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Apple to send out class action payment checks to cover MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard settlements, repairs

If you lived through the nightmare of Apple’s butterfly keyboard prior to the company’s conversion to its own chips in 2020, you’ve got a payment coming. Prior to the conversion to Apple Silicon chips and the current hardware, Apple’s butterfly keyboard was so bad that Apple issued a service program in 2018 that covered every […]

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More than 25 U.S. states, assorted territories exploring Appleā€™s digital IDs in Wallet feature

One of the most highly anticipated features announced at WWDC 2021 was support for storing IDs in the Apple Wallet program. Getting a bit closer to this goal, there are now nearly 30 U.S. states as well as assorted territories working towards adopting digital IDs for citizens. The TSA, which is currently running a pilot […]

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Burglars snag over $500,000 worth of equipment in Alderwood Mall Apple Store heist

You can’t say whoever did this wasn’t determined. In an organized operation, burglars recently cut through a wall of an adjoining shop to steal $500,000 from the Alderwood Mall Apple Store in Washington. The thieves made off with hundreds of iPhones, as well as iPads, and Apple Watches on the evening of Sunday, April 2. […]

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MacBook owners can now claim payouts following butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you own a MacBook Pro with a malfunctioning butterfly keyboard, it’s about time to collect the legal payout from Apple. Back in 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Jose, California, regarding the Butterfly Keyboard in MacBook models introduced between 2015 and 2019. The lawsuit was settled in November […]

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Judge agrees to Apple’s $50 million proposal to settle butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you had trouble with a MacBook Pro featuring a butterfly keyboard, you’re in luck. According to Law360, Apple’s plan to pay $50 million to settle a long running class-action lawsuit over the faulty butterfly keyboard today received preliminary approval from a California federal judge. The payment will include $13.6 million in attorney fees, up […]