5 posts tagged ‘AppleCare’
Mac Liquid Detection
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Filipe Espósito (via Hacker News): macOS Sonoma 14.1 includes a new system daemon named “liquiddetectiond,” which, as the name suggests, can identify when the computer has been exposed to liquids. More specifically, this daemon runs in the background to collect liquid detection analysis from each USB-C port on the Mac.[…]While Apple may eventually implement an […]
Apple Watch Sales Paused Over Masimo Patent
Chance Miller (MacRumors, Hacker News): The Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 will no longer be available to purchase from Apple starting later this week.The move comes following an ITC ruling as part of a long-running patent dispute between Apple and medical technology company Masimo around the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor […]
Lessons From a Bad Apple Repair Experience
Ric Ford: It’s now clear that a new Mac, purchased directly from Apple, can fail completely and suddenly without any warning after running fine for a few weeks. Apple’s proprietary storage design means that a Mac failure is now also a storage failure that will prevent you from accessing any of your files in any […]
iPhone Parts Pairing
Tripp Mickle, Ella Koeze, and Brian X. Chen (via Hacker News): Unlike cars, which can be repaired with generic parts by auto shops and do-it-yourself mechanics, new iPhones are coded to recognize the serial numbers for original components and may malfunction if the parts are changed.This year, seven iPhone parts can trigger issues during repairs, […]
The Average Lifespan of a Smartphone
Isabel Rubio (via Hacker News): While Marcos Fernández managed to last six years with his previous device, the average lifespan of a smartphone is much lower. In Europe, for instance, it’s about three years, according to the European Environment Office (EEB). This figure is far less than the 25 years that a phone would need […]