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iFixit publishes light saber teardown for Fourth of May

Because it’s the Fourth of May, iFixit is nifty and you should be aware of what’s inside your light saber. The coolest of felines at iFixit have published a full teardown of Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi’s light saber.

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Fun MacBook Air News

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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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: 12.9-inch “iPad Pro” to incorporate stylus for user input

The rumored 12.9-inch “iPad Pro” could be getting a stylus to go along with it. Per AppleInsider, well-regarded analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said numerous stylus-related patents filed by the Cupertino-based company and his own research lead him to believe the iPad maker will launch a stylus in the second quarter of this year […]

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DisplayMate tests find plausible, reflectance-based reasons as to why Apple may have opted not to install sapphire coating on iPhone 6 units

If you were ever wondering why the iPhone lacked a much-anticipated sapphire coating, the answer comes down to reflectance. Per Raymond Soneira, DisplayMate has published tests results concerning sapphire’s reflectance on assorted devices, the numbers standing for themselves. According to the tests, the new iPad Air returned a result of 2.5 percent screen reflectance, the […]

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Hardware iPad News

Displaymate performs Display Technology Shoot Out tests on iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, finds both impressive and disappointing results

The tests have been run, the results have come in and the answer may be a bit of a downer for iPad 3 mini owners. Over on displaymate.com, Raymond Soneira has just pitted Apple’s recently released iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 displays against each other in almost every category imaginable. The tests and […]