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Apr 24, 2018

Apple Wants Samsung to Lower OLED Panel Prices for 2018 iPhones

Rajesh Pandey

After paying quite a premium to Samsung for the 5.8-inch OLED panel it used on the iPhone X, Apple wants the Korean company to reduce the price it pays for its OLED panel.

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 23, 2018

TSMC Fabricating Apple’s A12 Chip on Its 7nm Process; ‘About to Start Fulfilling Orders’

Rajesh Pandey

Despite lowering its projected revenue for the entire year, TSMC may be on track to post record profits for 2018. This is because the company will be fabricating A12 chipsets for Apple on its advanced

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 20, 2018

Apple’s Stock Crashes After TSMC Q2 Guidance Indicates Slump in iPhone Sales

Rajesh Pandey

There have been multiple reports suggesting that iPhone X sales have not been below expectations. Some people dismissed these rumors due to the lack of any proof. As it turns out though, the decline in

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 17, 2018

iFixit Believes Apple Is Accidentally Disabling Touchscreen Functionality on iPhones Repaired by Third-Party Shops

Rajesh Pandey

A recent report indicated that the iOS 11.3 update disabled the touchscreen functionality on the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X with an aftermarket display. In other cases, the ambient sensor stopped

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 12, 2018

Kuo: Apple’s Lead in AR ‘Significantly Narrowed’ by Oppo Due to Lack of Software Innovation

Rajesh Pandey

In his latest note, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo notes that Apple is losing its lead in the Augmented Reality department to Oppo due to the lack of software innovation on its end. Kuo

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 12, 2018

Apple Disabling Ambient Light Sensor on iPhone 8 and iPhone X Units with Genuine Replacement Display

Rajesh Pandey

A report from a couple of days ago detailed that iPhone 8 units repaired with third-party displays stopped working post the iOS 11.3 update. The report also mentioned that iPhone X and iPhone

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 10, 2018

iPhone 8 Units with Third-Party Display Bricking after iOS 11.3 Update

Rajesh Pandey

Many iPhone 8 users are reporting that the display of their handset has stopped working post the iOS 11.3 update. The handsets in questions had their display recently replaced by third-party stores. Apple

IPHONE NEWS

Apr 9, 2018

(PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Now Official; iPhone X Gets a Red Leather Folio Case

Rajesh Pandey

As rumored, Apple today announced a Product(RED) iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus that will go on sale online tomorrow (April 10) and hit the stores on April 13. Sadly, the company has not

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IPHONE NEWS

Apr 9, 2018

Video: iPhone X and iPad Air 2 Running Mac OS 8, Warcraft II, and SimCity 2000

Rajesh Pandey

We have already seen older versions of Windows and games being emulated on newer iPhones. This has largely been made possible by enhancements to emulation software and the powerful hardware newer iPhones nowadays come with.

APPLE NEWS

Apr 4, 2018

Report: Apple Is Bringing Curved Displays and Touchless Gesture Controls to iPhones

Chethan Rao

Industry sources cited by Bloomberg mention that Apple is currently working on curved displays and touchless controls for future iterations of the iPhone. As sources have indicated already, Apple is bringing an OLED screen to

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 30, 2018

Smugglers Used Drones to Transport $80 Million worth of iPhones from Hong Kong to China

Rajesh Pandey

We have seen smugglers use a variety of innovative ways to smuggle hundreds of iPhones across borders. The sheer popularity of iPhones and the difference in their price in major regions has made them a

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 25, 2018

Report Claims Apple Will Launch iPhone X in New Color to Spur Sales

Rajesh Pandey

In a bid to regain the sales momentum of the iPhone X, Apple plans on launching a new color variant of the handset. The report from Mac Otakara does not provide any more details or

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 23, 2018

Foldable iPhone Could Be a Reality in 2020, Believes Analyst

Rajesh Pandey

Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts believe that Apple could end up launching a radically designed iPhone with a foldable display within the next two years. Analyst Wamsi Mohan believes that Apple is working with

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 22, 2018

2018 iPhones Entering into Trial Production in Q2 to Avoid iPhone X Supply Bottleneck Like Last Year

Rajesh Pandey

To avoid the stock and production issues that plagued the iPhone X at launch last year, Apple is looking to start the trial production of the trio of iPhones it plans on launching later in

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 20, 2018

Tough Times Ahead for Apple Due to Inflating iPhone Prices: Analyst

Chethan Rao

An analyst from Nomura Instinet, Jeffrey Kvaal, has suggested that the iPhone X not doing well in the industry could mean "trouble" for Apple in the future. He believes that the market is less willing

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 16, 2018

This Is the Box Used by Law Enforcement Agencies to Unlock iPhones

Rajesh Pandey

Last week, a report detailed how law enforcement agencies were using a device called GrayKey to unlock iPhones of suspects and criminals in their possession. Made by a company called Grayshift in Atlanta, Georgia, the

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 15, 2018

Wistron Denies Report of iPhone 8 Plus Production Being Suspended Due to Use of ‘Unauthorized Components’

Rajesh Pandey

Apple supplier Wistron has denied reports of its factory in China suspending production of the iPhone by Apple due to the use of "unauthorized components." The original report claimed that there was a two-week

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 13, 2018

New Report Claims Apple Will Unveil Refreshed iPad Pro Models at WWDC 2018

Rajesh Pandey

A new report originating from China claims that Apple is working on a new iPad Pro that will be unveiled at WWDC 2018. As per the new report, the new iPad Pro will feature an

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 7, 2018

Apple Looking at Ditching the Notch with 2019 iPhones

Rajesh Pandey

Love it or hate it, the notch is a key part of the iPhone X design. And for good or bad, Android OEMs seem to be trying to copy the notch with their latest devices

IPHONE NEWS

Mar 6, 2018

Video Shows iPhone 6s Performance Improving Dramatically with a New Battery

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has been subjected to a lot of criticism ever since it revealed that it slows down older iPhones due to their aging batteries. The revelation came as a shock to many, with Apple trying

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 27, 2018

Top Indian Distributors to Soon Start Selling Refurbished iPhones in the Country

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has been unsuccessfully trying to convince the Indian government of allowing it to sell refurbished iPhones in the country. Now, it looks like major smartphone distributors of India like Ingram Micro and HCL are

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 21, 2018

ECC Filings Reveals Apple May Launch Two New iPads Soon

Rajesh Pandey

So far we have only heard rumors of Apple holding an event in March to unveil new iPads with Face ID and a refreshed iPhone SE 2. Today though, the folks over at Consomac have

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 19, 2018

With Apple Reducing iPhone X Production, Samsung Forced to Look for OLED Panel Buyers

Rajesh Pandey

A reduction in iPhone X orders from Apple has left Samsung scrambling to find new OLED buyers as the Korean company is now potentially looking at an excess stock of the panels. Samsung had to

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 16, 2018

The iPhone Is an ‘Incredible Money-Making’ Machine for Apple

Rajesh Pandey

The iPhone X was not only the highest selling smartphone in Q4, 2017 but it also helped Apple to capture a staggering 51 percent of the global smartphone revenue. This means that Apple's smartphone

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 15, 2018

New iOS Bug Can Crash iMessage and Other Messaging Apps for Good [Update: Apple Watch and macOS Too]

Rajesh Pandey

Another day and another bug has been discovered in iMessage which crashes the messaging app when a particular message is sent to a user. This time around, sending a Telegu character to anyone running iOS

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 14, 2018

Apple To Source NAND Chips for Future Chinese iPhones from China Itself

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has usually sourced NAND chips for its products from Samsung, Hynix, and Toshiba. However, a new report from Nikkei claims that Apple is currently in talks with Chinese NAND supplier Yangtze Memory Technologies to

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 10, 2018

iOS 9 Source Code Was Leaked by Low-Level Apple Employee

Rajesh Pandey

Earlier this week, the iBoot source code of iOS 9 was leaked on Github. Cited as the 'biggest leak in history,' the leak was downplayed by Apple saying the security of its devices does not

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 7, 2018

Apple and Goldman Sachs in Talks to Offer Loans to Customers to Buy Apple Products

Rajesh Pandey

Apple and Goldman Sachs are reportedly in talks to offer customers financial loans for buying Apple products. Most customers usually end up buying their expensive new Apple product through their credit card which carries high

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 6, 2018

After Rolling Out iPhone 7 To Cops, NYPD Sees 14 Percent Decline in Response Time

Rajesh Pandey

The New York Police Department is rolling out iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to Manhattan officers to replace 36,000 Windows Phones which it had supplied to them in 2016. Last year, NYPD announced

IPHONE NEWS

Feb 6, 2018

Apple May Unveil Its First New Product of 2018 in March

Rajesh Pandey

A new DigiTimes report claims that the Taiwanese supply chain is set to benefit from new or increased orders from Apple for its next-generation iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch models due to be released