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.
Although the coronavirus outbreak is expanding worldwide, Apple manufacturers are reportedly getting back to work as the epidemic in China has begun slowing down recently.
Semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is readying mass production of chips built on its five-nanometer process technology.
The accumulated effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 reportedly make keeping to Apple’s production schedule for the next iPhone SE difficult.
The plant that supplies iPhone camera modules is closed today for disinfection. It may re-open tomorrow, but it’s unclear if it will be able to function at full capacity.
The Chinese display producer is sparing no expense to enter the supply chain for OLED panels for iPhones.
Apple’s oft-rumored tracking accessory, dubbed AirTag, could arrive alongside the next iPad Pro and iPhone in September.
Planned product launches by local Chinese companies such as Huawei will be canceled or delayed
Apple’s suppliers reportedly caution that the coronavirus could impact the company’s plan to boost iPhone production in the first half of 2020 by ten percent from a year ago.
According to DigiTimes, TSMC will remain Apple’s sole foundry partner for the chips that will power the upcoming iPhone and iPad models to be released later this year.
Japan Display owes Apple more than $800 million for the $1.5 billion cost of building a manufacturing plant four years ago.
Apple has officially purchased the first-ever batch of carbon-free aluminum from the joint venture Elysis, which Apple will use in its products at some point in the future.
