Apple News summary for September 3
Lots of product rumors, big expectations from the new Apple ‘product’ CEO, and yes, it’s true, Macs really do do AI, all of the below and more in the complete daily Substack news roundup which you can subscribe to here.
iPhone 18 Pro chip delivers massive processor boosts
7-core GPU, huge increase in memory bandwidth for graphics performance boost, 8MB L2 cache and other improvements mean phones will be superb performers quite capable of handling on-device AI.
Morgan Stanley predicts $200 iPhone Pro price increase
And points to three key things to watch for at next week’s product announcement.
iPhone memory costs up 400% on last year
TrendForce says Apple may be paying four times as much for memory to pack inside this year’s new iPhone Pro models as AI-flation soars.
A look inside Apple’s relationships with Intel and TSMC
The problem with Intel is that a lack of trust drove Apple to seek an alternative processor supplier in the first place.
M5 Ultra MacBook is coming?
Omdia analyst David Hsieh predicts future OLED MacBook Pros will offer an M5 Ultra chip option.
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