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Apple advises Chinese customers to avoid counterfeits, opt for genuine Apple products after charger-related incidents

Sometimes it’s best to stick with the genuine article. After a pair of iPhone-related electrocutions in China allegedly caused by unauthorized third-party chargers, Apple has added a section to its Chinese website helping users identify official iOS device chargers as well as advised users to charge its devices with genuine Apple chargers according to CNET. […]

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Happy Memorial Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!

Ladies and gentlemen, the staff of the PowerPage will be taking Memorial Day off to spend time with friends and families. And while there’ll obviously be some Mac and iOS device use, they’ll also be in pursuit of tasty barbecue as well. So, take some time today, spend it with the people close to you […]

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Apple apparently hiring personnel for iWork for iOS development, QA, HiDPI engineers sought

There may be new life for iWork on the horizon. Per AppleBitch, a handful of recently discovered job listings suggest a possible next-generation iWork software suite may soon see release, with the latest postings asking for specialists in quality assurance, one of the final steps in software building. While some of the listings date back […]

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AppleCare, AppleCare+ to undergo significant changes this fall, feature updated warranty policies, in-store iOS device repairs

You’re going to see some changes in AppleCare this fall. Per AppleInsider, in a town hall session held on Thursday, Apple informed tech staff that major changes to the AppleCare and AppleCare+ service programs will be enacted starting this fall, with a broadening of current policies likely to cut costs and make the service more […]

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Previous Apple patent applications reveal plans for line of wearable computing devices

You know that whole iWatch thing? It could be just the tip of the iceberg where Apple and wearable technologies are concerned. Per AppleInsider and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the company is secretly developing an entire wearable/attachable computing platform and ecosystem comprised of wireless sensing systems for monitoring not only sports activity, […]