Tim Cook says iPhone 17 demand is ‘off the charts’, but supply constraints impacted sales

Apple just announced its quarterly results, including $56.99 billion in iPhone revenue. This number is slightly below the average of analyst expectations heading into the earnings, but that Apple would have sold more if it had the supply.

Cook said demand “was off the charts”. He said supply of advanced processor nodes is constrained and “there’s just a little less flexibility in the supply chain at the moment” in terms of getting more parts available.

All of the iPhone processors are manufactured by


Apple reports Q2 2026 earnings: $111.2 billion in revenue, up 17% [Charts]

Apple just released its earnings report for the second fiscal quarter of 2026. The company reported $111.2 billion in revenue, $29.58 billion in net profit, and $2.01 in earnings per share. Here’s the full breakdown.

Last January, during Apple’s Q1 2026 earnings call, Apple said it expected Q2 2026 revenue to grow between 13% and 16% year over year.

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iOS 27 to bring AI inside the Camera app, Tim Cook’s biggest mistake, iPhone shutdown problem

Benjamin and Chance discuss whether bringing visual intelligence inside the Camera app is a good idea, as rumored for iOS 27 by Bloomberg. Also, Tim Cook shares his personal highs and lows across his career, Mayo’s iPhone refuses to turn on after running out of battery, and the App Store launches a new monthly payments subscription option.

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Here’s how to listen live to Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings call

Later today, Apple will release its Q2 2026 earnings, where component shortages, the iPhone 17 line’s ongoing success, and low Mac availability are expected to play a bit part. Here’s how you can listen in live.

Half an hour after today’s closing bell, Apple will report its earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, followed by a conference call where Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh will discuss the results.

As in the previous


iOS 26 upgraded one of Apple’s best Home Screen widgets in two ways

iOS 26.4 added brand new widgets for the iPhone’s Home Screen, but you might not know that fairly recently, Apple also upgraded its popular Photos widget in two ways.

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Apple just released new AirPods Pro 3 firmware update

Apple has just released brand new firmware for users of AirPods Pro 3. Here are the details.

Today Apple launched new AirPods firmware, the first notable update since last month when version 8B39 was released.

Today, the latest AirPods Pro 3 firmware is build 8B40 . It comes ahead of iOS 26.5’s launch in the coming weeks.

Apple that includes release notes for AirPods firmware updates, but the site has yet to be updated for 8B40.

Currently the


Apple TV has three fan-favorite sci-fi shows returning this summer

Apple TV is assembling a packed summer lineup, with beloved comedies like Ted Lasso and Trying returning, plus several fan-favorite sci-fi series too. Here are three returning sci-fi series hitting Apple TV soon.

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Apple and Porsche debut 80s-inspired race car liveries at Laguna Seca

It’s a big weekend in America for Apple and racing. F1 returns to the U.S. with the Miami Grand Prix happening Sunday on Apple TV .

Meanwhile, Apple and Porsche have collaborated on an anniversary race car design that will be on the track in California, also on May 3.

Porsche today that it worked with Apple to recreate the look of the iconic Porsche 935 K3 race car sponsored by the company in 1980.

Race viewers will see the familiar wrap on


MOFT’s long-awaited MagSafe kickstand wallet with Find My support is now available [U]

First unveiled at CES 2025 over a year ago, with kickstand now comes with a much needed feature: Find My integration. After loads of delays, the product is now finally available for purchase.

Update 4/30 : After debuting on their website back in February, is now with prime delivery – at the same , with all four colors: , , , and .

I’ve already on MOFT’s classic MagSafe wallet with kickstand over on , so I won’t rehash things here

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OpenAI explains why ChatGPT developed a goblin fixation, and how it solved the issue

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex appears to be going smoothly, especially compared to the rockier GPT-5.0 release last August.

It turns out OpenAI got ahead of one issue that was brewing before the release of GPT-5.5 models: a goblin fixation.

The company before it really materialized for customers by specifically instructing GPT-5.5 to lay off the mythical creature metaphors.

“Starting with GPT‑5.1, our models began developing a strange habit

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