Apple might reuse its iPhone X playbook with the foldable iPhone

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Apple might launch the monikered iPhone Ultra foldable device using the same strategy the company did with the iPhone X launch in 2017. According to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the tech giant is expected to unveil the device alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series, but it will go on sale at a later date.

The iPhone X debuted alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in September 2017, but was only made available for purchase in November 2017. Kuo forecasts Apple will reuse this strategy for the foldable device as the smartphone will feature components that are much more difficult to manufacture. Kuo said the company might need more time to build its inventory to meet the anticipated demand.

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Apple reportedly stopped Vision Pro development

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Apple has reportedly given up on developing its Vision Pro headsets, according to MacRumors. Citing unnamed insider sources, the tech site said the company received an "unusually high" percentage of returns, "far exceeding" any current Apple product. MacRumors noted that only 600,000 units were sold in total.

Even when the company released an updated version of the Vision Pro with a faster M5 chip and a more comfortable band, it failed to capture market interest. The team working on its development have supposedly been transferred to other projects, with the tech giant reportedly pivoting to developing its own version of smart glasses.

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Report: Apple to use Samsung Display-made OLED panel for foldable iPhone

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Apple is reportedly going to source the foldable OLED panels for its rumoured foldable iPhone exclusively from Samsung Display, at least for the next three years. Korea-based news outlet The Elec reported that Samsung Display was accepted as the sole supplier due to the lack of viable alternatives.

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Report: Apple's faster, next-gen MacBook Pro slated to come out soon

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We might be seeing faster Apple MacBook Pro models soon. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the laptops will be refreshed during the macOS 26.3 release cycle, which typically runs from February through March. Gurman noted that launches tend to occur when many models begin selling out. The new rumoured products, codenamed J714 and J716, have reportedly "already been staged in shipping warehouses globally, ready for release."

Gurman said the current premium MacBook Pro models available are already showing shipping delays that stretch through the month and into March, signalling that new models are about to be released soon. "Inventory typically starts to dwindle right before a product refresh, leading to exactly this kind of extended wait time. Several configurations are also out of stock at Apple stores worldwide, I'm told," he said.

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