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iPad Pro Teardown Shows Sharp Increase in Taiwan Parts  

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Taiwanese suppliers have increased their share of components in the latest iPad Pro, at the expense of South Korean companies. A teardown with Fomalhaut Techno Solutions found that …

Tags:Apple| iPad| MiniLED| tablets

The iPhone 12 Mini Makes Me Sick (Literally)

by Bob Raikes

What They Say An article in IEEE Spectrum highlights issues with OLED display flicker. Tekla S. Perry upgraded from an older iPhone SE to an iPhone 12 Mini as the smaller display was appealing. …

Tags:Apple| Human Visual System (HVS)| iPhone| warranty

Apple will likely launch its XR headset in Q2 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo according to 9to5Mac said in an investment note that Apple will use microOLED displays, “innovative biometrics” and as many as 15 cameras in its widely rumoured VR/AR …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality

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iPhones to Capture 40% of Smartphone Market Value in 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Juniper Research forecast that sales of iPhones will bring in over $200 billion in 2022 – nearly 40% of the value of the market from less than 20% of the units …

Tags:Apple| Forecasts| Smartphone Market

Links Week Commencing 31st May 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. LG Gained, Samsung Lost Share in Booming …

Tags:Android| Apple| Dolby Vision| Game Playing| HDMI| Pay TV| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| warranty| xBox| Xiaomi

Apple Dominates Smartphone Volumes and Values in Q1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research put out some interesting data on smartphone sales revenues by model in Q1 2021 and highlighted that Apple’s iPhone Series 12 took one third of the market, while the …

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Smaller Companies Fuel Growth in Worldwide Wearables Market in 1Q21, Says IDC

by Artem Alekseenko

The appetite for wearable devices remained strong in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) even as volumes retreated from record fourth quarter levels. According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Apple| Huawei| IDC| Samsung| Wearable Market| Wearables| Xiaomi

Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg published an article on the topic of the right to repair. According to the site, quoting consumer groups watching the space, twenty-seven US states considered such bills in 2021. More …

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12.9-inch iPad Pro Review Round-up

by Bob Raikes

What They Say MacWorld has created a round-up of reviews of the iPad Pro which has a ‘Liquid Retina XDR Display’. The Verge said “the best thing for watching movies that isn’t a high-end …

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Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that Apple is planning to use its latest processors to improve its position in the PC market and new MacBook Pros could be here in the summer in 14″ …

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