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Apple improves shipping delivery estimates for some Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro buyers, changes status to “now shipping” in certain cases

The first of the Touch Bar-equpped MacBook Pro units look as if they’re about to ship on Friday, November 11th. A number of users have reported that Apple has started changing the status of several preorders from “processing” to “preparing for shipment”, which typically happens in the days before it ships and delivers orders to […]

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Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C ports becoming more prevalent on high-end PCs

Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C look like they’re making their way from the Mac to high-end PCs. Where Thunderbolt 3 is concerned, the port is suddenly beginning to show up in high-end offerings from just about every major PC OEM, starting with some Lenovo workstation laptops and Dell’s new XPS lineup and continuing in laptops […]

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Leaked images, training documents show Apple merchandise headed to Staples for late March

The Apple stuff you’ve been hankering for Staples to carry should be there by late March. Per Mac Rumors, a series of screenshots from training materials for Staples sales associates. The screens describe sales curricula for the iPhone 5, Apple TV, and Mac notebooks. Those materials showed that the training modules needed be completed by […]

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Canadian thieves rob Vancouver-area Apple Store location using bear spray as weapon

If you’re going to steal thousands of dollars worth of Apple products north of the border, remember to bring along bear spray. Per the National Post, thieves armed with bear spray hit the Oakridge Mall Apple Store in Vancouver just before closing in Monday, spraying roughly 40 people and making off with an unknown number […]

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Scientists looking into methods of boosting consumer battery strengths via millions of tiny holes

Even if you’d like to throw your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s battery through a wall on occasion, there’s hope. Per BBC News, a new battery development technique could allow batteries for phones and notebooks to recharge up to ten times faster and hold a charge ten times larger than current technology allows. Scientists at Northwestern […]