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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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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Even though Samsung has now ended the production of its triple-folding Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone, its successor might already be in the works and would likely bear a wide form factor popularized by the upcoming iPhone Ultra, as per the insights gleaned from Samsung's patents. Samsung's patents hint at an upcoming successor to the now-defunct Galaxy Z TriFold, albeit in a wide form factor We already know that Samsung has been working on a Galaxy Z TriFold 2, which is expected to sport a more refined hinge mechanism, one that is lightweight and ultra-thin, allowing the South Korean behemoth to […]

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Apple's smart investment in Globalstar now stands to yield a sizable return, while allowing for a significant expansion in the iPhone's satellite-based connectivity features further down the line, courtesy of the $11.5 billion acquisition deal between Amazon and Globalstar. Apple will not only recoup its investments in Globalstar and then some, but also benefit from the upcoming expansion in Amazon's Leo-branded constellation of satellites For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Apple acquired a 20 percent stake in Globalstar back in 2023 for $400 million, while also committing to injecting $1.1 billion in cash-based liquidity to expand […]

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Last year, Samsung employees went on a strike for the first time in five decades. Now, these unionized workers are back at it, threatening a much longer, 18-day protest-led work hiatus. At the heart of this issue lies a perception mismatch, where Samsung is seen ripping off its workers to earn ginormous profits. The question remains: who will blink first? Samsung is seen as short-handing its workers, and those employees are now pushing back According to the Korea Herald, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit, which amounts to around $30 billion, in […]

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If you have the kind of market heft that Apple currently commands, you quickly become accustomed to getting your own way. It is, therefore, a rare supplier indeed that is able to stand its ground against Apple, and Largan appears to have done just that. Apple allegedly receives a rare rebuke for demanding an increased supply of the variable aperture lens destined for the iPhone 18 Pro lineup According to the Asian publication Economic Daily, the supplier of variable aperture lens for the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, Largan, has reportedly rejected an Apple request to increase order volume. Largan has […]

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In an ailing industry, Microsoft just surrendered to the inevitable by implementing across-the-board price hikes for its Surface laptops, enhancing the already-sizable competitive advantage that Apple's MacBooks continue to enjoy over their Surface counterparts. Apple's MacBook lineup expands its competitive lead as Microsoft implements an across-the-board price hike for Surface laptops Microsoft has just raised the prices of its Surface laptops within the Microsoft Store, with third-party retailers also expected to follow suit. After these ill-timed price hikes, Apple's comparative price advantage has become crystal-clear. For instance, the 12-inch Surface Pro now starts at $1,049, while the 13-inch M4 MacBook […]

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Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, is selling out like hot cakes, and now, you can grab one of these at a very attractive discount, that too with a 1-year warranty. If you want higher savings, you can get them with the base model of the Galaxy S26 Ultra that ships with 256GB of internal memory If you are a discerning consumer of tech products, you can't do much better than the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Powered by the industry-leading Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, the new S26 Ultra is blazing fast, while holding its own against […]

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Apple appears to be doubling down on Claude AI in its internal workflows, going so far as to penalize low token consumption, as per new anecdotal evidence. Some of Apple's internal teams now have a daily budget of around $300 worth of Claude AI tokens, with low token consumption increasingly singled out As per an anecdote, Apple's global sourcing teams on the business development side have received a daily budget of as much as $300 worth of tokens for Claude AI over the past few weeks. What's more, backfill requests are now increasingly predicated on a given team's overall AI […]

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Sometimes, a silly mistake like uploading incorrect payment details can end up costing you dearly. Just ask our 19-year-old protagonist, who has now racked up a bill of $838 on T-Mobile across 3 smartphones, an Apple Watch, 2 AirPods, and 1 tablet. A teenager is now on the hook for a T-Mobile bill of $838, with late-payment fees and activation charges adding to the ensuing excruciating financial pain We've sort of become accustomed to seeing teenage inanity. And today, we've received bucketloads of that stuff, courtesy of a new Reddit post. Basically, our protagonist typically pays the bills associated with […]

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The Apple iPhone Ultra might well be one of the most anticipated consumer devices of the year, especially given the intriguing prospects of its revolutionary creaseless display, made all the more intriguing by the disappointing real-life results from Chinese competitors like the Oppo Find N6, whose foldable display crease gradually becomes more pronounced with time. Now, TrendForce has published an interesting report, noting that Apple might be pinning its hopes for a genuine creaseless foldable display on a specific glue. Apple's secret sauce for the iPhone Ultra's creaseless foldable display revealed in detail While declaring that Apple's iPhone Ultra will […]

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Apple's MacBook Neo appears to be heading towards an unqualified success, judging from the size of the rush orders that Apple is now reportedly placing with its suppliers to meet oncoming demand. Apple placing rush orders with its suppliers as the demand for the base MacBook Neo overwhelms existing inventory According to a Taiwanese publication, the initial stock of the MacBook Neo's base variant, which retails for $599, has run out, forcing Apple to place rush orders for additional units with Hon Hai (Foxconn) and Quanta. With the lead times for the base MacBook Neo already extending to May, Apple […]

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Apple helping an Israeli incursion into the south of Lebanon by suddenly removing nearly every village and town in the area from Apple Maps was not on anyone's bingo card this weekend. Yet, this is exactly what appears to have occured, either as a result of an error or a deliberate move to depopulate the region by virtual means. Apple Maps virtually depopulates the entire south Lebanon As is evident from the X post above, Apple Maps has removed nearly every label for a town or village in the south of Lebanon while clearly preserving such labels for the adjacent […]

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Apple is gearing up to give Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses a run for their money by launching a superior competitor, replete with a more premium build and greater design versatility, as per the latest Power On newsletter from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple's smart glasses to sport a premium build and greater number of design options vs. Meta's relatively more staid offerings, with launch expected by early 2027 Mark Gurman has disclosed today that Apple's upcoming display-less smart glasses will likely launch by early 2027, and come equipped with integrated cameras, microphones, and speakers, enabling the wearer to interact via an […]

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