iPhone 16 / Pro pre orders are low in EU
Preorders weaker than predecessor
Enthusiasm over the new iPhone 16 series with a new shutter button and unclear Apple Intelligence (AI) strategy led to much lower iPhone 16 preorder numbers compared to the iPhone 15 generation. The numbers are lower in the EU as well as worldwide.
Apple unveils new A18 and A18 Pro SoCs
3nm and 16-core NPU for 35 TOPs
Apple has officially announced its two new chipsets, the A18 and the A18 Pro, with the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus getting the A18 and the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max getting the more powerful A18 Pro SoC.
Apple’s efforts to get Qualcomm out of the mix cost a fortune
Still not going anywhere
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has outlined how the fruity cargo cult Apple plans to stick the knife into Qualcomm and develop its own in-house cellular modem.
Indian watchdog recalls two Apple reports
Jobs’ Mob complains they were “commercially sensitive”
India's antitrust body has taken the unusual step of recalling two reports detailing competition law breaches by Apple after the tech giant complained that it had disclosed commercial secrets to competitors.
Apple Intelligence is delayed
You probably were not expecting this
In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, the fruity cargo-cult Apple has decided to delay the release of its over-hyped Apple Intelligence.
AMD claims its Ryzen AI chips will clean Apple’s clock
Tame Apple Press is furious
AMD has introduced its latest Ryzen AI chips, built on the new Zen 5 architecture. The company believes these chips outperform Apple's M3 and M3 Pro chips and journalists who defend Apple are angry.
TSMC tests 2nm on Apple
M5 processor
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that TSMC is testing its 2nm manufacturing process technology.
Its official, Apple’s Vision Pro is a turkey
Could not even sell 100,000
It arrived over-hyped and obscenely overpriced, yet the fruity cargo cult Apple was convinced its users were stupid enough to buy it. However, it turns out that not even Apple fanboys were that dumb to splash out on the Vision Pro.
Apple confirms you need an upgrade for its “Apple Intelligence"
If you are that intelligent you probably will not
The fruity cargo cult Apple has told its legions of fanboys that they will never get any AI features unless they fork out more dosh for the latest machines.
Apple scores good AI deal with OpenAI
Please give it to use for free while we work out a way to do you over
While Microsoft had to pay $10 billion for its OpenAI deal, the fruity cargo cult Apple seems to be getting it for free.