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Leaked Tata Electronics data reveals Apple supplier details, i Phone photos
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (513+ words) The exposure threatens the carefully negotiated business of building the i Phone, which Apple assembles from a thicket of suppliers worldwide. It could also upset Apple and its relationship with Tata given most of the supplier arrangements are fiercely protected…...
Apple raises prices of Mac Books, i Pads as memory costs skyrocket
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (770+ words) Apple raised i Pad and Mac Book prices, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip "costs driven by the AI industry's datacenter buildout. The move does not affect Apple's main cash cow, the i…...
Apple bets on Siri AI as core intelligence layer across devices
1+ week, 5+ day ago (193+ words) Communications Today S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan estimates that as of the end of the first quarter of 2026, there were already 582 million Apple Inc. devices installed that will support Siri AI once the new platform becomes widely available in…...
Apple US i Phone inventory rises above H1 2025 tariff build-up levels
1+ week, 5+ day ago (119+ words) Apple's weeks of inventory are climbing higher than even the tariff build up in H1 2025, recovering after a period of difficulty in meeting i Phone 17 demand in the US, according to Counterpoint's US Monthly Smartphone Inventory Tracker. The memory crunch is…...
Chinese smartphone makers step up India production despite curbs
2+ week, 6+ day ago (232+ words) Communications Today Chinese smartphone brands keep ramping up India output despite Beijing's tighter tech controls, with local contract manufacturers reporting steady or rising order flows from their handset clients. Factory executives say day'to'day production plans, tooling and capacity expansion linked…...
Global smartphone production falls 1. 7% in Q1 2026
2+ week, 6+ day ago (523+ words) The global smartphone production reached around 284 million units in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 1. 7% Yo Y decline, according to Trend Force. However, as low-cost memory supplies are gradually exhausted and significant ongoing increases in memory prices reduce profits, most…...
Memory crisis triggers record smartphone slump
3+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) Premium resilience, OEM divergence, and the road to recovery The premium segment will prove more resilient, with Apple and Samsung best positioned given their integrated supply chains and established premiumization strategies. Among Chinese OEMs, the picture is sharply polarized. Counterpoint…...
Latin America smartphone shipments rise 2% in Q1 2026
3+ week, 6+ day ago (207+ words) The region's shipments were also boosted by double-digit percentage gains in Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, as well as rising demand in Argentina, Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean. This helped offset the contraction across Latin America's two largest markets, Mexico…...
Rising smartphone prices may hit India festive season sales
1+ mon, 9+ min ago (433+ words) More than half of intended smartphone buyers in India may defer their purchases or shift to the second-hand market during the festive half of the year (July to December) if prices continue to rise, potentially dragging down annual sales by…...
Virgin Media O2 to switch on O2 Satellite for i Phone
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (185+ words) Virgin Media O2 will switch on its O2 Satellite service for i Phone tomorrow (Thursday 28th May), allowing users to connect to the O2 network via satellite in areas where traditional cellular coverage is completely unavailable. The update will significantly expand access to the…...