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Archive of December 25th to 29th, 2017 News Go to Current News Page
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- Mid-Spec iMac Pro Review (8-core/64GB RAM/2TB SSD/Vega 64) (martin bailey)
(If you missed it on Dec. 12th, here's some iMac Pro real world app tests)
- OWC Tears Down iMac Pro, Announces Future Memory Upgrade Programs (sponsor blog)
- A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance (Apple)
Includes notes on a reduced price battery replacement for iPhone 6 or later:
- Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement from $79 to $29 - for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, available worldwide through December 2018. Details will be provided soon on apple.com.
(original press release had battery replacement starting in January.)
- Early in 2018, we will issue an iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone's battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting performance."
(Apple also mentions a new support article on iPhone Battery and Performance.)
- Apple's Lisa Operating System going Open Source in 2018 (gizmodo)
- Firmware Update for OWC Aura SSDs (version 2.3.15.1067)
(version is same as was listed on a late Dec. 2017 blog post.)
For OWCSSDAB2MB02, MB05 and MB10 part numbers.
Affected Mac Model IDs: MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2
- Lists fixes for MacOS 10.13 EFI Update, Hibernation Issues,
and Cold boot issue on MacBookAir 6,1 and 6,2
- 58 Apple Patents covering Bokeh Effect, Inductive Charging, Liquid Metal & Watch Heart Rate Estimation (patently apple)
- SimCity Complete Edition: Crashing after updating to 10.13 (aspyr)
- Stunning MacBook Touch concept - the hybrid machine Apple will never make (bgr)
- Lawsuits over Apple slowing down older iPhones with aging batteries (nbc)
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Page of How-To, Troubleshooting & Tips for Mac/OS X/iOS Users from Airplay to Thunderbolt.
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