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Apple releases details on Intel’s JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 controller found on the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro

Last week, the rather cool cats at iFixit ran a complete teardown of the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. The analysis located Intel’s new JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 controller, introduced earlier this year as part of its “Titan Ridge” family among the notebooks components. While the specifications for the JHL7540 lists compatibility with DisplayPort 1.4 on […]

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iFixit tests 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro keyboard membrane, finds improvements, but no complete solution to debris issue

The new silicone membrane addition to the butterfly keyboard in the 2018 MacBook Pro may not be that effective in keeping the mechanism free from debris, after testing shows particles can still bypass the protection and cause issues with typing. During an iFixit teardown, a variety of particulates were added to the notebook’s keyboard with […]

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Purported 2018 iPhone images indicate larger screen sizes, Face ID notches for all three models

A leaked photo shows what seems to be the front glass panel for the three 2018 iPhone models. The picture shows somewhat larger iPhone screen sizes for all three models as well as all three models receiving get the iPhone X-style notch. The photo arrives courtesy of Ben Geskin, who also released early leaks for […]

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iFixit video points to protective under-keyboard membrane on 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro models, possible effort to fix butterfly keyboard issues

Following an assortment of complaints about some of the mechanical issues involved with the butterfly action keyboard on the 2016 and 2017 models of its Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks, Apple appears to have included a membrane under the keys to keep debris from getting stuck underneath. The cool cats at iFixit offered the following […]

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Apple to meet with industry group members in San Francisco on Wednesday to discuss privacy-based concerns

Representatives from several major technology firms will meet in San Francisco on Wednesday to address growing concerns over consumer privacy, driven to the forefront by new European regulations and public uproar over scandals like Cambridge Analytica. The companies include a part of the Information Technology Industry Council, a Washington trade group, as well as Apple, […]