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Legendary Apple designer Bart Andre to retire, cost-cutting efforts leading to “unrest” inside design team

Sometimes even the legends move on. Bloomberg has reported that Apple’s longest-running senior designer, Bart Andre, is retiring. Andre, who joined Apple in 1992, worked with Jony Ive and his team, his departure marking “the near-complete turnover” of Ive’s former design team. Andre announced his plans to retire this month. His departure is a significant […]

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Apple widens hiring freeze, bonus payment changes, cost-cutting measures throughout departments

You can be one of the most profitable companies in the world, but still need to put the brakes on hiring and spending from time to time. According to a number of sources that have spoken with Bloomberg, Apple has initiated a hiring freeze in several departments, as well as made changes to how it […]

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Apple faces class action lawsuit regarding 2016 MacBook Pro “Flexgate” defect

If you’re irate about technical difficulties with your 2016 MacBook Pro notebook, there could be some justice down the line. Apple is on the receiving end of a nationwide, class action lawsuit over a defect in the 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks. The suit, nicknamed “Flexgate,” is represented by Mahan Taleshpour et al. v. Apple, Inc., […]

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Apple component suppliers Goertek and Luxshare looking to expand AirPods, AirPods Pro production into Vietnam

This could help improve the number of AirPods and AirPods Pro in the wild. Component suppliers Goertek and Luxshare are reportedly seeking financial financial support to expand AirPods assembly in Vietnam, thereby allowing for more Apple products to be sourced from outside China. Per sources close to the story, Goertek and Luxshare are reportedly seeking […]

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Apple’s Greg Joswiak says Face ID could be coming to more Apple devices

Prior to the official launch of iOS 13 and its improved Face ID system, Apple’s Greg Joswiak stated that Touch ID isn’t going away any time soon. “Certainly, we’ll continue to put [Face ID] on more devices but also Touch ID will continue to have a role,” Joswiak told the UK’s Daily Express. “It’s a great technology […]