Rumors

Water resistant AirPods 3 rumored to launch in 2019

AirPods

It wasn't too long ago that Apple refreshed the AirPods lineup, adding another version of the truly wireless headphones that include a slightly better battery life, and a wireless charging case. But a new rumor suggests the company could launch yet another version later this year.

Samsung received $683 million from Apple for unfilled orders of iPhone OLED panels

As we previously reported, Apple is on the hook for missing contractual purchasing obligations concerning Samsung-built OLED display panels bound for iPhones. According to Samsung's earrings guidance released Friday, the Galaxy maker has actually received a cool $638 million from the Cupertino firm during the June quarter after Apple couldn't fulfill its previously agreed-upon purchasing order volume and no middle ground could be found.

The most reliable Apple analyst predicts Mac notebooks will finally ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism

TF Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, the most reliable Apple analyst out there, says the next MacBook Air and other upcoming Mac notebooks will ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism that's been causing significant reliability issues and roll out a refreshed keyboard design based on the more traditional scissor-based typing mechanism instead.