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  1. Maura

    2018 LCD iPhone Could Cost $200 Less Than OLED iPhones

    According to a new supply chain report from Rosenblatt Securities’ Jun Zhang, via AppleInsider, production of this year’s iPhone line-up will start in August, with the LCD model expected to cost around $200 less than the OLED models. According to Zhang, the line-up will feature a 5.8-inch and a...
  2. Maura

    Apple’s Forthcoming A12 Chip Leads to Record-Breaking Profits For TSMC

    9to5 Mac reports today that according to a new report from Digitimes, one of Apple’s main partners, TSMC, is set to experience record profits this year, thanks in large part to its manufacturing of Apple’s forthcoming A12 system-on-a-chip for the 2018 iPhone line-up. Apple’s iPhone X and iPhone...
  3. Maura

    Apple Retail Store Logos Get Green Leaves for Earth Day on Sunday

    MacRumors reports that Apple has already begun its annual preparations for Earth Day, which takes place on Sunday this year. Apple usually likes to do something special for the day, and this year is no exception, with logos on some of its retail stores around the world already getting green...
  4. Maura

    Apple’s Plans to Source Some of its OLED Displays From LG Affected by Delays

    According to a story from The Wall Street Journal today, via AppleInsider, Apple’s bid to bring another OLED display supplier on board aside from Samsung may have run into an obstacle thanks to LG “struggling” with the quality of its OLED panel production. The WSJ says that due to its...
  5. Maura

    Tim Cook Explains Why Apple Will Never Merge iPad and Mac

    MacRumors reports today on an interview that Apple CEO Tim Cook gave to The Sydney Morning Herald recently in which he talked about why Apple will never merge iPad and Mac for a unified software and hardware platform. “We don’t believe in sort of watering down one for the other,” Cook told The...
  6. Maura

    Forthcoming LCD iPhone Could Cost as Little as $550

    AppleInsider reports today on a new note to investors from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in which he says that one version of Apple’s rumoured forthcoming LCD iPhone could be dual-SIM dual standby (DSDS) capable, with two physical SIM card slots and no eSIM support. A second LCD model...
  7. Maura

    Samsung Ahead of iPhone for Activations but Lagging Behind on Customer Loyalty

    AppleInsider reports today that according to new figures from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, Samsung is still beating Apple in terms of smartphone activations in the last quarter, with Samsung having 39% of activations, 8% more than Apple, which had 31%. LG came in a long behind the...
  8. Maura

    Apple’s ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ is Helping to Stop iPhone Use in Cars

    Business Insider reports today that according to car insurance company Everquote, Apple’s new ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ feature has led to those drivers who have the feature on their phone using their phones 8% less than previously. That might not sound like a lot, but with Everquote’s app...
  9. Maura

    Apple Set to Launch News Subscription Service

    According to a new report on Bloomberg today, Apple is about to launch a new premium news subscription service, having acquired magazine app Texture last month. Bloomberg’s source says that Apple has plans to integrate Texture technology, along with some of its employees, into the Apple News...
  10. Maura

    New Filing Reveals That Apple Was Working on a Gold iPhone X Last Year

    MacRumors reports today that according to documents that were filed with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Apple was at some point working on a gold iPhone X colour option. The news was revealed in a document that Apple sent to the FCC about the iPhone X back in...
  11. Maura

    Apple Launches New Free Repairs Program for Apple Watch Series 2

    AppleInsider reports that Apple has launched a new program that offers free, out-of-warranty repairs for Apple Watch Series 2 battery issues. The news came via a note that was sent to Apple stores and Authorised Repair Providers via Apple’s internal GSX portal. The document refers to the fact...
  12. Maura

    Apple Warns Staff After Catching 29 Leakers Last Year

    Apple has issued a memo to its employees in which it warns them about leaking confidential information to the media, writes Bloomberg, via AppleInsider. The leaked memo also says that Apple is still trying to find all the people who are leaking within its organisation. The memo, which was...
  13. Maura

    Third-Party Apple Repair Shops Reporting Problems With iPhone Display Installations

    Engadget reports today that following on from this week’s earlier news story about iOS 11.3 affecting displays of iPhones that have been repaired at third-party shops, third-party repairers are now reporting that when they install genuine Apple replacement display units into an iPhone 8, iPhone...
  14. Maura

    Apple HomePod Sales Said to be Disappointing

    According to a new report from Bloomberg Technology today, Apple’s HomePod has not sold anything like as well as Apple would have hoped. HomePod arrived in stores in January 2018, but by late March, Bloomberg’s sources say, Apple had already lowered sales forecasts and cut its orders with...
  15. Maura

    Instagram Working on Tool to Let Users Download Everything They’ve Shared

    TechCrunch reports that in the light of its recent article about Instagram’s lack of anything similar to Facebook’s Download Your Information tool, an Instagram spokesperson has told TechCrunch that “We are building a new data portability tool. You’ll soon be able to download a copy of what...
  16. Maura

    Apple Acquires TV Series Based on Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ Novels

    AppleInsider reports that Apple has snapped up a new television series based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ novels. Currently in production at Skydance Television, the show is being executive produced by showrunners David Goyer and Josh Friedman, who have such credits as The Dark Knight, Ghost...
  17. Maura

    Survey Finds That 82% of Teens Polled Own an iPhone, as Interest in Apple Watch Also Grows

    MacRumors reports that a new survey from investment company Piper Jaffray has found that Apple’s iPhone is more popular than ever, with 82% of the teens surveyed owning an iPhone, an increase of 4% from 78% of those polled in fall 2017. Also, 84% of those teens polled said that they expect their...
  18. Maura

    Apple Announces All its Facilities are Now Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

    According to a new report from MacRumors today, Apple has announced that all of its worldwide facilities, such as retail stores, offices, and data centres, are now entirely powered by100% clean energy. The remarkable achievement includes establishing facilities in 43 different countries...
  19. Maura

    Apple Announces (PRODUCT)RED Edition iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

    MacRumors reports that Apple has today announced (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition versions of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 9 Plus, which are available to pre-order from 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time tomorrow, April 10, ready for arrival in stores on Friday, April 13. The new (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition phones...
  20. Maura

    Rumour: One of This Year’s iPhones Will Have a Three-Lens Camera System

    According to a report from The Economic Daily News, via AppleInsider, at least one of the three iPhone models that Apple is rumoured to be launching this year will have a three-lens camera system. Sources in Apple’s supply chain are claiming that one model in particular (not named) will have a...
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