Google is reportedly in talks to invest over $876 million in LG Display to secure a source of OLED panels, likely for its Pixel phones — perhaps signalling more intense competition with Apple’s iPhone, as well as third parties using Google’s Android operating system.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple is ramping up its efforts to create its own GPU designs, following the iPhone producer’s decision to stop working with the U.K.-based Imagination Technologies, by advertising a number of job postings within the graphics field in London.
Source:: Apple Insider
Three Apple suppliers — Hon Hai/Foxconn, SK Hynix, and Broadcom — are reportedly dogged in their determination to bid for Toshiba’s memory business, despite strong preferences by both Toshiba and the Japanese government for a domestic buyer.
Source:: Apple Insider
When renovations are complete, one addition at Apple’s flagship Fifth Avenue store will include a special space for Beats 1 broadcasting, according to an AppleInsider source.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple is enjoying consistently strong sales after opening its first brick-and-mortar retail outlet in Mexico in late 2016, and the company plans to capitalize on surging demand by building a new multi-level flagship in Mexico City’s upscale Polanco district.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple paid rare attention to its pro customers this week, teasing a redesigned Mac Pro along with catered iMacs. Behind-the-scenes dealings also made headlines, particularly news that Apple will developing its own GPUs.
Source:: Apple Insider
As the streaming music war intensifies, hip hop star and Tidal co-owner Jay Z is quietly removing his music from major streaming music outlets Apple Music and Spotify, while leaving the same tracks in place on his own service.
Source:: Apple Insider
In a followup conversation to clarify the firm’s recently reported findings on U.S. tablet buyers, J.D. Power highlighted a series of data points that overturn many established narratives on the “beleaguerment” of the tablet market, particularly with regard to premium-priced, higher-end models.
Source:: Apple Insider
A new rumor, possibly recycled from 2016, claims that the Apple Smart Connector, or a variant thereof, will appear on the iPhone 8 and will be utilized for charging the device, plus potential AR and VR applications.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple has signed a deal with NBC that will see the crew of “Saturday Night Live” create at least one commercial for the iPhone maker, blurring the line between the show and advertising.
Source:: Apple Insider