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Rumor: Apple working with chip supplier TSMC to develop “self-driving chip” for Apple Car project

While there hasn’t been a ton of Apple Car news of late, a recent rumor through the supply chain has stated that Apple is said to be in “preliminary cooperation negotiations” with well-known automotive electronics suppliers as it continues to hire new employees from Tesla and other manufacturers. Apple is working with “upstream and downstream” […]

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Apple component suppliers Goertek and Luxshare looking to expand AirPods, AirPods Pro production into Vietnam

This could help improve the number of AirPods and AirPods Pro in the wild. Component suppliers Goertek and Luxshare are reportedly seeking financial financial support to expand AirPods assembly in Vietnam, thereby allowing for more Apple products to be sourced from outside China. Per sources close to the story, Goertek and Luxshare are reportedly seeking […]

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Apple currently hiring former Qualcomm engineers to work on wireless modem hardware, focusing on San Diego area

Per an article published on Thursday by Bloomberg, Apple has begun aggressively hiring engineers in San Diego, the headquarters of Qualcomm. The company is said to be looking for designers in San Diego who will help develop wireless components and processors for its iPhones, a move that would further weaken Qualcomm. Apple has posted 10 […]

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Rumor: Apple’s 6.1-inch OLED iPhone could possibly be delayed until October, “LED backlight leakage” issue cited

Per the latest from the rumor mill, Apple could delay the launch of its new, low-cost 6.1-inch iPhone by one month and launch the device in October. The rumor hails from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who cited suspected issues with “LED backlight leakage” leading to the “possible” one month delay in mass production on […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to release three OLED iPhone models in 2018, will include OLED functionality on all 2019 iPhone models

Apple may just be going all in with OLED iPhones come 2019. A supply chain report published by Nikkei said that Apple plans to make all of its iPhones with an OLED screen by 2019. Apple was believed to be preparing to adopt OLED panels for 60 million units of the “iPhone 8” in 2017, […]