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Apple adds 2017 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks with Touch Bar feature to its vintage products list

It seems like it just came out and was nifty. Apple on Thursday added the 2017 models of the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook with the Touch Bar feature to its vintage products list worldwide. Apple classifies a device as vintage five years after it was last distributed for sale. Vintage products are no […]

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Rumor: M3 Macs may debut in October

With Apple’s September iPhone 15 event coming up, it’s seeming more and more likely that the M3-based Macs will probably debut in October. In his Sunday Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has stated that the first M3 Macs may debut at their own event in October: “The structure of the event, I’m told, will […]

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Patent application points to Apple developing a smart ring device that could offer notifications and control other devices

Apple is apparently looking into the smart ring market, which is another field the company needs to conquer. A newly-granted Apple patent posits the idea of a smart ring that would give Apple Watch-style haptic notifications, and let the wearer press on the surface to respond. The patent, entitled, “Ring Input Device With Pressure-Sensitive Input,” […]

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Apple flexes political lobbying muscle as possible bill to ban the Apple Watch approaches Biden’s desk

Apple has begun boosting its lobbying efforts as President Biden nears a decision this coming week on whether to block a potential Apple Watch ban. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in December that Apple infringed on medical device company AliveCor’s wearable electrocardiogram patents. The commission’s ruling could result in an import ban on […]

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MacBook owners can now claim payouts following butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you own a MacBook Pro with a malfunctioning butterfly keyboard, it’s about time to collect the legal payout from Apple. Back in 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Jose, California, regarding the Butterfly Keyboard in MacBook models introduced between 2015 and 2019. The lawsuit was settled in November […]