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Hardware and Technologies July 19, 2026, 11:16 PM
Bloomberg reported in Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter that Apple is testing Live Notes in some Apple Store locations. The pilot uses AI to record, transcribe, and briefly summarize conversations between Genius Bar employees and customers. -
Hardware and Technologies July 19, 2026, 09:49 PM
High production costs and limited demand appear to have pushed Apple away from its most ambitious Mac Pro plans, with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reporting that the company has stopped developing the Mac Pro line and canceled the M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chip projects. Apple is now looking to an updated Mac Studio to fill the top end of its desktop lineup. -
Hardware and Technologies July 17, 2026, 06:48 PM
Apple is back on top of the world’s most valuable public companies, according to TradingView data as of July 17, with its market cap hitting $4.88 trillion, while NVIDIA’s stood at $4.85 trillion. The shift comes amid a dip in NVIDIA’s stock and growing debate over AI investment spending. -
Hardware and Technologies July 15, 2026, 11:12 AM
It looks like the era of “affordable” laptops is slowly fading away. TechRadar has refreshed its ranking of the season’s top models, and this time the main talking point isn’t new processors or displays – it’s a sharp price hike. Due to memory shortages, many devices have seen significant price increases, and quite a few Apple laptops have unexpectedly landed at the top of the pack. -
Hardware and Technologies July 15, 2026, 08:57 AM
Apple promised that iOS 27 runs noticeably faster than its predecessor, and journalists decided to test that in practice. Two iPhone 17s were set up side by side — one running iOS 26, the other on the iOS 27 beta — and put through seven tests, each run three times with the results averaged out. Memory was cleared before every app-launch measurement to keep conditions consistent. The verdict: the system really is faster — the only question is by how much. -
Hardware and Technologies July 14, 2026, 12:07 PM
Tesla's chip team has hit a new milestone with AI5, which is now ready for Samsung's 2nm process at the company's Taylor fab in Texas. Elon Musk posted that the @Tesla_AI chip design team had taped out AI5, and said AI6, Dojo3 and other chips are also in work. -
Hardware and Technologies July 13, 2026, 11:30 AM
Apple's next high-end desktop chip, the M7 Ultra, is reportedly being aimed at AI workloads that would put it closer to Nvidia's Blackwell-class accelerators. Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman says the chip is also being designed to support up to 1.5 TB of unified memory, roughly twice as much as the current M5 Ultra. -
Hardware and Technologies July 11, 2026, 09:43 AM
Apple's lawsuit could force OpenAI to defend not just its hiring practices, but the origins of its hardware ambitions. Filed in federal court in Northern California, the complaint accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets tied to unreleased consumer AI devices and names io Products, along with Apple's former employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu, as part of the alleged misconduct. -
Hardware and Technologies July 10, 2026, 01:26 AM
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says Apple's first foldable iPhone may land on Sept. 8, and the company is already testing software for a device that folds in half. He listed Sept. 9 as the backup date, with the foldable expected to debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. -
News July 8, 2026, 05:44 PM
The General Court of the European Union has dismissed Apple’s appeal, keeping the App Store and iOS classified as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission’s decision to designate Apple with this status was upheld following a hearing on July 8, 2026. -
Hardware and Technologies July 7, 2026, 12:31 PM
Apple and Epic Games have jointly filed a motion to temporarily pause their ongoing lawsuit over App Store commissions, as Apple seeks a review from the US Supreme Court. This rare cooperation between the two rivals marks a significant pause in a dispute that has shaped the mobile app landscape since 2020. -
Hardware and Technologies July 6, 2026, 11:09 AM
CXMT, a major Chinese DRAM manufacturer, is piloting a new generation of high-density DRAM using wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding technology — crucially, without relying on EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography. The company is conducting pilot production at its facility in Hefei, China, and could soon join Apple's supply chain, helping the tech giant reduce the risk of memory shortages for future iPhone models. -
Movies and TV Series July 2, 2026, 04:04 PM
William Gibson's iconic cyberpunk novel Neuromancer is coming to the screen, as Apple TV+ has unveiled a teaser for its upcoming series adaptation. The teaser coincides with the 42nd anniversary of the book, which was first published on July 1, 1984. -
Hardware and Technologies July 2, 2026, 11:40 AM
Experts have refreshed their ranking of the best camera phones for 2026. This year's list features the strongest flagships, with each model singled out for its specific strengths—whether it's natural color reproduction, high-quality video recording, advanced AI capabilities, or long-range zoom photography. -
Hardware and Technologies June 30, 2026, 06:00 PM
Samsung, one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, is positioning itself as a strategic alternative supplier for Apple as the industry shifts to the advanced 1.4nm process. Although the company has postponed the start of mass production for its 1.4nm chips from 2027 to 2029, it is already investing heavily in the necessary technology and infrastructure to secure future contracts, particularly as TSMC faces high costs and supply constraints. -
Hardware and Technologies June 29, 2026, 07:25 PM
Apple is actively lobbying the US government to allow it to procure DRAM chips from Chinese supplier CXMT for the upcoming iPhone 18 lineup, aiming to secure enough memory for its next-generation devices. However, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that even if Apple succeeds in sourcing DRAM from CXMT, this move will not significantly reduce costs or resolve the ongoing supply gap. -
Hardware and Technologies June 29, 2026, 10:12 AM
Apple will not introduce a new external design for the Mac Studio until the arrival of the M7 Ultra chip, which is not expected before 2028. The company will stick with the current chassis for several more years, prioritizing internal improvements and cooling efficiency over a visual overhaul. The upcoming Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip, set to launch later this year, will retain the familiar look but feature a reworked heatsink to enhance thermal management. -
Hardware and Technologies June 29, 2026, 09:21 AM
Apple is set to introduce its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, featuring the new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, between late 2026 and early 2027, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This release represents the most significant update to the MacBook Pro lineup in years. -
Hardware and Technologies June 27, 2026, 05:15 PM
Macbook Neo is now available as a certified refurbished model in Apple's official online store — just days after the company raised prices across its entire notebook lineup. For buyers looking to avoid the recent $100 price jump, these refurbished units are now one of the only ways to get a MacBook Neo at close to its original launch price. -
Hardware and Technologies June 27, 2026, 04:43 PM
Paul Meade, Apple's vice president of hardware engineering for Vision Pro and smart glasses, will leave the company next week to join OpenAI as head of its new internal hardware division. Meade will play a central role in developing a family of AI-powered consumer devices, marking a significant shift in the competition for next-generation hardware.
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