Apple orders 2.5 million Apple Silicon-powered MacBook laptops by early 2021
The number suggest that Apple is projecting strong demand for the first Mac notebook models powered by its own homegrown chips, replacing Intel.
The number suggest that Apple is projecting strong demand for the first Mac notebook models powered by its own homegrown chips, replacing Intel.
Apple is prioritizing supply shortages by repurposing the iPad’s LiDAR scanner and increasing production of older models ahead of the holiday shopping season.
The Japanese consumer electronics conglomerate has been mentioned as a probable supplier of OLED panels for so-called Apple Glass that could arrive in 2021.
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.
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.