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Engineer successfully installs USB-C charging port on AirPods case, looks to share project with like-minded users

This is pretty nifty. Engineer Ken Pillonel, the engineer who brought the world’s first iPhone with a USB-C connector, has managed to transition USB-C to the Apple AirPods charging case. The engineer has shared a YouTube video explaining how he successfully switched out the Lightning port on an AirPods charging case for a USB-C Port. […]

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Rumor: Apple could release 27-inch Apple Silicon iMac with mini-LED display in first half of 2022

Per the rumor mill, an updated 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon as well as a mini-LED display may be getting closer to release, as suppliers are said to be preparing small shipments of parts for the model. Per a paywalled DigiTimes article clipped by Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young, suppliers are said to […]

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2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, third-gen AirPods, and updated HomePod mini now available in retail stores

Apple’s newest MacBook Pro notebooks as well as the third-generation AirPods became available online and in Apple retail stores on Tuesday, alongside the HomePod mini, which is available in new colors. The 2021 MacBook Pro comes in 14-inch and 16-inch models and sport the new M1 Max and M1 Pro processors. The notebooks start at […]

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Rumor: 2021 MacBook Pro notebooks to feature significant redesign, 1080p webcam, standard 16GB of RAM

With Apple’s October 18th event having been officially announced, a flurry of last minute rumors as to the 2021 MacBook Pro have surfaced, the general consensus being that this year’s models will represent the first major redesign for Apple’s pro notebooks since the disastrous 2016 butterfly-keyboard generation. Various sources indicate that these new machines will […]

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Asahi Linux cites progress, says that Linux is now “usable as a basic desktop” on M1-based Macs

After almost a year of a project to port Linux to Apple’s M1-based Macs, the creators of the effort have stated that Linux is now “usable as a basic desktop.” According to the progress report of September, Asahi Linux is running better than ever, although it still lacks GPU acceleration on M1 Macs as the […]