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Apple announces September 14 “California Streaming” event, new iPhones, AirPods expected

Apple on Tuesday announced that it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. pst. As usual, the event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. As with WWDC and last year’s fall events, the event will be held digitally with […]

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Apple releases AirTags firmware update, specific changes have yet to be announced

Apple’s AirTags devices have just received a new firmware update, albeit it’s unknown what exact changes it provides. The internal build number has been moved from 1A291c to 1A291a, the change arriving only a week after the previous iteration was released. Per MacRumors: We don’t know what’s included in the new firmware and no new […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone emergency satellite communication features may not be functional until 2022

Following up on analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s surprising revelation that Apple’s next-gen iPhone might include satellite communication features, Bloomberg clarified the point, stating that the upcoming iPhones would include hardware capable of communicating with low-earth orbit satellites, but the software to use it may not be enabled initially. The news outlet stated that Apple is focusing […]

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Next-gen iPhone capacitor suppliers delayed by COVID-19 concerns

Even Apple might not be able to avoid supply chain issues. The company may be facing issues with its multilayer ceramic capacitor suppliers, wherein the COVID-19 pandemic has caused there to be a constricted supply of the important component used throughout the electronics industry. Murata Manufacturing, the world’s biggest producer of MLCCs, closed a factory […]

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Rumor: Apple to announce next-gen iPhone on September 14, hold global launch on September 24

If you were wondering when the next-gen iPhone would be announced and then released, this might be the answer. Per prolific leaker Jon Prosser, the “iPhone 13” handset will be announced on September 14 with a global launch on September 24. Following a report that suggested a potential launch date of September 17, Prosser explained […]