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Rumor: Apple to replace 3.5mm headphone jack with Lightning port, faster processor in next-gen iPhone SE

According to the rumor mille, Apple will release an updated iPhone SE in May. The rumors apparently surfaced from case makers who spoke with Japanese website Mac Otakara at the Global Sources Mobile Electronics trade show in Hong Kong last week. The case makers said the second-generation model will retain the same physical size as […]

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Apple Pencil Education Hardware iPad News Processors retail

Apple announces new 9.7-inch iPad priced at $329 for the general market, $299 for the education market

The new iPad has been announced and it’s got a lot going for it. Apple’s new 9.7-inch tablet, will retail for $329 in the regular market and retail for $299 in the education market. The marquee feature of the new iPad is support for Apple Pencil, the company’s stylus previously reserved for the iPad Pro. […]

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Hardware iMac Pro News Processors

iFixit releases 5K iMac Pro teardown

The cool cats at iFixit have completed and posted their full teardown of the long-awaited 5K iMac Pro and discovered the following nifty features and components: – The iMac Pro features a massive dual fan cooler to help keep the CPU and GPU cool. The computer is also notably quiet, even when performing intensive operations […]

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Developer Hardware iMac Processors Rumor Siri

Rumor: macOS code base hints at possible “Hey Siri” functionality, A10 Fusion co-processor for iMac Pro

It’s just a rumor right now, but it’s got some interesting sources behind it. Developers Guilherme Rambo and Stephen Troughton-Smith, who’ve been exploring the macOS, have found references to the “Hey Siri” function in the code base with support for multiple user accounts, just as macOS has long supported user switching. At present, it’s been […]

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Craig Federighi confirms that Apple will add Apple File System support for Fusion Drives

This is a bit of good news, even if it lacks a specific date as to when it will be implemented. Following up on news that the first version of macOS High Sierra limited the Apple File System to Macs featuring all-flash built-in storage and excluded iMacs and Mac mini machines that feature Fusion Drives, […]