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Apple Reportedly Ordering Fewer M2 Chips as MacBook Demand Falls

Apple is reportedly facing lagging demand for its M2-powered MacBooks, so much so it’s held back significantly on any more M2 chip production in what’s turning out to be a rough start for Apple’s 2023 laptop ambitions.How To Prep Your iPhone or iPad Before SellingA report from Korean-language news site The Elec claims that the Cupertino Company halted all production of its M2 series chips for MacBooks in the first two months of 2023. The report also says that, in March, the company was only producing half as many of its

Apple Is Betting a Billion Dollars on Theatrical Releases

The films under the alleged deal are expected to release sometime this year.Image: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images)Everybody’s favorite streaming service—no, not ad-free Netflix—is gearing up to become the next great studio coming to a cinema near you. Sources familiar with Apple’s business plans have revealed to Bloomberg that the company is spending $1 billion on its foray into film.The anonymous sources explained to Bloomberg that Apple has approached studios about a partnership to release some of the company’s titles in

Apple Is Reportedly Taking Attendance Amid Back to Office Push

Apple has struggled to force its employees back into the office with its hybrid work plan, even though its employees have largely been antagonistic to the Cupertino company’s in-office working whims. Like we’re all back in grade school, Apple is just the next company that is reportedly taking attendance to make sure its staff are commuting at least three days a week to the office.Zoë Schiffer, the managing editor of the Platformer tech blog, tweeted Wednesday based on unnamed sources that Apple would use badge sign in…

Apple’s Delaying Homepod With Screen and Avoiding AI

Apple does not want to resort to layoffs, unlike many other major tech companies, which have been downsizing since around the turn of 2023. The tech giant is so desperate to not become another Google, Microsoft, or Meta (which thought 11,000 Meta staff layoffs were so nice that it did it twice) that it has put a hold on some major product releases, like a planned Homepod with in-built screen to allocate more resources to other projects. Any hopes of ChatGPT-like Apple AI powering your smart home will also probably have…

Apple Music Classical Launches This Month as Its Own App

Apple’s upcoming Apple Music Classical app has a search function specifically built to help find specific compositions.Image: AppleApple Music already has a selection of classical music for all the folks still hung up on the melodies of Beethoven or Bach, but the app offers little for any music lovers looking to engage in any new compositions in the long-form, classical style. Well, after about two years of work, Apple’s finally got the answer for classical fans, and it’s coming in the form of a full, separate app.On

Behold, Custom Holographic “M1 Inside” CPU Stickers For Your Mac

The easiest way to differentiate a Windows laptop from an Apple one is to either check the logo on the lid, or find the collection of Intel, AMD, Microsoft, and Nvidia stickers near the keyboard: the telltale branding of the PC world. If, for some reason, you feel your MacBook’s clean finish would be better off with stickers prominently promoting the hardware inside it, there’s an Etsy shop that can help you out.Vinoth Ragunathan, a Toronto-based designer, is the owner of InsideSticker, an Etsy shop that currently sells

Doctor Apple Wants to Scan Your Entire Body Now

While Apple has both fingerprint and Face ID biometrics to unlock devices, Apple wants to use similar tech to identify all parts of the body for fitness and wellness purposes.Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock)Apple is already big on biometric data for letting users unlock their phones, but a new patent shows the Cupertino company is looking ahead to the day when it can scan a user’s face, neck, chest, arms, legs—AKA your full silhouette—to let you access a device, or else allow your phone to tell you if you should be

TSMC cuts 2023 capex after record Q4 as chip demand weakens, Auto News, ET Auto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's most valuable chipmaker, forecast growth would return in the second half of this year.Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC warned on Thursday that first-quarter revenue would drop as much as 5% and it would slash annual investment as the major Apple Inc supplier expects softer demand due to a slowing global economy.The bearish outlook follows a forecast-beating 78% jump in fourth-quarter profit, underscoring the depth of a sharp slowdown in a global technology sector that…

Apple sets new revenue record in India, logs double-digit growth

Image Source : INDIA TV Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company has made a new revenue record in India in the July-September period, and continues to perform well with strong double-digit growth in the country, which is next on Apple's big manufacturing plans. Apple posted a September quarter record revenue of $90.1 billion globally, up 8 per cent year…