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Apple targeting late June for release of Apple Watch in other countries

Apple will get the Apple Watch out to other countries once the initial, massive deluge of pre-orders is taken care of. To wit: Around about June. Over the course of the Q2 2015 conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple is targeting late June for an sales expansion that would make Apple Watch […]

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AppleCare+ plan, service prices for Apple Watch units unveiled

How much is your AppleCare+ plan going to be for your snazzy new Apple Watch? Apple has an answer for that. With Apple Watch preorders opening last night/the Watchening, specific numbers have surfaced for AppleCare+ and repair fees for out-of warranty watches. These numbers are a bit frightening, as a coverage plan for an Apple […]

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Apple quietly extends iPhone 5 battery replacement program into 2016

If you’re having issues with your iPhone 5 battery, then you’re in luck. Apple has pushed back the expiration date of its iPhone 5 battery replacement program, which was originally scheduled to end on March 1, to provide owners of faulty equipment a full three years of component coverage. While Apple did not formally announce […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro News

Apple extends repair program to MacBook Pro notebooks that may be experiencing AMD GPU glitches

If your rather expensive MacBook Pro notebook is exhibiting video issues, Apple just began a new program which might be able to help you. A new repair initiative, officially titled “MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues,” applies to MacBook Pro computers sold between February 2011 and December 2013 that exhibit distorted video, no […]

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Western Union adds Apple Pay support for services

Western Union’s always been useful and Apple Pay support can only make it better. Per 9to5Mac and BusinessWire, Western Union announced today that it’s now accepting Apple Pay, Apple’s new iPhone-based NFC payment service, across all of its flagship locations in the US. That means you can now use the contactless payment service to send […]