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Foxconn working to expand current factory in India to help with iPhone production

Per the Economic Times, Apple supplier Foxconn may be looking to expand in India through the opening of a new production facility based within an already-existing factory near Chennai, India. The expansion would allow Foxconn to increase production of the iPhone. Given that Foxconn is involved in both the production of the current iPhone 13 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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Simply Mac chain to shut down, enter Chapter 7

After 16 years of business, Apple authorized retail and service provider Simply Mac has announced that it is shutting down as a result of pandemic-related financial difficulties. In a letter to staff members, Simply Mac CEO Rein Voigt said that it is shutting down its operations and terminating all employees effective immediately. Per the letter: […]