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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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Leaked internal document describes 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro keyboard membrane as intended to “prevent debris”

In an internal document distributed to Apple Authorized Service Providers via multiple reliable sources, Apple has confirmed that the third-generation keyboard on 2018 MacBook Pro models is equipped with a “membrane” to “prevent debris from entering the butterfly mechanism.” A segment of Apple’s internal 2018 MacBook Pro Service Readiness Guide describes the updated keyboard architecture […]

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First-gen MacBook Pro notebooks with Retina display round corner, now considered “vintage” or “obsolete” by Apple

As heartbreaking as it may be, the first MacBook Pro notebooks with a Retina display are now considered vintage. The notebook was also praised in many reviews, which awarded it top marks for its mix of functionality and portability. Marco Arment, a well-known developer, even called it “the best laptop ever made,” with a “crowd-pleasing […]

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Apple begins offering free repairs of 42 mm Apple Watch Series 2 units with swollen batteries, startup issues

If your Apple Watch Series 2 unit doesn’t power on or has a swollen battery, it looks like Apple may repair it free of charge as part of a new service policy. “Apple has determined that under certain conditions, some Apple Watch Series 2 devices may not power on or they may experience an expanded […]

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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 […]