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Qualcomm is increasing prices for its chips by double digits starting tomorrow. Qualcomm announced the impending price hike back in July, letting customers know prices would go up for chips shipped after September 1. Qualcomm said it cannot continue to absorb increasing supplier costs. "We're just passing through big cost increases that we have," said Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon in an interview with Reuters . Apple has been transitioning to its own modem chips, but it is still sourcing modem chips from Qualcomm for the iPhone 17 models. Apple will discontinue the iPhone 17 Pro models when the iPhone 18 Pro is released in September, but it is likely to keep the ‌iPhone 17‌ in the lineup. Apple's iPhone 17e and iPhone Air use its C1X modem, and rumors suggest some ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ models and the foldable iPhone could use a new Apple-designed C2 chip with faster 5G speeds. Apple may still rely on Qualcomm for modem chips in the United States, according to leaked iPhone 18 Pro documents from Tata Electronics. Prices have gone up for DRAM and storage due to supply issues, which has affected most device manufacturers. Apple raised prices of Macs and iPads in June, and the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ models are expected to be more expensive than their predecessors. Amon also said in July that Qualcomm is expecting the revenue it earns from Apple to decline faster than previously anticipated, dropping approximately 50 percent from the September quarter to the December quarter. He blamed supply constraints, which will reduce the share of Qualcomm components used in the iPhone 18 lineup. In addition to supplying modem chips to Apple, Qualcomm makes mobile chips for Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers. Qualcomm is raising prices across its lineup, and increases will be negotiated with customers individually. Tag: Qualcomm This article, " Qualcomm Raising Chip Prices Starting Tomorrow " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple today released the sixth public betas of iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 , tvOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate , allowing anyone with a compatible device to download and test the new software. The sixth betas come a week after Apple seeded the fifth betas and a few hours after the eighth developer betas. You can get started by signing up on Apple's beta website and then opting in to the public beta by opening up the Settings app on your device, selecting General, and choosing Software Update. We are nearing the end of the beta testing process, and no notable new features were found in today's developer betas. We are expecting the release candidate versions of the software next week following Apple's September 9 iPhone event. Related Roundups: Apple TV , iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Buyer's Guide: Apple TV (Don't Buy) Related Forum: Apple TV and Home Theater This article, " Apple Releases New iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and tvOS 27 Public Betas " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
iPhone 18 Pro will be unveiled next week , and while most iPhone 17 Pro owners won’t upgrade so soon, for those considering a new iPhone there are three main features likely to motivate them. more…
Love Mario Kart 64 and want to play it on iPhone? You may have tried Delta or another N64 emulator in the past to make that happen. And while that works, it’s now possible to run the classic cart racer with native Metal rendering on iPhone. As we’ll discuss in this video and post, running Mario Kart 64 with native Metal rendering presents several key advantages over running the same game via an emulator. Combined with a Bluetooth controller like the Mocagen MC1 , it’s the best way to play Nintendo’s classic cart racer on iPhone. more…
