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All 270 U.S. Apple Store locations reported as “open” as of March 1st, 2021, pandemic safety measures remain in place

All 270 U.S. Apple Store locations have now reopened in one capacity or another since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. Apple closed every Apple Store outside of Greater China on March 13, 2020 and has been opening and closing them since. The locations have reopened as of March 1, and the […]

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Apple Silicon-based MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini now available for purchase online and at retail locations

Apple’s spiffy new M1-powered gear is now available online and via retail. The company announced that the Apple Silicon-based MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini, each featuring the M1 chip, are now available via the Apple Store web site and open retail locations. The 13-inch MacBook Air with an M1 chip starts at $999, the […]

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Apple to reopen some U.S. retail locations that were closed again after COVID-19 surge

Apple has apparently begun informing retail store employees of its plan to open some Apple Store retail locations that have been closed twice over due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there’s no exact word of which locations will be reopening at this time, employees have been informed to expect imminent store openings this week. Following […]

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Apple patent describes potential two-way wireless Qi charging without the need for a Lightning connection

The wireless iPhone charger you’ve always wanted could be in the works. Per a recent patent that was filed in May 2019, Apple is working on a two-coil wireless charging technology for an iPhone battery case that could charge without using the Lightning connector. Current Smart Battery Case models can charge themselves wirelessly, but use a built-in […]

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iFixit publishes AirPods 2 teardown report, reports low repairability factor

The good news is that the cool cats at iFixit recent completed and posted a teardown of Apple’s AirPods 2 headphones to gauge how repairable they were. The bad news is that they’re at the low end of repairability among Apple’s products. Per the report: “Let’s get the second of those points out of the […]