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iFixit 16-inch MacBook Pro teardown published, highlights “lid angle sensor” on new notebook

This is pretty nifty. Within iFixit’s full teardown of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, the company located new features such as a new thermal architecture and a new “lid angle sensor” that presumably monitors the opening and closing of the notebook and the precise position of the lid.  The report also noted a magnet embedded […]

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Apple’s Phil Schiller discusses 16-inch MacBook Pro Magic Keyboard changes, improvements, says Butterfly Keyboard will continue to be a purchase option

Apple Vice President of Worldwide Marketing on Wednesday highlighted the Magic Keyboard found in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. Schiller stated that the new keyboard has been in development for some years. “[The Butterfly keyboard] had some things it did really well,” said Schiller, “like creating a much more stable key platform. It felt more flat […]

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iFixit releases full teardown of AirPods Pro earbuds

The cool cats at iFixit have performed and documented their teardown of the new $249 AirPods Pro earbuds, noting some amazing stuff in there as well as awarding it the same zero repairability score of both generations of the original AirPods. Despite the replaceable $4-per-pair proprietary silicone tips that provide noise isolation and an improved […]

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Apple releases HomePod 13.2.1 update, looks to resolve “bricking” issue created by HomePod 13.2

Just hang on for a while and an update will emerge. Apple on Wednesday released the HomePod 13.2.1 update. The patch comes as a response to the company’s 13.2 update, which led to some HomePod units becoming non=functional. If you installed 13.2 after it was released last Monday, the HomePod could be bricked if you […]

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Apple warns of potentially fatal conflict between HomePod and iOS 13.2

As nifty as the newly-released iOS 13.2 update may be, there appear to be some significant conflicts between the new operating system and the HomePod. In an updated support document, Apple is urging that anyone using a HomePod with the newest iOS 13.2 update does not reset their device or attempt to remove it from the Home app. […]