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Rumor: Apple working with Contemporary Amperex Technology to develop car battery for automotive project

Another piece of the Apple Car project may have fallen into place. Apple is said to secretly be working with a Chinese firm on research and development of auto batteries, suggesting it may be interested in more than just software for self-driving cars, according to Yicai Global on Thursday. It’s rumored that Contemporary Amperex Technology […]

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Hardware iMac News Processors

YouTuber demonstrates how to upgrade base-model 5K iMac into top of the line powerhouse

If you’re looking to upgrade your new iMac, this is for you. YouTuber Quinn Nelson, also known as “SnazzyQ”, upgrades his $1,799 base-model Mid-2017 5K iMac into a machine that performs better in many respects than Apple’s most expensive iMac configuration, which comes to $5,299 before tax. While this WILL void your warranty, there’s something […]

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Apple Fun News

Apple Park Campus recreated in Minecraft video

While it’s still about a month before Apple starts moving employees into its new Apple Park campus, Minecraft aficionado Alex Westerlund has gone to extraordinary lengths and built a full scale model of the Apple Park campus in Minecraft. While we saw preliminary takes on this idea earlier this year, Westerlund’s newest video of the […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Leaked iPhone 6S schematic shows minimal exterior changes for next-gen handset

If nothing else, a leaked schematic should do the trick. The cool cats at Engadget Japan have published what’s apparently a schematic of the upcoming iPhone 6S, which came from a source in the Chinese supply chain. The schematic shows a handset with only minimal changes from the current iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

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Apple could be changing supply and demand/data measurement model with Apple Watch

Even if you have something that looks like it’s going to be a hit, there’s always the risk of forecasting the wrong sales numbers and producing too many units. Noted analyst and longtime Apple watcher Carl Howe has stated that while he expects the Apple Watch became an overnight multi-billion-dollar business when preorders began earlier […]