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Mitchel is the Deals Editor at MacRumors and has been writing for the site since 2014. Starting as a contributing writer, and then editor, he now oversees the day-to-day deals coverage for MR, which includes writing dedicated articles, updating deals guides and roundups, managing affiliate partnerships, and more.

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Lenovo Announces New 'ThinkPad' Docks Equipped With Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Ports

Wednesday December 28, 2016 7:16 am PST by
Lenovo recently announced a pair of docks in its "ThinkPad" accessory line, including one equipped with Thunderbolt 3 and one with USB-C (via Anandtech). The ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 dock includes a Thunderbolt 3 port, two DisplayPort options, HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, a headphone jack, and five USB-A 3.0 ports, with one that is always powered. Both images show the ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 dock ...
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Some AirPods Users Facing Battery Drain Issues With Charging Case

Wednesday December 28, 2016 6:09 am PST by
After the AirPods launched online and then arrived to the first set of customers earlier in December, some users have begun realizing that the charging case that comes with the headphones isn't holding Apple's advertised 24 hours of charge. In theory, the charging case should only lose noticeable amounts of charge when the AirPods are low on battery and recharging within the case, and when users...
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Apple Watch Owners Notified of Upcoming 'Ring In the New Year' Activity Achievement

Tuesday December 27, 2016 6:15 am PST by
Like it did on Thanksgiving, Apple today has begun notifying Apple Watch owners of a soon-to-launch Activity challenge, hoping to encourage users to get moving and work out in the new year. To earn the achievement, Apple Watch owners will have to close all three Activity rings each day for an entire week in January. Image via MacRumors forum member friednoodles The challenge should become...
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LEDVANCE Announces HomeKit-Enabled 'Sylvania Smart Multicolor Bulb' That Doesn't Need Central Hub

Tuesday December 27, 2016 5:50 am PST by
Smart home company LEDVANCE today announced the Sylvania Smart Multicolor A19 bulb, a HomeKit-enabled Wi-Fi smart light that users can control through Siri and the new Home app without the need of a separate hub. Because there's no hub installation, all users have to do is screw in the bulb into a light source and sync it with HomeKit to begin controlling the Sylvania lights. The hub-free...
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Apple's AI Team Publishes First Research Paper Focused on Advanced Image Recognition

Monday December 26, 2016 7:25 am PST by
Earlier in December, Apple announced that it would begin allowing its artificial intelligence and machine learning researchers to publish and share their work in papers, slightly pulling back the curtain on the company's famously secretive creation processes. Now, just a few weeks later, the first of those papers has been published, focusing on Apple's work in the intelligent image recognition...
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Apple Campus 2 Construction Progress Highlighted in New Holiday Update

Monday December 26, 2016 5:00 am PST by
As 2016 winds down, Matthew Roberts has uploaded one last update on Apple Campus 2 for the year, providing fans with the usual coverage on progress made to the central spaceship building and the land surrounding it. The video, representing the work on Apple Campus 2 for December 2016, was taken yesterday on Christmas. Solar panel installation is believed to be 65 percent complete now, up from...
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Target Sale Marks $150 Off 9.7-Inch and 12.9-Inch iPad Pro Models

Friday December 23, 2016 8:42 am PST by
Target today is having a sale on a collection of iPad models, including the most recent Wi-Fi versions of the 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. For the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Target has taken off $150, marking the 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB iPad down to $449.99, $549.99, and $649.99, respectively. Not every version of the iPad is available to ship, however. At the time of writing, for the 9.7-inch iPad ...
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Rumored March 2017 iPad Update in Question Due to Poor Chip Yield Rates

Friday December 23, 2016 7:44 am PST by
Sources in Apple's supply chain are suggesting that "lower-than-expected" yield rates for the 10-nanometer manufacturing process could "disrupt the schedule" of next year's iPad launch, previously rumored to be coming in March 2017 (via DigiTimes). Specifically, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung are said to be facing the biggest issues with their 10nm processes, and TSMC's in ...
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Spotify Updates Mac App With Full Touch Bar Support for MacBook Pro

Friday December 23, 2016 5:45 am PST by
The Spotify Mac app was recently updated with support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. Now, when Spotify is open users will be able to search, shuffle and repeat tracks, use traditional play/pause/skip controls, and adjust the app's volume. When in the background, the Touch Bar will update with a Spotify playback scrubbing tool as well as play and pause buttons similar to iTunes....
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'Super Mario Run' Survey Asks Players How Much Game Should Cost And If They Would Play a Sequel

Thursday December 22, 2016 9:23 am PST by
Nintendo recently began sending email surveys to a few Super Mario Run players who linked the iOS game with their My Nintendo account, MacRumors has learned. The 10-minute long survey asks basic questions pertaining to how users found out about the game, what modes they liked, and how much they are willing to pay for a game like Super Mario Run. The survey fluctuates between multiple choice...
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Apple Names Best-Selling Holiday Movies of All Time on iTunes, Including 'Elf' and 'The Polar Express'

Thursday December 22, 2016 7:05 am PST by
Apple today got in the holiday spirit by announcing the top five best-selling holiday movies of all time on iTunes, ever since the movie rental section of the digital marketplace opened in 2008. The top five highest grossing iTunes holiday movies are: Elf [Direct Link] - $9.99 HD Purchase / $3.99 HD Rental National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation [Direct Link] - $9.99 HD Purchase / $3.99...
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AirPods User Creates Charging Cradle With 3D Printer

Thursday December 22, 2016 6:16 am PST by
The launch of a new Apple product usually comes along with the debut of many third-party accessories, but the only viable option for AirPods currently being sold are cables that attach to each headphone to prevent drops. One alternative that might see fruition down the road by a few companies is a charging dock that cradles the AirPods case in one convenient place. This week, Reddit user...
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Redesigned Photos Web App on iCloud.com Now Available for Everyone

Thursday December 22, 2016 5:10 am PST by
After first testing out a new update to the Photos web app on the iCloud beta website earlier this month, Apple has now rolled out the update to all users (via Mac Generation). The overhaul to the app on iCloud.com introduces a macOS-like Photos experience with a sidebar that can be toggled on and off, and a scrollable thumbnail view of every photo in an album at the bottom of the site when...
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Uber Update Lets You Set a Friend's Location as a Ride Destination

Wednesday December 21, 2016 8:58 am PST by
Uber today announced an update to its app that makes it easier to hail a ride and set a destination directly to person in your iPhone contacts list. After syncing contacts to Uber, users can type a friend's name into the "Where To" box in the app, and Uber will then send a request to that person to share their location with you, which can be set as a destination. The app can also update...
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AirPods Tidbits: Hidden Apple Watch Features, Durability Test, and High Resale Prices

Wednesday December 21, 2016 6:53 am PST by
Apple's AirPods are now making their way into the hands of the first round of customers who ordered the wireless headphones last Tuesday, and more tidbits of information about the device have been shared online as users play around with Apple's newest product. Apple Watch Features One Apple Watch wearer noticed that when a call comes in through the wearable, there's a custom AirPods button ...
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Apple Tested Larger Battery and Gold Color Option on MacBook Pro, Lightning Port on MacBook

Tuesday December 20, 2016 6:07 am PST by
In a comprehensive new Bloomberg article diving into the slow refresh cycle of Apple's line of Mac computers, and how the company slowly "alienated Mac loyalists," a few interesting tidbits surfaced providing insight into what could have been for the Touch Bar MacBook Pro, as well as the 12-inch Retina MacBook. In the MacBook Pro line launched this past October, Apple planned to introduce...
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AirPods Teardown Reveals Charging Case May Have Been Cause of Delay

Tuesday December 20, 2016 4:56 am PST by
iFixit today published a teardown of Apple's AirPods, uncovering the internal components of both the AirPods themselves, and the charging case that comes with the headphones. Throughout the teardown, iFixit discovered a "hot mess" of close knit components within each AirPod, along with a few "quality issues" within the charging case that may be the reason for the months-long delay of the wireless ...
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VSCO Update Adds RAW Image Capturing and Editing on iOS 10 Devices

Tuesday December 20, 2016 4:01 am PST by
Popular photography app VSCO recently announced that users can now capture and edit images in RAW on the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and iPhone SE, while running iOS 10. Apple introduced the ability for third-party apps to support RAW shooting and editing in iOS 10, and began highlighting the professional photography feature soon after the launch of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus....
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Nintendo Share Prices Decline in Reaction to 'Super Mario Run' Pricing and Internet Connection Criticisms

Monday December 19, 2016 8:00 am PST by
Nintendo and developer DeNA's shares have declined over the weekend in reaction to negative user reviews facing the new mobile game Super Mario Run, which currently averages a 2.5/5 star rating on the iOS App Store, based on around 54,000 user reviews. Shares in DeNA have gone down 14 percent since Super Mario Run launched on December 15, while Nintendo's stock has fallen about 13 percent in the...
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Minecraft Launches on Apple TV Today for $19.99

Monday December 19, 2016 7:02 am PST by
Following a reveal during the "Hello Again" event in October, Mojang has now announced that Minecraft will officially launch today for the fourth-generation Apple TV. The exploration and crafting game is said to be "rolling out in all regions" throughout the day. Minecraft for Apple TV will also come with seven pieces of DLC, including Holiday 2015, Town Folk, and City Folk skin packs, along ...