In addition to the “iPhone 15” family coming this autumn, Apple is focused on several key updates to existing product lines for the second half of this year and the first half of 2024, including an iMac “with a screen over 30 inches,” Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News. There will also be two Apple Watch Series 9 models and an updated version of the Apple Watch Ultra. iPhone 15 Pro Max (iPhone 15 Ultra) rendering based on CAD. (imagevia @UniverseIce) Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News: Other products may come later: • An M3 13-inch MacBook Pro (codenamed J504). • M3 Pro and M3 Max 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros (codenamed J514 and J516). • New iMacs (codenamed J433 and J434) with 24-inch…

In a positive sign for China’s struggling mobile device industry, the country’s smartphone shipments saw a sharp increase in May, jumping 22.6% from previous months. Apple’s iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus Bloomberg News: Phone makers shipped 25.2 million handsets last month in the buildup to China’s second biggest shopping festival, 6.18, which features discounts that stretch from late May into June… marking a rise of over 4 million units compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. Smartphone providers Apple, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo are likely to see improving demand later this year after a slump through 1H. We expect the smartphone market to drop 4% in 2023 to…

Apple earlier this month introduced the new Mac Studio featuring M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra chips, delivering a huge boost in performance and enhanced connectivity in its compact design. Mac Studio front (top image) and rear Featuring up to 192GB of unified memory, Mac Studio with M2 Ultra has far more memory than the most advanced workstation graphics cards, taking on demanding workloads other systems can’t even process. Mac Studio with M2 Max is up to 50 percent faster than the previous-generation Mac Studio and 4x faster than the most powerful Intel-based 27-inch iMac. It features a 12-core CPU, up to a 38-core GPU, and up to 96GB of unified memory with 400GB/s of memory bandwidth. Mac Studio…

Apple this month introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air, the world’s best 15-inch laptop. With an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, the incredible performance of M2, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a silent, fanless design, the new MacBook Air brings power and portability — all in the world’s thinnest 15-inch laptop. 15-inch M2 MacBook Air With an all-new six-speaker sound system, the 15-inch MacBook Air delivers immersive Spatial Audio, along with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, MagSafe charging, and the power and ease of macOS Ventura for an unrivaled experience. the 15-inch MacBook Air is now available for order. Kif Leswing for CNBC: The MacBook Air has come in 11-inch and 13-inch versions in the past, but this…

Apple in March permanently shut down its retail stores in Charlotte, North Carolina, after the mall where it’s located suffered at least three shootings in recent months. At the time, Apple’s website stated, “In preparation for a new store we plan to open in the Charlotte area early next year, we will be permanently closing Wednesday, March 1st at 4pm.” Apple Northlake Mall : Tech giant Apple Inc. is bringing a retail store to Huntersville’s Birkdale Village. The town’s planning department confirmed today that a permit for an Apple Store there has been filed and approved. The Birkdale Village location stands to replace the Apple Store that abruptly shuttered at Northlake Mall earlier this year. Construction has kicked off on…

Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset will feature a new augmented reality (AR) version of the Visual Lookup feature found in iPhones and iPads. This feature, dubbed “Visual Search,” will allow wearers to get information about various items by simply looking at them. Apple Vision Pro features a pair of advanced, custom micro‑OLED displays deliver more pixels than a 4K TV to each eye — for stunning clarity. The feature was discovered this week by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser, who inspected code within the Xcode beta of visionOS, Apple’s AR and reality operating system that will power the Vision Pro headset. Moser found references to Visual Search in the code, which suggests that the feature is still under development. Visual Search…