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Rumor: Apple more likely to meet iPhone X demand in 2018 as component supply improves

Per a new investor note released recently by the mighty Apple guru that is Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple seems unlikely to repeat the supply and production struggles it experienced with the iPhone X with the new 2018 iPhone models. Kuo has stated that shipments of the 2018 iPhone models will arrive on time […]

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Samsung completes internal investigation, finds battery issues caused Galaxy Note 7 overheating/fires

Samsung has completed its internal investigation and has noted that the battery- and not any faults in software or other hardware – was to blame for the fires that led to the recall and ultimate cancellation of the Galaxy Note 7. The company was able to successfully reproduce the fires during the course of its […]

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Rumor: Apple to update MacBook Pro lineup with Kaby Lake processors, 32 GB of RAM option for 15-inch model

As far as rumors go, this is pretty cool. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities released a new investors note today, stating that the current MacBook Pro lineup for 2017 will offer Intel’s latest Kaby Lake chipset along a new 32GB RAM option for the 15-inch model. Intel just announced its 7th generation Kaby Lake […]

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Apple links iPhone 6s battery/unexpected shutdown issues to overextended air exposure during manufacturing

Apple has apparently figured out what the cause of its iPhone 6s battery flaws and unexpected shutdowns was. The company released a short note linking the issues to mistakes made during the manufacturing process: “We found that a small number of iPhone 6s devices made in September and October 2015 contained a battery component that […]

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Apple posts $9 billion profit on $46.9 billion in revenue from Q4 of 2016, down from Q4 of 2015 numbers

Apple’s annual revenue has fallen for the first time since 2001. The company went from $233.7 billion in 2015 to $217 billion in the 2016 fiscal year. This marks a 9 percent decline since 2001, largely due to the continued decline in iPhone sales, down 5 percent year over year. The company sold 45.5 million […]