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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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Apple iOS 26 and Xcode 26 Reveal New Developer Tools (4)

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World of Warcraft: Midnight Expansion Unveils New Cinematic, Features (5)

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Fallout Season 2 trailer teases iconic characters and new remaster elements (6)

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BioShock studio shakeup as layoffs coincide with Fergusson’s appointment (4)

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Indiana Jones arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 with new game (4)

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Google’s Pixel 10 Event: Leaks, Live Updates and Watch Details (4)

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Lego Batman Game Teases Arkham-Inspired Experience (4)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Launch Details and Feature Updates (17) hot

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Sekiro Anime Official Reveal with 60-Second Trailer (5)

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UK regulators push for age verification on VPN services (6)

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Sony expands Inzone PC gaming peripherals with new lineup (5)

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Teases Special Announcement This Week (6)

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Kirby Air Riders Announced for Switch 2 Launch Date Revealed (11) hot

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Leaked Code Points to Apple Watch Integrating Touch ID (5)

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Databricks eyes $100 billion valuation amid AI growth surge (5)

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Silicon Valley panics over NYC mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani (4)

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Rumors suggest iPhone may phase out Camera Control feature (4)

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Starling Bank acquires Ember to boost SME accounting (4)

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Microsoft embeds Copilot into Excel spreadsheet cells (4)

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Intel receives $2B lifeline through SoftBank deal (6)

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Apple expands repair programs in Canada (5)

In Detail Full day, Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Timezone: America/Chicago

Apple iOS 26 and Xcode 26 Reveal New Developer Tools

Apple is stirring up its annual refresh by rolling out an updated iOS 26 beta packed with new features—because who doesn’t love bugs before launch? Meanwhile, Xcode 26 is teasing ChatGPT-like alternatives to make developers’ lives “easier.” These coordinated moves underscore Apple’s persistent drive to elevate both user and developer experiences.

#software #apple #ios

Spotify Debuts Playlist Mixing Tool Ahead of Apple Music AutoMix

6 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Spotify Debuts Playlist Mixing Tool Ahead of Apple Music AutoMix

6 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

iOS 26 Beta Cheat Sheet: What You Should Know About the Next Major iPhone Update

6 months / cnet / Zachary McAuliffe

In Xcode 26, Apple shows first signs of offering ChatGPT alternatives

6 months / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

World of Warcraft: Midnight Takes Players Back to a Refreshed Quel'Thalas in the Battle Against the Void

Rebekah Valentine / ign - At Gamescom Opening Night Live, we just got a look at the opening cinematic for the next World of Warcraft expansion: Midnight. And with it, we got a taste of what to expect at the focal point of the expansion's start: Quel'Thalas, and the Blood Elf city …

#gaming #entertainment #bethesda #vfx

WoW: Midnight Opening Cinematic Once Again Puts The Sunwell Under Siege

6 months / gamespot / Cameron Koch

World of Warcraft: Midnight Takes Players Back to a Refreshed Quel'Thalas in the Battle Against the Void

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

In World Of Warcraft: Midnight, What's Old Is New Again

6 months / gamespot / Cameron Koch

WoW Player Housing Will Launch With Patch 11.2.7, But Not In Full

6 months / gamespot / Cameron Koch

WoW: Midnight Is Finally Making Transmog Much Cheaper And More Convenient

6 months / gamespot / Cameron Koch

Fallout Season 2 Trailer Reveals First-Look at a Deathclaw, Mr. House, and a Release Date

Wesley Yin-Poole / ign - Fallout Season 2 has its debut trailer fresh from Opening Night Live 2025, revealing a first look at the hotly anticipated Amazon TV show and confirming a December 17, 2025 release date.

#gaming #entertainment #bethesda #vfx

Fallout 4K Blu-Ray Deal - Catch Up Before Season 2's December Premiere

6 months / gamespot / Steven Petite

Fallout S2 teaser brings us to New Vegas

6 months / arstechnica / Jennifer Ouellette

Fallout season two has a teaser trailer and a December 17 release date

6 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Fallout Season 2 Trailer Reveals First-Look at a Deathclaw, Mr. House, and a Release Date

6 months / ign / Wesley Yin-Poole

The First Trailer For Fallout’s Second Season Includes Mr. House And A Deathclaw

6 months / kotaku / Zack Zwiezen

Fallout Season 2 Trailer Suggests It'll Be The New Vegas Remaster Everyone's Been Asking For

6 months / gamespot / Chris Compendio

BioShock Studio Cloud Chamber Undergoes Layoffs, Appoints Rod Fergusson New BioShock Head

Rebekah Valentine / ign - 2K Games is laying off an unknown number of individuals at BioShock studio Cloud Chamber, as it undergoes efforts to "rework" its upcoming new BioShock game.

#gaming #entertainment #business #layoffs

Former Gears of War and Diablo head Rod Fergusson is now in charge of BioShock

6 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

BioShock 4 Studio Laying Off Devs As Diablo Boss Takes Over

6 months / gamespot / Blair Marnell

Struggling BioShock 4 Studio Taps Ex-Diablo Boss Rod Fergusson Amid Layoffs

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

BioShock Studio Cloud Chamber Undergoes Layoffs, Appoints Rod Fergusson New BioShock Head

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is Xbox's First Nintendo Switch 2 Game

Tom Phillips / ign - The brilliant Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be Microsoft's first game designed for Switch 2, and it'll launch for Nintendo's new console next year.

#software #gaming #entertainment #nintendo

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to the Switch 2

6 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Switch 2 Will Get Indiana Jones But Not Until Next Year

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is Xbox's First Nintendo Switch 2 Game

6 months / ign / Tom Phillips

Indiana Jones And The Order Of Giants Looks Like The Best Of The Great Circle, And It's Coming To Nintendo Switch 2 Too

6 months / gamespot / Alessandro Barbosa

Google’s Pixel 10 Event: Leaks, Live Updates and Watch Details

Google’s highly anticipated Pixel 10 unveiling event is drawing attention as leaks, live updates and previews offer fresh insight into the new Pixel devices. Enthusiasts can now follow watch instructions and speculative details as the tech giant gears up for its grand Made by Google 2025 launch.

#google #android #gadget

Made by Google Pixel 10 Event Watch Party: Watch the New Phone Reveals With Us Tomorrow

6 months / cnet / Bridget Carey

Made by Google 2025 Live: Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, Gemini News and Android 16

6 months / cnet / David Lumb

Live Updates From the ‘Made by Google’ Pixel Event

6 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

Made by Google 2025: What to expect from Google’s new Pixel hardware

6 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Looks Like The Arkham Game We've Been Waiting For

Alessandro Barbosa / gamespot - At Gamescom ONL, developer TT Games revealed its latest game, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. Following on from the studio's work with other properties, such as The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, this latest instalment promises to be the definit…

#gaming #entertainment #dcstudios

Lego Batman Returns in a New Game Packed With Bat-Nostalgia

6 months / gizmodo / Germain Lussier

New Lego Batman Game Looks Like The Arkham Sequel We’ve Wanted

6 months / kotaku / Kenneth Shepard

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Announced, Featuring Open World Gotham

6 months / ign / Tom Phillips

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Looks Like The Arkham Game We've Been Waiting For

6 months / gamespot / Alessandro Barbosa

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives on November 14

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will launch on November 14. Microsoft revealed the release date for the upcoming shooter sequel alongside a new trailer during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025. Notably, while Black Ops 7 will be on PC, PlayStation and Xbox at…

#gaming #entertainment #playstation

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 -- See Wall-Running And Active Camo In Action, Plus Other Major Multiplayer Changes

6 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Preoders Live, Includes Cross-Gen And Early Beta Access

6 months / gamespot / Brendan Hesse

How To Unlock Reznov Skins In CoD: Black Ops 6 And Warzone

6 months / gamespot / S.E. Doster

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Looks Trippy As Hell In First Trailer

6 months / kotaku / Zack Zwiezen

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Was Developed in Parallel to Black Ops 6

6 months / ign / Simon Cardy

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dev Responds to Generative AI Backlash: 'Not Replace, but Streamline'

6 months / ign / Simon Cardy

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dev Responds to ‘Lazy’ Accusations and Battlefield 6: 'Let's All Have Fun'

6 months / ign / Simon Cardy

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Devs “Paying Attention” to Community Feedback on Goofy Skins

6 months / ign / Simon Cardy

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 New Trailer Reveals Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies Details, Release Date, and Much More — Here’s Everything You Need to Know

6 months / ign / Wesley Yin-Poole

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Adds A New 20v20 Mode With Wingsuits And Grappling Hooks

6 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Release Date Set For November, CoD Next Coming In September

6 months / gamespot / S.E. Doster

CoD: Black Ops 7 Aims To Make Sharing Weapon Builds Easier Than Ever

6 months / gamespot / S.E. Doster

CoD: Black Ops 7 Will Let You Level Up And Earn Rewards In Its New Campaign Endgame

6 months / gamespot / S.E. Doster

CoD: Black Ops Again? Black Ops 7 Does Plenty To Avoid Feeling Like DLC

6 months / gamespot / S.E. Doster

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives on November 14

6 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta: Start Date, How To Get In, And Everything Else To Know

6 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

Even Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Won't Get Xbox To Price A Game At $80 - Report

6 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

Sekiro Anime Officially Revealed, Watch The First Trailer Here

Darryn Bonthuys / gamespot - The anime adaptation of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has officially been revealed as Sekiro: No Defeat. Debuting at Gamescom Opening Night Live, From Software parent company Kadokawa--alongside anime streaming platform Crunchyroll and animation studios Qzil.…

#gaming #streaming #entertainment

FromSoft's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is becoming an anime

6 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

'Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' Anime Will Hit Crunchyroll in 2026

6 months / cnet / Kourtnee Jackson

Sekiro Anime Gets 60-Second Reveal And It Looks Slick

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

FromSoftware’s Sekiro Gets the Anime Treatment via Crunchyroll in 2026 — Here’s the Debut Trailer and First-Look Images

6 months / ign / Wesley Yin-Poole

Sekiro Anime Officially Revealed, Watch The First Trailer Here

6 months / gamespot / Darryn Bonthuys

UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The call comes as governments go to war with the anonymous web.

#government #uk #internet #privacy

Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality Here we go again. Whenever policy makers insist that there’s some “nerd harder” solution to tricky societal problems, actual experts have to spend a ridiculous amount of time explain

6 months / bsky / @techdirt.com / techdirt.com

Privacy‑Preserving Age Verification Falls Apart On Contact With Reality

6 months / techdirt / Mike Masnick

UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole

6 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

But of course gizmodo.com/uk-official-...

6 months / bsky / @antihippy.bsky.social / antihippy.bsky.social

UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole

6 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

End well, this won't: UK commissioner suggests govt stops kids from using VPNs

6 months / theregister / Carly Page

Sony just launched five new PC gaming peripherals, so I tried them all at once

Cameron Faulkner / theverge - Sony is finally ready to take on the likes of SteelSeries, Razer, and Logitech with its InZone brand of PC gaming accessories. While InZone started with monitors and headsets in 2022, with a few new products since then (including its great InZone Buds and…

#hardware #gaming #playstation

Sony just launched five new PC gaming peripherals, so I tried them all at once

6 months / theverge / Cameron Faulkner

Sony Inzone launches new peripherals in collaboration with Fnatic

6 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Sony dives deeper into PC gaming with a new keyboard and mouse

6 months / pocket-lint / Ian Carlos Campbell

Sony Inzone H9 II Review: The Best-Sounding Gaming Headset for PC and PS5

6 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Sony Unveils First Gaming Keyboard, Mouse, And More New PC Gear

6 months / gamespot / Steven Petite

Get ready for Silksong’s ‘special announcement’ on Thursday

Jay Peters / theverge - Prepare your best clown makeup: Team Cherry, the developers of Hollow Knight: Silksong, will be making a “special announcement” about the game on Thursday at 10:30AM ET. The announcement will be shown on Team Cherry’s YouTube channel, and the premiere lin…

#gaming #entertainment #playstation #nintendo

Hollow Knight: Silksong Shows Up at Gamescom: Opening Night Live With Almost 30 Seconds of New Gameplay, as a Treat

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

Get ready for Silksong’s ‘special announcement’ on Thursday

6 months / theverge / Jay Peters

There's a Hollow Knight: Silksong livestream on April 21 at 10:30AM ET

6 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Hollow Knight Silksong Is Teasing A "Special Announcement" This Week

6 months / gamespot / Moises Taveras

The Hollow Knight: Silksong Drought Is Finally Over As Devs Tease ‘Special Announcement’

6 months / kotaku / Kenneth Shepard

Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer Teases 'Special Announcement' Later This Week

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

Nintendo Announces Kirby Air Riders Release Date

Tom Phillips / ign - Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 exclusive Kirby Air Riders will launch on November 20, 2025.

#gaming #entertainment #nintendo

Kirby Air Riders Is Cheaper Than Forgotten Land's Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

6 months / gamespot / Steven Petite

Kirby Air Riders looks more like a party game than just another racer https://kotaku.com/kirby-air-riders-switch-2-release-date-nintendo-direct-trailer-2000618410

6 months / bsky / @kotakudotcom.bsky.social / kotakudotcom.bsky.social

Kirby Air Riders launches November 20 exclusively on Switch 2

6 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Kirby Air Riders Is Letting King Dedede, Meta Knight, Waddle Dee, Others Use Copy Abilities for the First Time

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

'Kirby Air Riders' Is Coming to Switch 2 and It’s ‘Basically Like Mario Kart'

6 months / wired / Megan Farokhmanesh

Kirby Air Riders glides onto the Switch 2 in November

6 months / theverge / Ash Parrish

Sakurai Says Kirby Air Riders Is 'Basically Mario Kart' in Extremely Smash Bros-style Direct

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

Kirby Air Riders Looks Like Way More Than Just Another Switch 2 Racing Game

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Nintendo Announces Kirby Air Riders Release Date

6 months / ign / Tom Phillips

Kirby Air Riders Is "Basically Mario Kart," Sakurai Says

6 months / gamespot / Jason Fanelli

Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct: Everything Announced

6 months / ign / Michael Cripe

New Apple Watch With Touch ID and More Uncovered in Leaked Code

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - A major hardware upgrade for the Apple Watch lineup is planned for next year, findings in internal Apple code suggest.According to lines of internal code spotted by Macworld and subsequently confirmed by MacRumors, Apple has been experimenting with biomet…

#hardware #wearables #apple

You Might Be Able To Unlock Future Apple Watch Models With Touch ID

6 months / bgr

Apple Watch 2026 Leak Reveals Touch ID Feature

6 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

2026’s Apple Watch lineup may bring Touch ID and a chip upgrade with meaningful performance improvements

6 months / idownloadblog / Christian Zibreg

New Apple Watch With Touch ID and More Uncovered in Leaked Code

6 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Internal code hints at Apple Watch gaining Touch ID security

6 months / appleinsider

Databricks eyes $100 billion valuation amid AI growth surge

Databricks is rapidly approaching a $100 billion valuation as investors pour money into its AI-driven data analytics platform. The influx of funds reflects soaring market confidence in enterprise AI solutions and underscores the company’s pivotal role in shaping the future of data intelligence.

#ai #bigdata #vc #analytics

Databricks says it's valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round

6 months / cnbc

Databricks CEO says fresh $1B will help him attack a new AI database market

6 months / techcrunch / Julie Bort

Databricks’ valuation hits $100B with latest funding round

6 months / siliconangle / Paul Gillin

Databricks Targets $100 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Databricks Raising Funds at $100 Billion Valuation

6 months / wsj / Angel Au-Yeung

Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

Caroline Haskins / wired - New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of a Mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.

#techpolicy #politics #business

Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not www.wired.com/story/tech-e...

6 months / bsky / @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social / jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

You may have seen Silicon Valley tech figures posting + panicking about Zohran Mamdani in recent weeks. I decided to talk to NYC-based tech execs who have actually sat down with him. They’re not panicking: www.wired.com/story/tech-e...

6 months / bsky / @carolinehaskins.bsky.social / carolinehaskins.bsky.social

Silicon Valley Panic, New York Briefing: Tech’s Two Stories About Zohran Mamdani

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

6 months / wired / Caroline Haskins

iPhone 17 rumored to be the last with Camera Control

appleinsider - The Camera Control button on the iPhone 17 may be its last appearance, as a historically sketchy leaker claims it is being removed to save costs.Camera Control in useIntroduced with the iPhone 16 Pro models, Camera Control provided a shutter button on the…

#apple #iphone #camera #gadget

iPhone 18 Could Drop Camera Control Button, Claims Dubious Rumor

6 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

iPhone 18 might ditch the Camera Control button nobody presses

6 months / idownloadblog / Christian Zibreg

iPhone 17 rumored to be the last with Camera Control

6 months / appleinsider

iPhone 18 Could Drop Camera Control Button, Claims Dubious Rumor

6 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Starling plots SME accounting play with Ember acquisition

sifted -

#fintech #banking #business #acquisitions

Starling Acquires Ember to Help Businesses Digitize Tax Filing

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Tech.eu #Europe #EU #Tech

6 months / bsky / @betadevelopment.bsky.social / betadevelopment.bsky.social

Starling plots SME accounting play with Ember acquisition

6 months / sifted

Starling Bank snaps up UK accounting startup Ember

6 months / tech / John Reynolds

Microsoft adds a COPILOT function to Excel

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - We have already seen Microsoft bringing Copilot to Excel. The company only recently added the AI assistant to its spreadsheet as a way to explain formulae to help users better understand them. Now Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Excel in more ways – argu…

#ai #enterprise #microsoft

Microsoft Excel is getting a new Copilot function to help fill in spreadsheet cells. cells. The new “COPILOT” function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a group of cells www.theverge.com/news/761338/...

6 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Microsoft adds a COPILOT function to Excel

6 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft brings Copilot LLM features directly into Excel spreadsheet cells with a new in-cell function

6 months / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Intel will receive a $2 billion lifeline from SoftBank

Emma Roth / theverge - SoftBank will invest $2 billion into Intel as the struggling chipmaker pulls back on spending and lays off thousands of workers. In an announcement, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the investment aligns with the firm’s belief that “advanced semiconductor …

#banking #investment #intel

Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity

6 months / tomshardware

Softbank Builds on AI Investments With $2 Billion Intel Partnership

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Intel Gets $2 Billion Infusion From SoftBank, Accelerating AI Push in U.S.

6 months / wsj / Yang Jie

Intel will receive a $2 billion lifeline from SoftBank

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

SoftBank invests $2 billion in Intel as US government considers 10% stake

6 months / techspot

SoftBank held talks with Intel on buying contract chipmaking business - Financial Times

6 months / google

Apple Launches Two Repair Programs in Canada

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today announced that its Self Service Repair and Genuine Parts Distributor programs are now available in Canada. Launched in 2022, the Self Service Repair program provides customers with access to genuine Apple parts, tools, and manuals to repair se…

#apple #business #canada #gadget

Apple’s Self Service Repair Program Now Available in Canada

6 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple brings its Self Service Repair program to Canada

6 months / appleinsider

Apple Launches Two Repair Programs in Canada

6 months / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple expands self-repair programs to Canada

6 months / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Apple expands its self-repair and part distributor programs to Canada

6 months / pocket-lint / Patrick O'Rourke

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