An Apple MacBook has had a sensor fixed by a German repair shop which managed to circumvent the company’s protections put in place to stop unauthorized third parties from making such repairs.Forbes reports that the outfit, NotebookNerds (in Dortmund, Germany) achieved the feat using a tool (dubbed ‘Nerd.Tool.1’) purpose-built to facilitate a single MacBook repair. Namely the lid sensor (on the MacBook Pro and Air) which detects if the laptop is closed.If that lid sensor goes wrong, the MacBook
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