2020 iPhones said to feature the most advanced 5G chips, made by Qualcomm
All three iPhone models that Apple will release next year should boast the world’s most advanced 5G chips made by Qualcomm, a new report claims.
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Safari caught sending some Safe Browsing data to Chinese internet giant Tencent [Update: Apple responds]
Safari on iPhone and iPad has been discovered to send some Safe Browsing data to Tencent, a Chinese internet giant, although Apple acknowledges as much on Safari’s privacy screen.
Apple pulls Hong Kong protest app and Quartz news app at the behest of Chinese government
Apple pulled two apps from App Store due to government demands, including a “poisonous” app state media says made Apple an accomplice in the Hong Kong protests.
Shares of Apple slide after Trump said US companies should look for alternatives to China
In the latest fallout in the trade war between the US and China, Trump tells American companies to move production out of China or else… which sent Apple stock down by over four percent.
Apple is afraid that Trump tariffs could give its chief global competitor Samsung an edge
Trump says Apple’s boss “made a very compelling argument” about losing edge to Samsung with the upcoming ten percent tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China.
Apple supplier Sharp reportedly building a plant in Vietnam due to the US trade war with China
Apple’s supplier Sharp is reportedly gearing up to move part of its production out of China in response to President Trump’s latest escalation of the growing US trade war with China.
Trump declines to give Apple tariff exemptions on the new “Assembled in China” Mac Pro
Apple won’t be exempt from any new tariffs, US President Donald Trumpt tweeted today.
Apple has reportedly been trialing AirPods production in Vietnam
In yet another sign that it’s moving to diversify product manufacturing beyond China, Apple’s reportedly been trialing AirPods production in Vietnam, per a communication seen by Nikkei.
Apple opens its first center for app development and design in Shanghai
There are more than 2.5 million Apple developers in Greater China, and now they can take advantage of Apple’s newly launched app development and design center in Shanghai.
Sketchy report says Apple may create a cheaper iPhone with an under-display fingerprint sensor
A sketchy report, citing sources in the upstream supply chain, says Apple may create a China-specific iPhone with an under-display fingerprint sensor as a cheaper alternative to Face ID.
Unlike the 2013 trashcan Mac Pro, the new cheese grater model won’t bear an “Assembled in the USA” label
The new Mac Pro won’t bear a label “Assembled in USA” because manufacturing labor costs in China, though rising, still remains much lower than in the US.
Apple says Trump’s tariffs would affect product costs, reduce company’s contributions to U.S. economy
Apple says that Trump’s latest round of tariffs, if implemented, could negatively impact the company’s contributions to the U.S. economy and would impact product costs.
