Ming-Chi Kuo

First ARM-based MacBook coming by end of 2020, says Ming-Chi Kuo

4 months ago

First ARM-based MacBook coming by end of 2020, says Ming-Chi Kuo

The typically reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple will announce its first-ever ARM Mac in late 2020, likely a MacBook Pro variant that will be on sale early in 2021.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

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New MacBook Pro, MacBook Air with scissor switch keyboard coming in second quarter

4 months ago

New MacBook Pro, MacBook Air with scissor switch keyboard coming in second quarter

Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has tailored his expectations on when the scissor switch keyboard will arrive on the MacBook Air, and is predicting it and a new MacBook Pro model to ship with it in the second quarter of 2020.

By Mike Wuerthele | 4 months ago

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ARM Mac coming in first half of 2021, says Ming-Chi Kuo

5 months ago

ARM Mac coming in first half of 2021, says Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple is continuing to work on a self-designed processor for use in a future Mac, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, with the first possible release using an ARM-based chip instead of an Intel processor likely to arrive in the first half of 2021.

By Malcolm Owen | 5 months ago

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Apple could tap Luxshare for older iPhone model production in 2021

5 months ago

Apple could tap Luxshare for older iPhone model production in 2021

Apple is giving AirPods and Apple Watch supplier Luxshare Precision more work over the next two years, with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claiming the supply chain partner will start assembling iPhones for the company, among other supply chain alterations.

By Malcolm Owen | 5 months ago

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'Apple Tags' tracking devices launching summer 2020, says Ming-Chi Kuo

5 months ago

'Apple Tags' tracking devices launching summer 2020, says Ming-Chi Kuo

The rumored "Apple Tags" tracking fobs will ship in the middle of 2020, Ming-Chi Kuo believes, with shipments of the Ultra Wideband-based tag anticipated to be in the order of "tens of millions" by the end of the year.

By Malcolm Owen | 5 months ago

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Apple may be working on its own antenna technology for the 5G 'iPhone 12'

5 months ago

Apple may be working on its own antenna technology for the 5G 'iPhone 12'

Reports have emerged in the last 24 hours with contradictory sources all claiming to have the inside track on the details surrounding the antenna technology expected in the 5G "iPhone 12" — with one claiming that Apple will do most of the work itself.

By Mike Wuerthele | 5 months ago

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Foxconn iPhone plant at Zhenghzou reopens with 10% of workforce

5 months ago

Foxconn iPhone plant at Zhenghzou reopens with 10% of workforce

Apple supplier Foxconn is said to have reopened Zhenghzou, its most critical iPhone production plant, but only a tenth of the workforce has returned.

By William Gallagher | 5 months ago

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Ming-Chi Kuo cuts estimated iPhone shipments by 10% because of Coronavirus

6 months ago

Ming-Chi Kuo cuts estimated iPhone shipments by 10% because of Coronavirus

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is starting to see disruption in the mobile phone market as a result of the Coronavirus, and has slightly dialed back iPhone shipment expectations for the first calendar quarter of 2020.

By Mike Wuerthele | 6 months ago

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Mockups of 'iPhone 12' demonstrate flat sides and smaller dimensions

6 months ago

Mockups of 'iPhone 12' demonstrate flat sides and smaller dimensions

New 3D prints are showing off a trio of sizes for Apple's forthcoming 2020 "iPhone 12," and allege that the company is bringing back some familiar design features.

By William Gallagher | 6 months ago

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