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iPhone 17 Air rumored to shrink battery & lean on iOS 26 to keep up
dijital said:Who keeps asking Apple for an even thinner iPhone with worse battery life? I’ve never met anyone with those requirements. -
Crime blotter: Heist indictment, looting charges, and a movie star is robbed
AppleInsider said:iPhone 12 mini reportedly saves a woman's life from a crossbow shot
A Norwegian man has been arrested in Thailand for firing a crossbow at a woman- and the woman's iPhone 12 mini "took the hit" and saved her life.
According to Khaosod, the man firing the crossbow was "heavily intoxicated" and acting erratically. When he fired, the arrow struck the iPhone, which she was holding to her ear. -
iPhone 17 Air's battery life could be the shortest in years
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Apple revenue could actually benefit from China tariff war
Another thing that might help to make the upcoming numbers look good is the weakening dollar. All of the uncertainty relating to tariffs, to US disinterest in global leadership (severe cuts to aid, State Dept., US embassies, Radio Free Europe) and disinterest in traditional alliances (e.g. NATO, Ukraine vs. Russia) has led to a weaker dollar, which will make global sales numbers look better when converted to dollars. Often in recent years Luca Maestri spoke of “FX headwinds” that made things look worse, but things are swinging in the other direction now. Unfortunately, the same uncertainty will probably make it difficult for Apple to be very optimistic with any forecasts, so the benefit of a weaker dollar will likely be overshadowed by that. -
Tariffs not stopping Americans from wanting new iPhones with Apple Intelligence
AppleZulu said:retrogusto said:DAalseth said:I don’t know what MS is smoking but those numbers make absolutely no sense to me. I’ve seen a lot of surveys and analyst’s reports in the last few months and consistently Foldable’s have been a tiny niche product, and AI is WAY down the list of important items.The responses for Apple Intelligence are more surprising to me, but I’m glad some users are finding value there.
Most importantly, the text of the article here does not support the headline at all. It's pretty unjustified to derive the headline "Tariffs not stopping Americans from wanting new iPhones with Apple Intelligence" from a survey that was likely conducted before the announcement of tariffs on China and that also doesn't appear to mention tariffs in the actual survey results. There is certainly no indication in the article here that Morgan Stanley's survey or investor note referenced tariffs. Also, the article does mention that the previous Morgan Stanley survey on this subject was over six months ago in September. At that interval it seems highly doubtful much or any of the data for the current survey was collected after Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement less than three weeks ago. Put all that together, and there's nothing at all to suggest that survey respondents were even thinking about tariffs when they answered some questions about iPhones.