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Analysis of repair data shows 2016 MacBook Pro keyboards failing at twice the rate of previous models

As spiffy as the 2016 MacBook Pro keyboard was, complete with its new butterfly key-switch action, there’ve been a fair number of complaints about the unit, especially with regards to its failure rates. And they’ve been getting worse. The cool cats over at AppleInsider collected service data for the first year of release of the […]

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T-Mobile, Sprint, announce possible merger along with plans to create nationwide 5G network

It’s one of the largest telecommunications deals of all time and could affect 100 million members as well as create the nation’s first 5G network. Representatives from Sprint and T-Mobile have announced a potential $26.5 billion merger. Should the deal be approved by regulators, T-Mobile CEO John Legere will run the combined company while Sprint […]

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Apple offering 32GB replacement units to some customers bringing 16GB iPhone 5c units in for repair

If your 16GB iPhone 5c is headed into the shop, Apple might be replacing it with a 32GB model instead. A new directive sent out to Apple Authorized Service Providers this morning offered the following guidance: “Orders for whole unit service inventory of iPhone 5c (16GB) models may be substituted to iPhone 5c (32GB) models […]

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Comcast could be readying paid priority lanes should net neutrality laws be eliminated

After years of promising that it won’t violate the principles of net neutrality, Comcast appears to be gearing up for an instance in which net neutrality laws could be revoked. The company’s stance has changed and while Comcast has stated that it has dropped its promise about not instituting paid prioritization. The new policy now […]

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Verizon reveals that all 3 billion existing Yahoo accounts were breached in 2013 attack

If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, there’s a 100 percent chance that you were hacked. Yahoo’s parent company has revealed that the massive data breach that occurred in August of 2013 affective all three billion Yahoo accounts that existed at the time. Previously, Yahoo said the hack affected 1 billion accounts, or a […]