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AirPods Hardware Rumor

Analyst predicts second-get AirPods due in second half of 2018

Apple seems likely to release an upgraded version of the AirPods in the second half of 2018, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Per Kuo’s latest research note: Media reports over the past few days on brisk AirPods demand and Apple struggling to keep up with holiday season demand align with our findings and […]

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Apple Watch News Software Wearables

Apple quietly acquires Beddit, may be looking to include sleep tracking features in watchOS 4

Sometimes Apple makes small-but-cool acquisitions. Apple has snagged popular iOS sleep tracking platform and hardware maker Beddit. While specific details of the acquisition are unclear at this point, Beddit has updated the privacy policy on its website to announce the acquisition and note of a privacy policy change. The Beddit iOS app’s description was altered […]

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iPod Nano News

Apple initiates first-gen iPod nano replacement program, cites occasional battery overheating concerns

Sometimes you just have to make amends. Per MacRumors, Apple has initiated a replacement program for the first-generation iPod nano due to issues with the device’s battery overheating. The Cupertino, Calif.-based iPod maker first acknowledged the issue in 2008, offering replacements to customers who experienced overheating. The defect prompted investigations from several international government agencies, […]

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MacBook Air

First-Gen MacBook Air Owners Cite Flaw in Hinge Construction

Given what you paid for the first-gen MacBook Air notebook, Hulking out may be entirely permissible given the following news: a number of owners of the notebook have cited a fundamental flaw in the notebook’s hinge constructions. According to MacNN, a number of users on the Apple Discussions board have noted that, after several months […]