Categories
Apple Business Developer Hardware iPhone iPhone 14 News retail security

Apple expands supplier base, seems to have brought in SG Micro to make components for iPhone 14 models

Apple has recently expanded its list of suppliers, adding SG Micro. Per noted Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, the company’s components have passed Apple’s quality certification and might supply essential components for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14. Kuo recently tweeted that SG Micro components will be used for some high-end iPhone 14 models upon their release. It’s […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Apps Developer Hardware M1 M2 MacBook Pro News Processors retail Take Apart

Benchmark testing, disassembly notes slower SSD read/write performance on base model 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro

This probably wasn’t what you were expecting with a new M2-based 13-inch MacBook Pro. The $1,299 base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring 256GB of storage has significantly slower SSD read/write speeds compared to an equivalent previous-generation model. According to YouTube channels Max Tech and Created Tech, which ran tests on the new units […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon battery Business Hardware Health MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro News retail Retail Store Take Apart

In the face of delays waiting for repair parts, Apple is letting some customers take their devices home with them

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, […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Business Developer Hardware M1 M2 MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro Processors retail Rumor

Rumor: Apple adds Wingtech Technology to next-gen MacBook Air suppliers, brings company back into the fold

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 […]

Categories
Apple Business Developer Hardware Health iPhone iPhone 13 iPhone 14 News retail

Analyst states Apple’s iPhone 14 production is still on track, despite Chinese COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions

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 […]