DigiTimes: 12.9″ iPad Pro with mini-LED is coming in early 2021
Also, Apple’s first mini LED-backlit MacBook notebook is reportedly coming in the second half of next year, according to the publication’s supply chain sources.
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DigiTimes: Two 6.1-inch iPhone 12 models could come out first
Disruptions caused to the global supply chain by the coronavirus pandemic have promoted Apple to stagger its iPhone launches this year, with two 6.1-inch models launching first.
Future iPhone cameras may support high-speed image transmission necessary for 5G
Future iPhone cameras may transfer high-resolution image data from the CMOS sensor to the main Apple chip at higher speeds, boosting 5G live streaming and AR apps.
The next Apple Watch again rumored to bring blood oxygen detection to your wrist
According to Asian supply chain sources, the upcoming Apple Watch Series 6 will in fact bring blood oxygen monitoring to its rich array of health-monitoring functions.
Apple rumored to release updated AirPods Pro and AirPods 3 in 2021
According to industry chatter, Apple will refresh its current AirPods and AirPods Pro earbuds models, but not this year as was previously rumored but in 2021.
DigiTimes: Apple to kick off mass production of 5G iPhones next month
Piggy-backing on its earlier report alleging that Apple might need to push back the launch of its first 5G-capable iPhone to October, Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes this morning said that mass production of the device will start in July.
DigiTimes: iPhone 12 launch may have to be pushed back to October
According to DigiTimes, the planned launch of Apple’s 2020 iPhone lineup “is likely to be in October instead of September.”
DigiTimes: AirPods with health monitoring features allegedly due in the coming 1-2 years
The trade publication has reiterated that Apple is working on AirPods that should carry health monitoring functions, and they’re supposedly arriving in the coming 1-2 years.
DigiTimes: Upcoming new AirPods look like AirPods Pro, but no active noise cancellation
The upcoming new AirPods should have the same design as the $249 AirPods Pro, but without the active noise cancellation feature to keep the price down.
Apple suppliers are ramping up production of redesigned scissor-switch Magic Keyboards
Apple currently has four devices that use its redesigned scissor-switch key mechanism. Now it looks like the Magic Keyboard is coming next to the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
iPhone processor supplier TSMC is reportedly readying volume production of 5nm chips
Semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is readying mass production of chips built on its five-nanometer process technology.
Mass production of AirPods Pro Lite rumored to kick off in April
Apple’s chip and component suppliers are reportedly gearing up for mass production of an entry-level version of the noise-cancelling AirPods Pro earbuds.
