent efforts have focused on a collaboration with struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp. According to the Journal’s supply chain sources, Apple has been testing “a few designs” for a large format HDTV, though the publication […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook drops additional hints at revolutionary television set

When Tim Cook hints at something, the speculation begins… Per an interview with NBC’s Rock Center, Apple CEO Tim Cook has rekindled speculation that his company plans to build a full-fledged television set in the near future, with comments disparaging current television sets as outdated pieces of technology. During the interview, the CEO was asked […]

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iFixit completes 21.5-inch iMac teardown, discovers new hardware, lower repairability factor

The new Apple hardware is out, and as is custom, the cool cats at iFixit have dissected it. In its latest teardown report, repair firm iFixit gave the 21.5-inch iMac a “repairability score” of three out of a possible ten, citing a hard to replace display and lack of easily-upgradable RAM, while the Online Apple […]