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MacTech and MacNews won’t be updated today, but we’ll be back on our usual schedule tomorrow (Tuesday Jan. 2.)
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Apple announces battery replacement program for iPhone 6 and later models
Apple has published an apology letter to customers in regards to “Batterygate” for slowing down older phones to compensate for erratic battery performance. The letter starts off this way:
“We’ve been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process. We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize.
“There’s been a lot of misunderstanding about this issue, so we would like to clarify and let you know about some changes we’re making.”
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Kool Kools: Concrete cases
The ONOTONE (www.onetone.com) concrete series for iPhone and MacBook is here, and it’s handmade with real cement.
The Concrete series is available for all models of iPhone and MacBook family. Each item is hand-crafted with real cement and the texture remains completely unique from each other.
The Concrete iPhone case is made with a thin handmade layer of cement and PC material without adding any bulk. It provides easy access to all controls of iPhone. Concrete MacBook skin is less than 1.5mm in thickness and handmade with pure cement.
Read MoreStandalone VR headset shipments to top 1.5 million in 2018
Canalys (www.canalys.com) forecasts that standalone smart VR headset shipments will pass 1.5 million in 2018, and grow with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 140% to reach 9.7 million units in 2021.
Read MoreAmazon, Google dominate the smart speaker market
The rate of adoption of smart speakers continues to defy expectations and there are clear signs that the market is starting to move from the early adopter phase to hitting the mass market, according to Strategy Analytics (www.strategyanalytics.com). What’s more, the Chinese market for smart speakers will receive a kick-start in quarter fourth thanks to aggressive pricing and promotions around Chinese Singles’ Day of devices from Alibaba, Xiaomi and JD.com as well as the much anticipated launch of Baidu’s first Duer OS speaker, the research group adds.
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