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Apple to push iPadOS 16 release date back a month until October, Stage Manager concerns cited

You may not love this if you’re hankering for iPadOS 16, but it gives Apple more time to get things right. Per Bloomberg, Apple is planning to delay the release of its upcoming iPadOS 16 operating system by a month, pushing its launch to October. It’s thought that Apple is taking the extra time to […]

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Apple discontinues seventh-generation iPod touch model, officially retiring the “iPod” product line

After 20 years, Apple is finally discontinuing its iPod lineup. The move comes with the company officially discontinuing the iPod touch, which will be available only “while supplies last.” As such, the “iPod” brand will be officially retired, as the iPod touch was the last iPod in Apple’s lineup.  The first iPod touch was introduced in 2007 […]

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Foxconn quickly switches course, halts hiring following COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

These are the abrupt starts and stops that accompany an ongoing pandemic. Only 24 hours after saying it would ramp up hiring and incentives for new employees, Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone supplier, said today it would abruptly stop hiring new workers for its plant in Zhengzhou, China, after new COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions were imposed on the […]

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Apple to boost COVID-19 testing requirements for Apple Store retail staff

Per an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg on Tuesday, Apple plans to start requiring its Apple Store retail staff to test for COVID-19 infections twice a week, no matter their vaccination status, although the company is also easing its test verification policies. Apple will also be allowing staff members to independently verify their test results. […]

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iPhone 14 enters trial production phase

Apple has entered its trial production phase of the iPhone 14, wherein the company produces a small number of the upcoming handset to prepare for mass production later. Per recent reports, assemblers Foxconn and Luxshare have begun the trial production phase. When an iPhone assembler begins the trial production stage, it has four main goals. […]