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Apple Watch Chips Made in America: TSMC Arizona Debuts S9 SiP Manufacturing Line
January 9, 2025 – According to a blog post published by Tim Culpan, TSMC’s Fab 21 in Arizona has secured new orders from Apple. The factory, which started producing A16 Bionic chips for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus in September 2024, is now also manufacturing SiP chips for the Apple Watch, believed to…
TDK Unveils Compact Mobile Battery with Same Capacity, Mass Production Set for Summer
January 9, 2025 – TDK has developed a new lithium-ion battery specifically designed for smartphones, which boasts a 15% increase in charging capacity. The company plans to commence mass production in the summer of 2025, as reported by Nikkei on the 6th. With the emergence of devices supporting generative AI from companies like Apple, the…
Apple Planning Pre-April Release for Brand New iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11, Says Gurman
January 8, 2025 – Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has recently responded to rumors suggesting that Apple’s new iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 will be released in April alongside iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. Gurman confirmed that the next-generation iPhone SE and new iPad are indeed in development based on iOS 18.3. However, he clarified that…
Apple’s AirTag Factory on Batam Island: A $1 Billion Investment Approved by Indonesia
January 8, 2025 – According to Indonesian media reports, Rosal Roeslani, the Indonesian Minister of Investment and Downstream Industries, has given his approval for Apple’s plan to invest approximately $1 billion in the construction of an AirTag factory on Batam Island. Following a meeting with Nick Amman, Apple’s Vice President of Global Policy, in Jakarta,…
Apple Offers Refurbished iPhone 15 Series in Europe with 15% Discount
January 8, 2025 – Apple has begun selling officially refurbished iPhone 15 series phones in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain this week, marking the first time since the launch of the series in 2023 that Apple is offering these devices at a discounted price. Currently, the refurbished iPhone 15 models are being offered with a…
Apple Addresses Inaccuracies in Apple Intelligence News Summaries, Promises Updates to Reduce Confusion
January 7, 2025 – Apple’s “AI”, Apple Intelligence, has recently garnered attention again due to generating inaccurate news summaries. In December 2024, the BBC reported that Apple Intelligence had misrepresented news content by producing summaries that were not aligned with the facts. Last Friday, the system erroneously published a false notification about a darts player…
Apple Asserts: Siri Data Never Sold, Emphasizes Privacy Protection
January 7, 2025 – Following its agreement to a $95 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit regarding Siri’s “eavesdropping” allegations, Apple released a statement emphasizing that the collected Siri data has never been utilized for advertising purposes or sold to third-party companies. In its official declaration, Apple stated: Since Siri’s inception, one of its core…
Apple Chip Evolution: 19x Transistor Increase, 2.6x Wafer Cost Surge from A7 to A18 Pro
January 6, 2025 – Apple’s A-series smartphone processors have undergone remarkable technological evolution in recent years. Starting from the A7 chip, which utilized a 28-nanometer process in 2013, to the cutting-edge A18 Pro chip with a 3-nanometer process in 2024, Apple has achieved significant progress in core count, transistor density, and functional features. However, this…
Kevan Parekh Takes Over as Apple CFO, Earning $1 Million Annually
January 4, 2025 – Apple Inc. has officially announced that Kevan Parekh will succeed Luca Maestri as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2025. Maestri, who had served as Apple’s CFO since 2014, oversaw significant growth in the company’s financial performance. Following his transition from the CFO role, he will continue to…
Protecting the Little Ones: Apple Introduces Warning Labels on AirTag in Line with U.S. Safety Law
January 3, 2025 – Following an agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Apple has announced that it will be adding warning labels to the packaging of its AirTag devices. This measure, aimed at protecting children from the potential dangers of ingesting button batteries, comes as a response to the upcoming “Reese’s Law,”…