Taiwanese research firm TendForce is the latest to second the speculation that only the Pro variants of the iPhone 14 series will get the A16 Bionic chip. The cheaper iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max are expected to retain the iPhone 13’s A15 chip. TrendForce’s recent report focused on global smartphone production. However, it touches […]
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Apple Is Shifting Some of Its iPad Production from China to Vietnam: Report
A supply chain report from Asia claims that Apple is moving some of its iPad production from China to Vietnam. This is the first time the iPhone maker has taken such steps. The report attributes the decision to China’s supply chain disruptions and lockdown measures. Presently, the lion’s share of Apple’s supply chain for iPad […]
The Download: Abortion clinic surveillance, and China’s economic slowdown
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Anti-abortion activists are collecting the data they’ll need for prosecutions post-Roe The Supreme Court is shortly expected to issue its decision on a challenge to Roe v. Wade that will—if a leaked draft […]
iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 Beta 2 Download Available Now
Apple today released the second beta of iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 to developers. This follows the release of the first beta of iOS 15.6 to the public two weeks ago. You can download the iOS 15.6 or iPadOS 15.6 Beta 2 on your iPhone/iPad by navigating to Settings > General > Software Update. The […]
A new storage technique could vastly expand the number of livers available for transplant
A patient who received a donated liver that had been stored for three days in a new type of machine that mimics the human body is healthy one year on from surgery, according to a study in Nature Biotechnology. The technology could significantly increase the number of livers suitable for transplant, the authors claim, both […]
Musk Suggests Tesla Could Adopt Apple AirPlay for Better Car Audio
In recent years, American electric car maker Tesla has laid emphasis on the audio systems installed in its cars. The company’s CEO Elon Musk says Tesla is now considering using Apple’s AirPlay protocol to enhance audio quality. Presently, Tesla cars rely on Bluetooth to transmit audio wirelessly from the user’s phone to the car’s audio […]
Anti-abortion activists are collecting the data they’ll need for prosecutions post-Roe
The Supreme Court is shortly expected to issue its decision on a challenge to Roe v. Wade that will—if a leaked draft version of the opinion holds—end federal protection for abortion access across the US. If that happens, it will have far-reaching consequences for millions of people. One of those is that it could significantly […]
Judge Accepts Cydia Creator’s Revised Complaint Against Apple
Apple has been unsuccessful in its latest attempt to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit it faces. The suit was filed by Jay Freeman, well-known for creating Cydia — an App Store alternative for jailbroken iPhones popular in the yesteryears. Background Freeman sued Apple late in 2020, alleging the Big Tech company enjoys a monopolistic position in […]
Apple Filing RealityOS Trademark Worldwide on June 8: Legal Requirement or a WWDC Hint?
Recently, former technology journalist Parker Ortolani discovered that Apple plans to trademark the term “RealityOS” worldwide on June 8, when WWDC would be in progress. The discovery has sparked speculation that Apple could finally announce its long-rumored AR/VR headset at the event. Meanwhile, others believe the trademark timing could be a legal requirement and not […]
The Download: Open source censorship in China, and US kids are more anxious than ever
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How censoring China’s open-source coders might backfire Earlier this month, thousands of software developers in China woke up to find that their open-source code hosted on Gitee, a state-backed Chinese competitor to the […]