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Anker’s New Prime 3-in-1 Foldable Charging Station Hits $119.99 on Amazon

Anker’s new Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station has been marked down to $119.99 on Amazon for Prime members, down from $149.99. This accessory just launched last month, and Amazon’s sale today is a solid second-best price. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a

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Leaker: Foldable iPhone Won’t Be Called iPhone Fold, But ‘iPhone Ultra’

Apple’s first foldable iPhone may not carry the speculative media-derived “Fold” branding after all, according to Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station. In a new post on Weibo, the oft-accurate leaker claimed that Apple’s book-style foldable could launch as the “iPhone Ultra.” Meanwhile, domestic Chinese manufacturers are allegedly deciding whether to follow Apple’s lead by tentatively

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More threats to Apple’s chipmaker through attempted theft of TSMC technology

A new Reuters piece describes new threats to Apple’s chipmaker TSMC as a result of further reported actions by the Chinese government. Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told officials that he slept “with one eye open” after attending a classified CIA briefing on Taiwan, and there is no sign that he will be sleeping better

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Apple’s Foldable iPhone May Be Hitting Late-Stage Manufacturing Snags

Apple’s first foldable iPhone is being held up by pricing negotiations with manufacturing partners and an unresolved decision about hinge materials, rather than component or display problems, according to Chinese leaker Fixed Focus Digital. Apple is expected to release its first foldable iPhone later this year, in the form of a book-style device that unfolds

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New Book Details Vision Pro’s Troubled Launch in Apple Stores

A new book by New York Times labor reporter Noam Scheiber argues that Apple’s decade-long erosion of its retail workforce directly contributed to the disappointing launch of the Apple Vision Pro in early 2024 (via WIRED). The book, Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class, draws on interviews with Apple Store employees

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Foldable iPhone Engineering Delays Could Push Launch Into 2027

Apple has run into “more issues than expected” during the engineering test phase of its foldable iPhone, potentially delaying the device’s launch well into 2027. According to a new report from Nikkei Asia, engineering problems emerging during the foldable iPhone’s early test production phase are more complex and taking longer to resolve than Apple anticipated.

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