Apple Responds to Criticism Over iPhone’s ‘Parts Pairing’ Process

Apple today announced that customers and independent repair shops will be able to repair select iPhones with used genuine Apple parts starting later this year. Alongside the announcement, Apple’s hardware engineering chief John Ternus spoke with TechCrunch about the iPhone’s controversial “parts pairing” process. Repair website iFixit criticized Apple’s parts pairing process last year, and […]

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NVIDIA ‘unlaunches’ the RTX 4080 12GB GPU following widespread criticism

What you need to know NVIDIA has “unlaunched” the 12GB version of the RTX 4080 following widespread criticism from the PC community. Many argued that the presence of two 4080’s was confusing for consumers, and also that the considerably worse performance of the 12GB version made it seem like a rebranded version of an (currently […]

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Microsoft Hardwear clothing line draws criticism for high prices

What you need to know Microsoft recently launched a line of “hardwear” clothing inspired by Windows. You can order t-shirts, hats, jackets, and even “tech pants” through the online Xbox gear shop. The articles of clothing are rather expensive, with baseball hats costing $45 and t-shirts coming in at $60. In what is essentially the […]

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