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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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Leaked files outline NSA-sponsored hacker training, use of vulnerability within Safari web browser to gain access to devices

It’s interesting what the intelligence community gets up to in its day to day work. According to Spiegel Online International, the Politerain hiring process posted ads for candidates who wanted “to break things.” Politerain is not a project associated with a conventional company. It is run by a US government intelligence organization, the National Security […]

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iPhone 6 “Bendgate” scandal leads to copycat efforts

Never underestimate the power of stupidity in the face of an Internet trend. Per Daily Dot, two 15-year-old UK residents going by the names of “Kylie” and “Danny” recorded footage of themselves entering an iPhone 6 Plus and bending at least one iPhone 6 Plus handset, using the display table as leverage. Since the iPhone […]

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Rapper’s set at Microsoft retail store cut short, several display laptops damaged during performance

Well, this could have gone better. Still, if you provide an actual stage for a performer, then it tends to yield better results. Per Kotaku and allhiphop.com, a promotional performance by Cleveland-based rapper Machine Gun Kelly, a.k.a. MGK, at a Microsoft retail store in Atlanta ended abruptly after the artist jumped on showroom tables, smashing […]

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iFixit publishes teardown report of EarPods, finds more durable design

It’s the teardowns that tell you what Apple’s really been up to. Per the full report by iFixit, Apple’s newly redesigned Earpod headphones have been taken apart to reveal a more durable design that is more resistant to water and sweat damage. The teardown of Apple’s new EarPods was published on Tuesday and stated that […]