In an announcement that largely came out of the blue, and despite the many assertions to the contrary by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's current CEO, Tim Cook, is preparing to step down as soon as September 2026. Even so, Cook is not heading into the proverbial sunset, but would stay on in an advisory and ceremonial capacity on Apple's board. Apple is now heading towards a high-stakes transition of power at the highest possible echelon Back in November 2025, Reuters and Financial Times both reported that Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, was likely to step down in 2026 after well over […]

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When multiple analysts cite various supply chain sources to assert that Apple is apparently buying up all the DRAM it can get its hands on, you should pay attention. And now, Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng has become the latest to add to this chorus, albeit taking a much more benign stance on the topic of Apple's margins. A Goldman Sachs analyst takes a benign stance towards the impact on Apple's margins from its rampant DRAM-buying activities We reported on a specific bit of supply chain chatter in early April, which suggested that Apple was actively buying up "all available mobile […]

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Samsung refused to jump onto the silicon-carbon (Si/C) battery bandwagon until the technology was truly ready for mass adoption, taking a morally upright stand that cost it dearly, especially in China, where local players have been happy to run with battery capacities as high as 10,000mAh. Now, however, one tipster believes Samsung has cracked the silicon-carbon battery longevity code, and that the Galaxy S27 series will "most likely" ship with such a battery, replete with a much higher capacity than the 5,000mAh level that seems to have become a norm for the South Korean tech giant lately. Samsung is going […]

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Tech-related tipsters are infamous for making a mountain out of a molehill on the flimsiest of semantics. Over the past few weeks, a relentless back-and-forth ensued vis-à-vis the size of the pill-shaped cutout and the associated Dynamic Island on the Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Thankfully, that debate has largely settled in favor of a smaller Dynamic Island. And, along the way, we've also received an intriguing tidbit about the iPhone 18 Pro duo's new 'Dark Cherry' color option. Apple iPhone 18 Pro will likely get a smaller Dynamic Island after all, along with an intriguing new 'Dark […]

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Apple's Stan Ng, an emblem of the old guard, has retired.

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When it comes to value for money, Meta's Quest 3 VR headsets are a class apart, especially when compared with the stratospherically priced Apple Vision Pro headsets. Even so, the Quest 3 is about to succumb to the inevitable by increasing its prices in a matter of days amid memory-led cost pressures. And so, this might be the perfect time to grab one of these headsets. Meta is succumbing to the inevitable cost pressures: Grab the Quest 3 VR headset before its prices explode The Meta Quest 3 VR headset allows you to instantly turn any environment into a high-fidelity […]

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Apple silicon has truly come of age, and if any skeptic still requires an incontrovertible proof, look no further than the performance cores within the new M5 Pro chips, which are now going toe-to-toe with similar cores within Intel's Panther Lake chips, but at a fraction of their overall power draw. The SPEC integer rate metric shows the Apple M5 Pro chip's performance cores go toe-to-toe with similar cores within Intel's Panther Lake chips, while being incredibly efficient For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Apple introduced a new fusion architecture with its M5 Pro and M5 […]

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Apple has turned into the mythological King Midas on memory, coveting it above everything else even as LPDDR5 modules now cost their literal weight in gold. We've been noting ad nauseam that Apple is hoarding memory resources not just to preserve its planned product launch roadmap this year but also to sabotage some of its competitors. Well today, we are placing Apple's memory-related moves within some much-needed context. Apple is all set to consume multiple exabytes of precious DRAM this year, and is not above sabotaging its competitors to get its way We reported on a specific bit of supply […]

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Apple is all set to debut a veritable flood of AI features at its upcoming WWDC 2026, including the AI-heavy iOS 27 and the accompanying chatbot-style Siri. In the runup to that highlight event, however, four tantalizing Apple Intelligence features have been discovered by the developer Nicols Alvarez within the iOS backend code. Apple's upcoming AI features are getting leaked left, right, and center as the WWDC 2026 approaches along with the unveiling of the iOS 27 update As per insights gleaned from the iOS backend code, Apple's Visual Intelligence is getting two major upgrades. First, users will soon get […]

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T-Mobile has reportedly terminated its free in-flight Wi-Fi service for businesses, replacing it with a paid tier that entails relatively slower speeds, as per anecdotal evidence. T-Mobile's double-whammy: Free in-flight Wi-Fi for enterprise customers ends, paid service reportedly entails slower speeds As per a T-Mobile notice that is doing the rounds on Reddit, T-Mobile has apparently ended its free in-flight Wi-Fi service for some enterprise customers. The message reads: "Due to changes in airline Wi-Fi programs, free in-flight Wi-Fi may no longer be available on some flights and airlines starting April 13, 2026." Do note that T-Mobile offers its free […]

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In an era of price gouging and intentional sabotage of one's competitors, as Apple appears to be doing right now, Qualcomm is seemingly taking the rare moral high ground by eschewing the vanilla Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip just to push OEMs towards its pricey 'Pro' counterpart. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip appears good enough for most OEMs, muddying the demand outlook for its Pro variant The Weibo-based tipster, Digital Chat Station, has just penned an interesting post, highlighting the minimized disparity between the vanilla Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip and its Pro counterpart (machine translated): […]

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Apple intends to equip the iPad Air with an OLED screen as soon as next year, harmonizing the display specs of the entire iPad lineup with the exception of the base iPad, which will continue to sport an LCD screen for now. Apple to launch an OLED iPad Air as soon as 2027, with the production of the new display panels slated to commence by late 2026 or early 2027 According to ETNews, Apple will transition the iPad Air to an OLED screen by early next year, with Samsung Display expected to commence the mass production of these display panels […]

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Apple is viewing the ongoing AI-driven crunch in memory capacity as a strategic opportunity and a cudgel of sorts to beat back upstart competitors, as per the gist of a new research note from Daishin Securities. Apple is using strategic levers to gain an advantage over its competitors as the ongoing memory crunch continues to unfold, as per a new research note from Daishin Securities We reported on supply chain chatter in early April, suggesting that Apple was actively buying up "all available mobile DRAM on the market" to prevent its competitors from securing enough memory chips. Well, Daishin Securities […]

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