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iFixit posts 2021 Apple TV 4K teardown video, highlights potentially difficult path to replacing the Siri Remote’s battery

If you’re curious to know about the internal components of Apple’s 2021 Apple TV 4K, the extremely cool cats have completed yet another teardown, this time posting the following video: The report indicates that the main unit is exceptionally easy to get into, and features an A12 Bionic processor as well as an easily removed […]

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Rumor: Apple to begin mass production of Apple Silicon-based 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro units in second half of 2021

It looks as if two additional new Apple Silicon MacBook Pro notebooks are en route for the second half of 2021, the new rumor echoing previous hints as to upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch notebooks. Tuesday’s report fails to specify which MacBook Pro models will reach the assembly line, though predictions suggest Apple is primed to […]

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Rumor: Next-gen 14-inch, 16-inch MacBook Pros to feature mini LED displays, slimmer bezels

Per the rumor mill, Apple’s upcoming 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro could feature mini LED displays supplied by a firm called “Radiant” as well as slimmer bezels. Apple is expected to begin using mini LED backlights across most of its product lines in 2021, including in new MacBook Pros and iPad Pros. The […]

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Rumor: Entry-level iPad with larger 10.5-inch display, faster processor, and other improvements could debut in spring 2021

Apple is rumored to release an updated ninth-generation iPad featuring a larger 10.5-inch display and an A13 chip in spring of 2021. The report speculates that the updated iPad will be largely similar to the current eighth-generation iPad, but feature minor improvements, such as the previously mentioned larger display, A13 Bionic chip, 4GB of RAM, […]

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Developer launches Patreon project to finance native port of Linux for M1 Macs

This could turn into something interesting. Developer Hector Martin, also known as “marcan,” on Monday launched a Patreon account to fund his solo work on a Linux port for the new Apple Silicon Macs. Per Martin, the new M1-power Macs are capable of running Linux, but creating a working port is a major undertaking for […]