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Rumor: Apple “unlikely” to launch a foldable iPhone prior to 2027

Per a TrendForce report released in June, a foldable iPhone being released in 2026 seems “unlikely.” The company, which monitors and forecasts demand for components, says that 2027 is the earliest date Apple is likely to launch a folding iPhone … While reports of a foldable iPhone have dated back for many years, and the […]

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iFixit posts teardown of M4 iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, discusses components and assembly

If you’re looking to get to the components of the new Apple Pencil Pro, it’ll take time, patience, and an ultrasonic cutter. Apple’s new M4-based iPad Pro, on the other hand, got quite a bit easier to repair. Per a new video teardown posted by the cool cats at iFixit, the Apple Pencil Pro required […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate similar or identical mini-LED display found in current 12.9-inch iPad Pro in 12.9-inch iPad Air

Apple’s rumored 12.9-inch iPad Air is rumored to be equipped with a mini-LED display that could be similar or identical to that of the current 12.9-inch iPad Pro, according to Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants. Per Young, the move to mini-LED technology for the 12.9-inch model would provide increased brightness for HDR […]

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Apple expands Self Service Repair Program policies, will allow for used parts in iPhone repairs

Apple is once again expanding its self-repair program procedures and has expanded the ability for consumers to use parts pairing to fully activate used parts in repairs, provided the parts haven’t been harvested from stolen units. Beginning this fall, the parts-pairing process will maintain an iPhone user’s privacy, security, and safety, while offering consumers more […]

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Apple purchases DarwinAI, adds company’s resources to own development efforts

Every so often, Apple goes shopping for businesses or technologies it believes will be useful down the road. The company acquired Canada-based DarwinAI earlier this year as part of an effort to build out its AI team. DarwinAI created AI technology for inspecting components during the manufacturing process, and it also had a focus on […]