Get Ready For A Shortage Of iPads And MacBooks
3 years, 8 months ago

Get Ready For A Shortage Of iPads And MacBooks

NPR  

Get Ready For A Shortage Of iPads And MacBooks Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP Supply chain disruptions are taking a bite out of Apple, and it may make it harder to get your hands on that shiny new tablet or laptop. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the last few months included "some of the most difficult supply chain challenges that we've ever experienced in the life of Tesla." Companies in Taiwan — the world's dominant supplier of computer chips — are boosting production and willing to shift some of the scarce supplies to the auto industry, Taiwanese Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua told NPR. Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors that to forecast when the supply crisis would be over, "we would need to know the true demand from each of these players and how that's going to change over the next few months.

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Make in India: Dell, HP, Foxconn, and others in line for state aid in production
1 year, 4 months ago

Make in India: Dell, HP, Foxconn, and others in line for state aid in production

Live Mint  

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Chipmakers signal supply glut easing but demand recovery still slow
1 year, 5 months ago

Chipmakers signal supply glut easing but demand recovery still slow

The Hindu  

From Intel to Samsung, global chipmakers are celebrating the beginning of the end of a semiconductor supply glut, but the outlook for demand from customers outside the artificial intelligence industry remains gloomy. While demand for chips to support generative AI has rapidly increased since OpenAI's ChatGPT was launched late last year, the sector still accounts for a small fraction of …

Apple's PC Shipments Decline 40 Per Cent, Steepest Among Major Computers Makers
1 year, 9 months ago

Apple's PC Shipments Decline 40 Per Cent, Steepest Among Major Computers Makers

ABP News  

Shipments of Apple Inc.'s personal computer plummeted by 40.5 per cent in the first quarter, marking a tough start to the year for PC makers still grappling with a glut of unsold inventory, according to Bloomberg. Shipments by all PC makers combined slumped 29 per cent to 56.9 million units — and fell below the levels of early 2019 — …

Global PC Shipments Slide In Q1, Apple Takes Biggest Hit: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Global PC Shipments Slide In Q1, Apple Takes Biggest Hit: Report

News 18  

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Computer sales plunge, Apple’s 40% drop steepest: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Computer sales plunge, Apple’s 40% drop steepest: Report

Hindustan Times  

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Apple Launching New MacBook Pros Soon? Here’s What We Know
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple Launching New MacBook Pros Soon? Here’s What We Know

News 18  

Apple’s upcoming M2-powered 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros might not launch till next march. In contrast to earlier reports that claimed Apple might deliver the new devices before the end of the year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now predicts a March launch, reports The Verge. According to Gurman, the company’s most recent earnings call is another proof that the improved line …

Intel And TSMC Facing Other Issues Due To Global Chip Shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Intel And TSMC Facing Other Issues Due To Global Chip Shortage

News 18  

Chips for chipmaking machines are one of the things in short supply amid chip shortage constraints, say executives from Intel and Apple chipmaker TSMC. According to 9To5Mac, buying new chipmaking machines was never a speedy process, given their complexity and delicacy, but lead times before the pandemic were measured in months. While many commentators say they expect the chip shortage …

iPhone Manufacturer Foxconn Warns Of Revenue Decline Amid Slowing Demand, Supply Chain Issues
2 years, 8 months ago

iPhone Manufacturer Foxconn Warns Of Revenue Decline Amid Slowing Demand, Supply Chain Issues

ABP News  

New Delhi: Apple's contract manufacturer Foxconn has warned that revenue could fall in this quarter, courtesy of the declining demand in locked down China, inflation and the growing supply chain issues. Earlier this month, Apple had decided to start production of the upcoming iPhone 14 models earlier than usual and to keep up with Apple's preparations to ensure that the …

Apple aims to debut a new low-cost 5G iPhone and iPad in early March
2 years, 11 months ago

Apple aims to debut a new low-cost 5G iPhone and iPad in early March

LA Times  

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Chip shortage: Wait for your new car, Sony PS5 or Apple MacBook just got longer
3 years, 2 months ago

Chip shortage: Wait for your new car, Sony PS5 or Apple MacBook just got longer

Hindustan Times  

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Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products
3 years, 5 months ago

Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products

The Hindu  

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TSMC says can catch up with auto chip demand by end June
3 years, 8 months ago

TSMC says can catch up with auto chip demand by end June

The Hindu  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd expects to be able to catch up with the "minimum requirement" of customer demand for auto chips by the end of June, its chairman told U.S. broadcaster CBS. Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to the shortage of chips for the industry, which in some cases have been exacerbated by the former …

Why Apple has chips for iPhones while Ford got caught short
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Apple has chips for iPhones while Ford got caught short

The Hindu  

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Why Apple has chips for iPhones while many companies got caught short
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Apple has chips for iPhones while many companies got caught short

Live Mint  

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Apple Earnings Call Shows Strong iPhone 12 and Mac Sales, Warns Chip Shortage May Hurt Business
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple Earnings Call Shows Strong iPhone 12 and Mac Sales, Warns Chip Shortage May Hurt Business

News 18  

Cupertino-based giant Apple yesterday posted its latest earnings report yesterday, where the company showed a strong ongoing demand for iPhone 12 in Q1 2021. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on an investor call that Apple avoided a chip shortage in the fiscal quarter by burning through supply buffers. In the current quarter, however, the chip shortage could cost Apple …

Apple MacBook, iPad likely to have a limited supply later this year, company warns
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple MacBook, iPad likely to have a limited supply later this year, company warns

India Today  

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Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world
3 years, 9 months ago

Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

The Hindu  

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MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple
3 years, 9 months ago

MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple

The Hindu  

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Will the Ongoing Chip Shortage Delay iPhone 13 Launch? Supplier Foxconn Warns of Supply Issues
3 years, 9 months ago

Will the Ongoing Chip Shortage Delay iPhone 13 Launch? Supplier Foxconn Warns of Supply Issues

News 18  

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Amid Semiconductor Scarcity, Qualcomm CEO Says Shortage of Older Chips Likely to Ease Sooner
3 years, 9 months ago

Amid Semiconductor Scarcity, Qualcomm CEO Says Shortage of Older Chips Likely to Ease Sooner

News 18  

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said he is “seeing improvement” in efforts to ease chip shortages that have caused disruptions across several industries, and that demand for older chips is easier to respond to. Speaking in the same panel, president and CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra said the chipmaker would aim to increase its supply in line with the growing …

The semiconductor shortage is still hurting Samsung, Honda and Volkswagen
3 years, 9 months ago

The semiconductor shortage is still hurting Samsung, Honda and Volkswagen

CNN  

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Long Wait For Your New Car? Laptops Out Of Stock? Can’t Buy A PlayStation 5? Blame The Chip Shortage
3 years, 10 months ago

Long Wait For Your New Car? Laptops Out Of Stock? Can’t Buy A PlayStation 5? Blame The Chip Shortage

News 18  

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Foxconn chairman says expects "limited impact" from chip shortage on clients
3 years, 10 months ago

Foxconn chairman says expects "limited impact" from chip shortage on clients

The Hindu  

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Gaming consoles, smartphones, other gadgets could get pricier due to continuing microchip shortages
3 years, 10 months ago

Gaming consoles, smartphones, other gadgets could get pricier due to continuing microchip shortages

Firstpost  

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Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones
4 years ago

Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones

The Hindu  

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WWDC 2020: Apple announces transition to its own Silicon chips for Mac computers, first machines will ship end of this year
4 years, 6 months ago

WWDC 2020: Apple announces transition to its own Silicon chips for Mac computers, first machines will ship end of this year

Firstpost  

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that the Silicon chips will mark the beginning of a major new era for MacBooks and Mac computers. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the first machines powered by the new Silicon chips will ship by the end of this year, ending a nearly 15-year reliance on Intel to supply processors for its flagship laptops …

Apple iPads, Facebook VR headsets in short supply as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 10 months ago

Apple iPads, Facebook VR headsets in short supply as coronavirus spreads

Live Mint  

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Apple iPhone 12 production may get delayed over coronavirus fears
4 years, 10 months ago

Apple iPhone 12 production may get delayed over coronavirus fears

Live Mint  

Reuters: Travel restrictions to China because of the coronavirus have come just as Apple Inc's engineers usually jet off to Asia to perfect the production of this fall's new iPhones, former employees and supply chain experts told Reuters. High-volume manufacturing is not scheduled until summer, but the first months of the year are when Apple irons out assembly processes with …

Apple reduces planned production for its new iPhones by 10 percent: Report
6 years ago

Apple reduces planned production for its new iPhones by 10 percent: Report

Firstpost  

Apple asked its suppliers late last month to produce fewer-than-planned units of the new models. Apple, which slashed its quarterly sales forecast last week, has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on 9 January. That rare forecast cut exposed weakening iPhone demand in China, …

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