The global supply chain issues that have made life interesting continue, and it’s affecting some Apple repair. The company has begun allowing customers to take their devices back home in the event that their repair will take longer than expected due to a missing part that’s backlogged. Once the part has arrived at the location, […]
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 […]
It’s thought that Apple’s iPhone 14 production schedule is still on track. Following a report from early this week stating that Apple and its suppliers were struggling with iPhone 14 production given COVID-19 lockdowns in China, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has tweeted that despite that, Apple’s shipping plan for iPhone 14 models is still on […]
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 […]
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 […]