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WWDC 2020: Apple Silicon Macs to include new boot, recovery options

Apple’s Silicon Macs will feature a new system for accessing macOS recovery and security options at startup, per a virtual WWDC session on Wednesday. While existing Macs include a number of macOS Recovery options at boot-up that are accessed using key combinations. For example, Command-R boots Macs in Recovery mode, and Command-Option-P-R resets the NVRAM. […]

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Apple releases watchOS 5.1 update

Alongside Apple’s release of iOS 12.1, the company also released watchOS 5.1. The update, which can be downloaded and installed via an Apple Watch and a paired iPhone, offers the following changes and fixes: – Apple Watch Series 4 automatically contacts emergency services if you are immobile for about a minute after detecting a hard […]

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Some users cite sporadic charging issues with iOS 12

A number of reports have indicated that iOS 12 could have a bug that causes periodic and random issues with devices not charging when plugged in to a power source, or placed on a wireless charging pad without user interaction. Approximately 108 users have comments on the issue with either the iPhone XS and iOS […]

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2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro’s True Touch functionality to external displays inactive when notebook is in clamshell mode

The cool news, as reported before, is that the new 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks feature True Tone displays that can automatically adjust the white balance of the MacBook Pro display to match the color temperature of the light around you, which, as Apple says, provides a more natural viewing experience. The feature is […]

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Samsung debuts LPDDR5 DRAM prototype, could include modules in future Apple products

Samsung has completed its first 10-nanometer 8-gigabit LPDDR5 DRAM prototype, a memory module that’s faster than previous generations that could be included in future iPhone models. The new memory module is claimed to have a data rate of up to 6,400 megabits per second, approximately 1.5 times as fast as the 4,266 megabit per second […]