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Apple’s July 2023 in review: Goldman Sachs wants out of Apple Card, Threads, Underdogs and more

July 2023 saw Twitter become X, Threads briefly become a Twitter rival, and Apple’s Underdogs return ā€” but none of it mattered because apparently Android was finally better than iOS, so there.Apple launched a new Underdogs video and Meta launched ThreadsThere must be technical reasons to prefer Android to iOS and there are certainly underlying financial ones as iPhones are generally more expensive. But otherwise, it’s personal taste and personal preference, or it was until July 2023.This month, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that “Android’s now better than iOS.” If you’re looking for the full quote, go back a sentence: that was it. In full. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Microsoft’s next-gen Surface laptops could have “True AI” features

According to Windows Central, Microsoft’s upcoming Surface devices will ship with a myriad of AI features, and will be marketed as the company’s first true next-gen AI PCs. The lineup will reportedly include the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, both of which will ship with next-gen NPUs (neural…Read Entire Article

Rising star Luxshare secures major stake in Pegatron’s iPhone factory

Apple supplier Luxshare is taking over an iPhone assembly factory from a rival manufacturer after buying a majority stake in the location.Tim Cook visiting a Luxshare factoryLuxshare is buying a 62.5% stake in Pegatron’s Kunshan factory in eastern China. The deal, worth approximately $300 million (2.1 billion yuan), was disclosed in a recent exchange filing. Pegatron, based in Taipei, currently assembles iPhones at its Kunshan campus and another site in Shanghai.The supplier aims to give it a competitive edge against Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s primary manufacturing partner. Foxconn currently assembles about 70% of all iPhones, primarily in central China. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Siri’s Not Dead Yet, Jony Ive Comes Out of Hibernation, and More of the Biggest Tech News

The sleepy week between Christmas and New Yearā€™s is for hangouts and hangovers. That is unless you work at Apple. For the folks in Cupertino, this week was all about trying to get the Apple Watch unbanned and scrambling to find a new lead designer for the iPhone. Read more…

Inside Apple’s Massive Push to Transform the Mac Into a Gaming Paradise

In an interview with Apple product marketing managers Leland Martin, Doug Brooks, and Gordon Keppel, we go deep on how Apple is transforming the Mac into a respectable AAA video games platform that can compete with PCs and consoles.