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Apple repeats NAND SSD slowdown issue with 256GB drive aboard the $1,299 15-inch MacBook Air

Apple may have made the same snafu with its base model SSD with its new 15-inch MacBook Air that it made with the 13-inch version of the notebook. The SSD, which features a single 256GB NAND chip, offers slower SSD read and write speeds when compared to the other models with more storage available. The […]

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Benchmark testing, disassembly notes slower SSD read/write performance on base model 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro

This probably wasn’t what you were expecting with a new M2-based 13-inch MacBook Pro. The $1,299 base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring 256GB of storage has significantly slower SSD read/write speeds compared to an equivalent previous-generation model. According to YouTube channels Max Tech and Created Tech, which ran tests on the new units […]

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Apple assures UK watchdog group it will notify consumers if iOS upgrades lead to device slowdowns

Although it’s been more than a year after the original issue, Apple is still contending with flak over the company’s decision to throttle older iPhone speeds in conjunction with aging batteries. As such, a consumer watchdog group in the UK announced that Apple has agreed to notify customers if future iOS updates will affect an […]

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Apple to freeze hiring in some sections of the company following anticipated revenue miss

Sometimes you have to tighten the belt a bit, even when your company was recently valued at a cool trillion smackers. Apple will reportedly reduce the number of people it is going to hire. The decision follows its much-discussed revenue miss for the last quarter and concerns about iPhone sales numbers. Following Tim Cook’s recent […]

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Apple’s 2018 i9-power Touch Bar MacBook Pro may include thermal issues that can throttle performance

Apple could have a bit of a thermal issue to contend with when it comes to its top of the line 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. The notebook, which features an i9 processor, may look amazingly fast on paper, but could throttle and slow down dramatically under a heavy workload. Per YouTube reviewer David Lee, […]