Apple's March 2023 in review - Classical music, ChatGPT, and a yellow iPhone
Even as Apple released Apple Music Classical and a very yellow iPhone 14 in March 2023, it was looking to the future in India, while placating China.
Even as Apple released Apple Music Classical and a very yellow iPhone 14 in March 2023, it was looking to the future in India, while placating China.
Apple's list of suppliers reveals it is relying on fewer companies in China while increasing the count in India, in what could be an indicator of Apple's move to lower its reliance on a single country for production.
Apple has released a new video promoting its iPhone privacy features, and done it as a straight-out action flick which has been made specifically for its Chinese site.
A new analyst report shows Apple doubled shipments of the iPad in China for the first quarter of 2023 when compared to the same time period in 2022.
Chip manufacturers, including Apple supplier TSMC, have begun considering moving a portion of their manufacturing to Japan as US/China tensions continue to escalate.
Foxconn chairman Young Liu has reassured workers at its Chengdu factory that it is an "important" base of production, despite Apple's discussions on diversifying manufacturing away from China and into other countries.
Although China's smartphone market experienced its weakest first quarter since 2014, Apple managed to achieve the highest market share and smartphone sales in the region.
Apple's MixC Shenzhen store is its second store in the region, and the company built it with sustainable materials.
As Apple looks to move its manufacturing to India and Vietnam, it is still expanding the Chinese firms it uses for the MacBook Pro.
A new Apple Store is opening in Shenzhen at an upscale shopping centre The MixC, as the company continues its expansion into mainland China.
Wedbush analysts predict that Apple opening its first stores in India is the opening gambit of an "aggressive push" to grow its market share in the country, as well as increasing its manufacturing there.
As Apple prepares to celebrate Earth Day, it may let iPhone users in China customize their transit cards with art.
Apple is reportedly ahead of schedule in its plans to move iPhone production to facilities in India, tripling its manufacturing there since 2021.
The premium smartphone is expected to see the most growth of China of any market segment, and Apple is the best positioned to take advantage of this expansion.
Chinese tech giant Baidu has sued Apple and a number of app developers, to stop the flood of fake Ernie bot apps from appearing in the App Store.
In an effort to cut reliance on China, Apple is expecting to triple iPhone production in India in 2023, and it might even export the iPhone 15 to global consumers at the end of the year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to talk with lawmakers visiting Hollywood and Silicon Valley in the coming week, with China being the subject of conversation.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is continuing his tour of China and has now met the "phenomenal team" behind hit game and previous Apple Design Award winner "Genshin Impact."
As Apple's major chip manufacturer TSMC nears the opening of its Arizona plant, US officials want it to build more — but US versus China politics are complicating matters.
China has advised Apple, one of the most privacy-forward tech companies in the world, to improve its data security practices.
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