In case the continuously evolving tariff news hasn’t been confusing enough, there’s now another twist to the story. According to the Trump administration, the exemption from the 125% reciprocal tariff is only temporary, and a tariff will apply to smartphones, laptops, and more in “a month or two.”
On Friday night, the US Customs and Border Protection published some exclusions for Trump’s new 125% reciprocal tariff on China, as well as the baseline 10% global
Tim Cook really wants Apple to make true AR glasses. He “cares about nothing else”, according to an Apple engineer. That said, building true AR glasses will take a lot of time.
According to though, Apple is developing “its own glasses with cameras and microphones” in the meanwhile, similar to . Despite this interim product, AR glasses are Tim Cook’s “top priority.”
These glasses would tap heavily into Siri and Visual Intelligence, as part of Apple’s AI push. However
According to , Apple is going full steam ahead on a lighter and cheaper version of Apple Vision Pro, addressing some of the biggest pain points with the first generation headset. There’s also a second headset in the works, which aims to reduce latency concerns with real world applications.
Gurman reports that Apple had previously been planning a ‘more basic refresh’, essentially just jumping from an M2 chip to an M5 chip without any major hardware changes. Now, that won’t be the case.
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According to , Apple is planning to make its upcoming iPadOS 19 overhaul “more like macOS.” This comes after many, many years of complaints about the capability of the iPad’s operating system.
This will accompany other large overhauls across Apple’s ecosystem, including a massive iPhone redesign with iOS 19, as well as the Mac’s first design overhaul in half a decade.
Here’s how Gurman describes the iPadOS 19 upgrade:
I’m told that this year’s upgrade will
This morning, Bloomberg reported that tech imports would be excluded from the Trump administrations 125% “reciprocal” China tariff. To be specific, this includes “smartphones, laptop computers, hard drives and computer processors and memory chips.” In short, Apple doesn’t really have something to worry about anymore – at least for now. The initial 20% tariff for the “fentanyl crisis” is still in place, however.
While we are safe from imminent price hikes for now, an additional 1
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Apple has long offered a on its website, where it sells recent generation products at a pretty sizable discount. Unlike other refurbished offerings, Apple guarantees a replaced outer shell, battery, and glass – ensuring no wear and tear. You also get a 1 year Apple warranty and the ability to add AppleCare if you’d like.
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Some of you may not know this, but during a brief period from summer 2021 to fall 2023 – Apple made a battery bank.
Of course, since it’s Apple, it was . This MagSafe battery pack had a number of interesting features and quirks , and ultimately it only stuck around for two years. However, thanks to an interesting new Apple trend, I think it’s plausible that it comes back – but not as an Apple product.
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Apple and its customers can breathe a sigh of relief today after the White House carved tariff exemptions for smartphones, laptops, and more. The iPhone maker was facing a 145% fee on products imported into the United States from China. This caused weeks of speculation that the iPhone and other electronics could be subject to price hikes to cover the cost.
on the tariff exemption policy development:
The exclusions, published late Friday by US Customs and Border Protection, narrow the scope of the levies by excluding the products from
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