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iPhone 12 Size Comparison

See the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Max side-by-side with all modern iPhones.

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iPhone 12 brings night mode to selfies!

How to Measure Height with iPhone 12 Pro

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Apple Releases SuperDrive Firmware Update 2.1

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Amidst the iPhone lead up, Apple has released SuperDrive Firmware Update 2.1:

About SuperDrive Firmware Update 2.1
The SuperDrive Update improves readability of certain CD media. The updater application will be installed in the /Applications/Utilities folder. Please follow the instructions in the updater application to complete the update process.

The 12MB updates is intended for Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later and any of these models

- MacBook Pro Core Duo (15 -inch 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz, or 2.16GHz)
- MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo (15 -inch 2.16GHz or 2.33GHz)
- MacBook Core Duo (13 -inch 1.83GHz or 2.0GHz)
- MacBook Core 2 Duo (13 -inch 1.83GHz or 2.0GHz)

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