This probably isn’t the kind of thing you want happening among your suppliers. According to Bloomberg, Western Digital and Kioxia Corp. reduced production at two plants in Japan after contaminated materials were discovered, thereby ruining approximately 6.5 million terabytes of storage. The incident could lead to further price inflation and delays in consumer electronics. Western […]
Apple’s global supply chain remains tied up and you could wind up waiting several weeks to have your new iPad delivered as a new report corroborates that Apple has been prioritizing iPhone deliveries over iPads. According to Nikkei Asia, Apple customers may have to wait up to nine weeks to get a new iPad. The […]
As lousy as the global supply chain constraint’s been, there are signs that it could be easing, or at least allowing for faster iPhone delivery. Per JP Morgan, although still elevated compared to the iPhone 12, estimated delivery dates appear to be contracting for the iPhone 13 lineup. In a note to investors, JP Morgan […]
It may be a bit easier than you thought to snag an iPhone 13 this holiday season. According to sources within Apple’s supply chain, suppliers have managed to ease the shortage of certain components, thereby allowing production of the smartphone to accelerate. At present, estimated shipping times for the iPhone 13 were spanning weeks, if […]
Apple’s iPad production may have fallen as much as 50 percent over the last two months. According to two anonymous sources, production for Apple’s tablets has fallen by half, while parts meant for older iPhones are also being moved to the iPhone 13, as Apple expects stronger demand for the new iPhones over the new […]