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New Apple Maps data, more details maps, begin surfacing in northeastern U.S., along eastern seaboard

Roughly one year ago, Apple announced a huge change to its Maps app, stating that the company was completely overhauling its fundamental map data. The new data would expand upon what was there, now including buildings, rivers, roads, and vegetation in a vastly more accurate and detailed form. Apple began rolling out the new mapping […]

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Rumor: Apple may have acquired Fashwell, snagged additional machine learning assets in the process

Apple may have gone shopping yet again. Albeit not officially confirmed, Apple may have procured Shopping search startup Fashwell, as the company’s employees, including CEO Matthias Dantone, CSO Lukas Bossard, and CTO Michael Emmersberger, have begun listing Apple as their current employer on their LinkedIn profiles. Fashwell has designed a visual AI search engine to […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to incorporate updated Taptic Engine in 2019 iPhone models

Apple’s 2019 model iPhones are rumored to feature a new Taptic Engine, that could also feature an improved Haptic Touch alongside a reworked 3D Touch feature across all of the new models. The Taptic Engine has been a long-standing feature of the iPhone for a number of generations, replacing an older linear actuator system with one that […]

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Initial tests show 2019 MacBook Air features slower SSD than its 2018 counterpart

This might not be the best news if you just snagged a 2019 model MacBook Air. Per the mighty Consomac, the 2019 MacBook Air released last week features a slower SSD than its 2018 counterpart. After running the trusty Blackmagic Disk Speed test, it turns out that the read speeds of the 2019 MacBook Air’s […]

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Apple begins offering free logic board repairs for some 2018 13-inch Retina MacBook Air notebooks

If you’re having an issue with your 2018 MacBook Air, there’s a chance Apple might repair it for free. In a recent internal document to its repair staff, Apple has confirmed an issue it says is present in a “very small number” of MacBook Air notebooks. Apple Stores and authorized repair staff have been informed […]