Dell unveils new XPS 13 design with thinner and lighter form factor

Challenging the conventions of a now iconic and recognized product in the Dell XPS 13, the company has made their flagship ultrabook even thinner and lighter while improving on its key features. Another thing, it is also now available in white.

The new XPS 13 generation includes a new all-white interior that is scratch resistant and made with an innovative new crystalline silica material with the white colour woven in, in nine composite layers. This makes the smallest 13-inch laptop even more portable yet without sacrificing performance.

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Tesla Model 3 makes it from LA to New York in 50 hours

Alex Roy, editor-at-large for The Drive, has broken records and completed the quickest trip across the US. Making it from LA to New York City in 50 hours, 16, minutes and 32 seconds. The run was made on a Tesla Model 3 using the Tesla Supercharger network across the US. Roy spent roughly $100 charging the car tyhrough the trip. The Model 3 acquitted itself well in freezing conditions along the way. The Tesla Model 3 is starting to ship to buyers despite some delays and production issues.

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Apple acquires Vancouver development studio Buddybuild

Vancouver-based development studio Buddybuild shared on their blog that they have been acquired by Apple. Buddybuild offers a service for users to build, test and ship iOS apps to testers, similar to TestFlight, which Apple also acquired in 2014 through its purchase of Burstly.

Buddybuild will eventually integrate into Xcode, Apple’s suite of development tools for iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS.

We're excited to share that the buddybuild team has joined the Xcode engineering group at Apple to build amazing developer tools for the entire iOS community.

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Apple starts enabling worldwide discounts on iPhone battery replacements

Further to an earlier announcement regarding discounted iPhone battery replacement services for customers of older iPhones who may be experiencing performance slowdowns, Apple has enabled the discounted replacement service globally starting today.

Canadians who bring their older iPhones for a battery replacement to Apple Retail stores will be able to benefit from the reduced fee. 

"Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by $64 — from $99 to $35 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, available worldwide through December 2018. Details will be provided soon on apple.com/ca," Apple said in an official statement earlier today. The initial timeframe for the discounted battery replacement was supposed to be in January 2018.

"We expected to need more time to be ready, but we are happy to offer our customers the lower pricing right away. Initial supplies of some replacement batteries may be limited," an Apple spokesperson clarified.