Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Business Developer Hardware M1 M2 MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro Processors retail Rumor

Rumor: Apple adds Wingtech Technology to next-gen MacBook Air suppliers, brings company back into the fold

Apple has reportedly added a third contract manufacturer to help produce its MacBook notebook that will handle assembly orders for the upcoming M2-based MacBook Air. China-based Wingtech Technology, which was previously on the outs with Apple, has won the contract for the upcoming ultralight notebook. The company joins Quanta Computer and Foxconn in what is […]

Categories
Apple battery Developer Hardware iPhone iPhone 13 iPhone 14 Rumor Samsung

Rumor: Apple iPhone 14 Pro models could feature LTPO components, allow for an always-on display

The iPhone 13 Pro models were the first of Apple’s smartphones to feature 120Hz ProMotion displays. It’s through that the two iPhone 14 Pro models will feature this technology, and that their displays could boast expanded refresh rate variability upon the iPhone 14’s release. The ProMotion feature is made possible via LTPO panel technology with […]

Categories
Accessory Android Apple Apps Business CarPlay Developer Google Hardware iPad iPhone News Processors retail Software

BMW announces temporary halt to shipping cars with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto functionalities

If you’re hankering for a BMW with either Apple’s CarPlay or Android Auto functionality, you may have to wait a bit. BMW has begun temporarily shipping cars without these technologies giver the automaker changing its chip suppliers. The new chips built into many BMWs manufactured this year require updated software to be able to run […]

Categories
Apple Business Hardware iPhone iPhone 13 News retail

Apple supplier BOE reports possible iPhone 13 display production shortfall due to chip supply constraints

The global supply chain issue may be improving, but we’re not out of the woods yet. Per The Elec, Apple supplier BOE is having issues producing the OLED panels that are used in iPhones due to the ongoing global chip shortage. The shortage will impact production “this month and next month,” according to the site’s […]

Categories
5G Wireless Apple Business Hardware iPhone iPhone 13 retail Rumor Samsung

Rumor: China-based Luxshare brought in to assist with iPhone 13 production, final push to meet deadline

Per the rumor mill and Nikkei Asia, Apple has begun tapping additional Chinese suppliers as it seeks to meet its targets for iPhone 13 production and launch. The company is set to produce between 90 million and 95 million iPhones through January, and China’s Luxshare Precision Industry has won 3 percent of orders away from […]