Primarily aimed at small, low-energy devices such as smartwatches and smartphones, micro-LED panels should enable Apple to create iPhones with better display contrast, faster response times and lower power consumption.
Company funded 28 environmental projects with the now-completed $2.5 billion green bond allocations. 66 percent of the renewable energy it uses comes from these projects.
In 2018 alone, Apple spent $90 billion with its American component suppliers and companies such as Finisar, Corning and Broadcom.
For the second time in two months, Apple is cutting iPhone production, according to a new report from Nikkei. Citing sources with knowledge of the request, the outlet says Apple has asked its suppliers to produce 10% fewer handsets than originally planned for the January-March quarter.
Strong results didn’t stop Bloomberg from doubling down on its media narrative that the latest lineup is “falling flat with global consumers” as “iPhone concerns persist”.
Samsung’s OLED dominance for iPhones could end later this year when LG Display gets a crack at some of Apple’s business. The move is an important one.
Commercial production has begun on TSMC’s 7nm chip. This is the same chip likely to be found in Apple’s upcoming A12 processor for the 2018 iPhone models.
Another indication that Apple may be building an augmented reality headset.
“A significant AR device” will have a fully transparent lens to let users see through and interact with the environment.
And this just in: TSMC announced an expensive new $15.7 billion factory that will start churning out cutting-edge three-nanometer chips by 2020.
The plan that Indian Prime Minister and Apple’s Cook have agreed on a plan to manufacture a full range of iPhones for the domestic market, as well as for export.
Apple is working to phase out LCD screens on iPhones for good as a trio of new models coming down the pike next year are expected to feature OLED displays.