iPhone could benefit from memory chip crisis in one key way: report

A covering IDC data offers a dire outlook for the smartphone market in 2026 due to the current memory chip crisis, but Apple and the iPhone could actually benefit in one key way.

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The global smartphone market will contract 12.9% in 2026 because of the unprecedented memory chip shortage, marking “a crisis like no other,” according to researcher IDC.

The new forecast, a dramatic revision down from earlier estimates, gives the latest accounting of the ongoing memory crunch that’


Eddy Cue says Brazil is Apple TV’s second-largest market, talks Netflix-Warner merger, more

In an interview with Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo , Cue emphasized Brazil’s growing role in ’s global business, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to theatrical releases, and commented on Netflix’s attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Here are the details.

Cue says Apple remains commited to theatrical releases

Earlier this month, Apple hosted an Apple TV media event , where it announced multiple new original TV shows and movies coming to its streaming service throughout 2026.

At the same event, Apple SVP


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Three ways new Apple products next week will modernize iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple officially confirmed that it will begin launching new products starting on Monday, March 2. With new iPhones, iPads, and Macs, Apple will modernize its hardware lineup in three ways by saying goodbye to some old technology decisions.

Last year, Apple replaced the iPhone SE with the much more modern iPhone 16e. This move saw Apple discontinue the last product with a classic Home Button, but .

If the iPhone 17e includes MagSafe and Apple stops selling the iPhone 16e, then every iPhone Apple

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Touchscreen MacBook Pro details, deep red iPhone 18, US Mac mini production

Benjamin and Chance are back, with a news-packed episode just before an exciting week of Apple hardware launches. But first, iOS 26.4 beta is here, a deep red color is rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro, and Bloomberg details some of the software affordances coming to macOS to support the touch screen MacBook Pro. Also, Samsung surprises with a clever dynamic privacy display on their new flagship phones.

And in Happy Hour Plus , the creators of Dark Sky have left Apple to form a new


Nearly one in four smartwatches shipped in 2025 was an Apple Watch: report

For the first time since 2022, Apple posted year-over-year growth in shipments in 2025, according to new data from Counterpoint Research . Here are the details.

According to the , Apple saw 8% year-over-year growth in shipments, outpacing the overall market, which saw a 4% bump.

On the other hand, Apple’s growth was behind Huawei’s 30%, Xiaomi’s 18%, and Imoo’s 9%.

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Two unique new MacBook Pros are launching this year, starting next week

Apple will launch its newest MacBook Pro next week with M5, and there’s another distinct model coming later this year with M6. Here’s what to expect from Apple’s two unique MacBook Pro launches this year.

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Here’s how Apple will showcase F1 across Apple TV, Apple Music and more

The Formula 1 season kicks off next weekend, and it marks the start of Apple’s exclusive broadcast partnership in the United States. The core of the deal is that all races will stream live (and on-demand) on , but the company is going all out to increase the exposure of F1 across all of its platforms.

Here’s what you can expect to see when the first race broadcasts start on Apple TV app, Apple Music, and more.

As a reminder, all Formula 1 live


These Apple ‘magic moments’ show how well macOS and iPadOS work together [Video]

I have been a hardcore user for almost a decade now. I have used it as my main computer and dealt with all the ups and downs. But one of the biggest misconceptions about the is that it is trying to compete with the when, in reality, they were built to work in tandem. It is not until you have them side by side that you start to see the magic and power that is the Apple walled garden. Features like Universal Control, Sidecar, Handoff, and continuity tools create “aha

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Apple releases Xcode 26.3 with support for agentic coding

Xcode 26.3 can now leverage tools such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex to speed up all aspects of app development. Here are the details.

As promised, Apple is rolling out Xcode 26.3 today, with support for agentic coding.

In practice, this means developers can now plug AI tools such as OpenAI’s Codex or Anthropic’s Claude Agent directly into Xcode to help with tasks ranging from writing boilerplate code to updating the entire project based on its own documentation


iPhone and iPad approved to handle classified NATO information without any third-party add-on solutions

Today, Apple that the iPhone and iPad have become the first consumer devices approved for use on classified NATO networks. This means an off-the-shelf iPhone running iOS 26 can access restricted NATO data without requiring any specialized security software or custom hardware modifications.

In a statement to 9to5Mac, Ivan Krstić, Apple’s vice president of Security Engineering and Architecture, said:

“This achievement recognizes that Apple has transformed how security is traditionally delivered. Prior to iPhone, secure devices were only available

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