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iFixit publishes written and video teardowns of Vision Pro headset

Once again, the supremely cool cats at iFixit have torn into Apple’s newest hardware and have now published both a written as well as a video teardown of the new Apple Vision Pro headset, offering a list of the components to be found inside the mixed-reality headset. The teardown report reveals several internal components, including […]

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Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks offer improved thermal system, increased air flow

Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks feature an entirely new chassis and design, and one key improvement to be found compared to its predecessor is an improved thermal system. Apple says that the new thermal system in its latest high-end MacBooks is capable of moving 50 percent more air at lower fan speeds. […]

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iStat Menus reaches version 6.51, adds new features, capabilities

iStat Menus, one of the coolest Mac utilities out there, has reached version 6.51, which now offers the following bevy of features and monitoring services: ● System monitoring – uptime – memory (used, free, cache, system, per app) – CPU usage (total, per core, per app) – disk usage – ejecting external drives – battery […]

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MacBook Air falls 1,000 feet from airplane, survives

Your MacBook Air may be tougher than you think. Apparently, a South African pilot managed to drop his MacBook Air notebook from the light aircraft he was flying when the canopy flew open. The MacBook, along with his flying license and logbook, fell 1000 feet into the fields below–but amazingly survived the experience.

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iFixit programmer drills 60 small holes in MacBook Pro to help resolve overheating issues

This is somewhat psychotic. And it just might work. Per 9to5Mac, a programmer over at iFixit was able to resolve an overheating problem with a MacBook Pro notebook by drilling a ring of holes under each of its fans. With a 1/16” bit, the group drilled holes in the bottom case, under the fans (they […]