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Apple discontinues 2015 MacBook Pro, places remaining inventory at clearance pricing

It’s out with the old, even if the old thing is a seriously nice piece of hardware. Apple has just officially discontinued the 2015 MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 2 and MagSafe 2 ports, meaning you’d better get your posterior in gear if you’d like one. The model has been replaced by the brand new Touch […]

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Apple’s Craig Federighi says that Apple is “not into touchscreens” for forthcoming Macs

In as much as you may crave a touchscreen Mac, according to Apple SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, this probably isn’t in the works. Despite Apple’s iOS-to-Mac app porting tools, universal multiplatform apps, and Apple’s announcement that it will start porting some of its own iOS apps to the Mac this year and allow […]

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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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Touch Bar MacBook Pros strip out most legacy ports, opt for Thunderbolt 3/USB-C and 3.5 mm headphone jack

If you’re wondering what ports you’ll find on the new Touch Bar MacBook Pro, here’s a hint: lots of Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and not much else. Apple has removed the MagSafe 2 charging port, HDMI port, SD card slot, Thunderbolt 2 port and standard USB ports. These ports have been […]

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Former Apple engineers found Pearl, introduce RearVision camera accessory for your car

While Apple still has yet to publicly acknowledge its car project, a number of former Apple employees have formed a startup called Pearl, which was co-founded by three former Apple engineers. The crew, which helped design several generations of iPods and iPhones in years past, has hired approximately 70 employees and begun working on a […]