iFixit finished tearing down the mid-2018 13-inch Touch Bar MacBook Pro and along with the redesigned keyboard they found a higher capacity battery, a T2 chip, and no chance for user upgrades.
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Apple Seeds macOS Mojave Developer Beta 4, Supports 2018 MacBook Pro Models
The biggest known change is support for the new 2018 MacBook Pro models that shipped last week.
Apple Leadership Page Gets Memoji Makeover for World Emoji Day
Apple redid its executive profiles using the upcoming Memoji feature in iOS 12 for iPhone X (and new iPhone models to be announced this fall), all as part of its World Emoji Day celebration/blitz.
Cell Phone Carriers Share Your Location With Cops
To whom and for what purpose? Everything from preventing credit card fraud to providing roadside assistance…or surveillance.
Apple Highlights Fitness in Apple Watch 'Close Your Rings' Ads
Apple’s latest collection of ads, called “Close Your Rings,” highlights people with different fitness lifestyles using their Apple Watch to stay on top of their daily activity.
An iPhone Just Survived a 1,000-foot Drop With No Damage
There is no indication if the iPhone had a case or not.
Apple Celebrates World Emoji Day with Animated Look at Hair Options in iOS 12
The company showed off new animals, foods, and characters, as well as this great animated look at new hair options for emojis.
MDM Hack Targeted 13 iPhones With Malicious Apps
Cisco’s Talos Intelligence Group discovered the MDM hack.
Amazon Slashes Echo Smart Speaker Prices for Amazon Prime Day
It’s Amazon Prime Day, so that means you can get deals on tons of products, including the company’s own Echo product line.
2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro Keyboard Gets Potentially Dust-proof Barrier
Apple’s new Touch Bar MacBook Pro, released last week, has a new keyboard that appears to be redesigned to fix the failure issue plaguing the 2016 and 2017 models.
Apple Launches Chinese Clean Energy Fund
Ten suppliers will jointly invest in Climate Change Solutions in China.
Breaking: Adobe is Building a Full Version of iPad Photoshop
I say this with sarcasm because the company can barely optimize it for Macs.
We've Got a Sneak Peak at the 2018 iDevices
If we take the Eurasian patent database at face value, we might see three iPhones and two iPads.
New Touch Bar MacBook Pro Supports True Tone on Some External Displays
Apple’s just released 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro is the first with a True Tone display, and that extends to a couple external displays, too.
Apple Highlights Apple Pay Cash in Three New Ads
Apple has three new short ads showing off Apple Pay Cash. They’re all 15 seconds long and highlight different scenarios where using the feature could be handy.
Apple Music's Carpool Karaoke Snags Shortform Emmy Nomination, Up Against SNL, Daily Show, Tonight Show
Apple Music snagged an Emmy nomination in the shortform variety series category for its adaptation of Carpool Karaoke.
Apple Photo Printing Service Has Been Discontinued
The Apple photo printing service has been discontinued. Previously this was a service in the Photos app on macOS.
Heads Up Students, the 2018 Apple Student Discount is Here
The 2018 Apple Student Discount is here. Buy a Mac or iPad Pro for college, and get a free pair of Beats headphones.
Apple Discontinues 2015 MacBook Pro
If you’re in the market for Apple’s 2015 MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 2 and MagSafe 2 you better act fast because it’s been discontinued.
Apple Unveils Blackmagic eGPU for MacBook Pro
Along with new Touch Bar MacBook Pro models, Apple unveiled a new Blackmagic eGPU that’s available only through its own stores.
Apple Intros Leather Sleeve for 13-inch, 15-inch MacBook Pro
The just announced new MacBook Pro models are getting a little bling because Apple also released new leather sleeves for its 13-inch and 15-inch laptops.
Apple Updates Touch Bar MacBook Pro with 32 GB RAM, New Keyboard
Apple released updated 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar MacBook Pro models with up to 32 GB RAM, a redesigned keyboard, new processors, and more.
Should Siri Be More Gender Neutral?
Should Siri be more gender neutral? That’s what Laura Sydell writes about for NPR. Siri, Alexa, and Cortana started out as female.
iOS 11.4.1 Crashing Bug Caused by "Political Code"
Security researcher Patrick Wardle wrote a blog post figuring out what could’ve happened.