South African Apple fans can expect to pay at least R26 000 for Apple’s new M1-powered iMacs, while the new iPad Pro line-up will start at R14 000 and rise rapidly from there.
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The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse with car makers on three continents joining tech giants Apple and Samsung Electronics in flagging production cuts and lost revenue from the crisis.
Samsung Electronics has snatched back the crown from Apple as the world’s biggest smartphone producer, accounting for a fifth of overall global sales in the first quarter, market research firm Canalys said.
Apple on Wednesday posted sales and profits ahead of Wall Street expectations, fuelled by 5G iPhone upgrades but warned a global chip shortage could dent iPads and Mac sales.
Huawei Technologies’ quarterly earnings shrank for a second straight quarter after US sanctions devastated the embattled Chinese tech giant’s smartphone business.
Apple is readying a major revamp of its mobile software that will include an upgrade to how users handle notifications, a redesigned iPad home screen and an updated lock screen.
Apple announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its migration away from Intel and caters to a work-from-home world.
Just three months after Taiwan’s TSMC shocked investors with a record spending plan, the world’s most important chip maker doubled down with an even bigger budget.
It has become nearly impossible for an average person to buy an Nvidia graphics card unless they’re willing to pay triple the list price.
Global shipments of PCs rose at their fastest pace in two decades in the first quarter of 2021 as people bought computers to help them work and study remotely during the Covid-19 crisis.