The way your new MacBook notebook is manufactured is about to change. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a carbon fiber molding process that could one day be used to produce parts made from the lightweight material, like laptop casings or mobile device chassis. The […]
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Apple’s HDTV units might be en route relatively soon. Per China Business News, Apple this month is reported to have begun production of the first prototypes of its much-anticipated connected television sets at one of its overseas manufacturing facilities ahead of a general production ramp expected to begin late in the 2012 calendar year. The […]
If you were planning on hitting up Argentina any time soon, snagging an iPhone there just got that much harder. In an attempt to rectify issues with Argentina’s economy, the South American country placed a temporary ban on imports of foreign-made electronics. Two of the most well-known of those electronics are the iPhone and BlackBerry […]
It’s pretty simple: If another person has another rumor story about the iPhone 5 being released in either September or October, they’ll be justly pummeled about the head and shoulders with a frozen badger. That seems fair. In other news, Taiwan Economic News, which cited sources close to the story, reported Friday that Taiwan Semiconductor […]
Long-time Apple manufacturing and component provider Foxconn is reportedly among a group of frontrunners expected to receive a contract to create a Mac netbook. According to DigiTimes, sources lose to the story have cited that Foxconn “is in the running to land orders for a netbook from Apple.” Outside of adding that Mac maker’s 13-inch […]