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iFixit posts iPad Air 3 teardown report, notes improved battery, upgraded display, other changes

Late Wednesday, the super cool cats at iFixit published their full teardown of the iPad Air 3, complete with x-rays for good measure. Per the teardown “Our first peek inside reveals an internal layout that’s rather different from Airs past, featuring a central logic board—as seen in certain Pro iPads […] [That’s not the only […]

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iFixit posts iPad mini 5 teardown, highlights similar battery, updated camera system, Bluetooth 5.0 and 3GB of RAM

Once again, the cool cats at iFixit have torn down the new iPad mini and posted a full report of their findings. The iPad mini 5 has been dissected, the 7.9-inch tablet looking nearly identical to its iPad mini 4 predecessor, the only external differences being the new “A2133” model number on the back, as […]

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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 […]

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McAffee June 2017 Threat Report shows uptick in adware for Macs

The new McAffee June 2017 Threat Report is in and it indicates that the trend in Mac malware isn’t slowing down. There were nearly 250,000 new instances of macOS malware in the first quarter of 2017, bringing the total for the quarter to just over 700,000. While Macs have never been fully immune to viruses […]

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Qualcomm could consider “nuclear option” in ongoing royalty dispute with Apple

Things are getting ugly between Apple and Qualcomm. Qualcomm, which has been in a heated dispute with Apple over patent royalty payment, may exercise the nuclear option by asking the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) to block iPhone imports. At the root of the dispute between Apple and Qualcomm are cellular communication technology patents […]