Most electronics come with a bevy of numbers etched into their frames, stamped on their undersides, and emblazoned onto their boxes. But why? Well, the short answer is that they're needed for model ...

Need to find the serial number of your Mac? Read on for four different ways for how to figure out what it is. If you’re looking to sell or trade-in your Mac, or maybe check its warranty or recall ...

Apple will soon be changing the way serial numbers of Macs and MacBooks are created, with a switch to randomized numbers in early 2021 making it harder to suss out details about a device. Currently, ...

Apple will soon be making a significant change to its serial number format for future products that will see some key information stripped out. In an internal AppleCare email this week, obtained by ...

Brendan is a freelance writer and content creator from Portland, OR. He covers tech and gaming for Lifehacker, and has also written for Digital Trends, EGM, Business Insider, IGN, and more. Apple is ...

Apple will begin to use a new and longer serial number format for iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and other product repair parts starting October 1, a few weeks following the expected launch of the new ...

According to MacRumors, Apple will completely change how the serial numbers for Macs are generated. The numbers will soon be fully randomized, meaning that users, IT managers, repair-shop technicians, ...