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Apple refuses to accept prove hike for new chips made by Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC according to a new report from Economic Daily News. TSMC was already known to produce more pricey chips than its competitors and has been increasing prices to maintain its premium image in the chip manufacturing industry. Apple has refused to accept any more price hikes from TSMC which is there largest customer for chips. The two companies heavily depend on each other since all Apple Silicon in Apple products are manufactured by TSMC and a large portion of TSMC's revenue comes from Apple.

Image: Ian Zelbo Apple is interested in making their AR/VR headset more immersive with high quality displays with better image sharpness according to a new report from The Elec. Apple is reportedly asking Samsung Display and LG Display to produce displays with 3500ppi for their displays built into future generations of the AR/VR headset. Apple will reportedly use OLEDoS displays in their AR/VR headset which uses silicon instead of glass to display images. Apple's first AR/VR headset which is rumored to be called "Reality Pro" is expected to launch in early 2023 with a price tag higher than $2,000.

Today Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple's new campus in Battersea Power Station in London will open to employees early next year. Apple leased 500,000 square feet in 2016 which will make this location their largest office outside of the US. Apple will occupy 40% of the space in Battersea Power Station which will have space for 3,000 employees.

According to a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple will most likely replace the iPhone 14 Pro Max model name with the iPhone 15 Ultra name. Apple started using it's "Pro" naming in the iPhone with the iPhone 11 to differentiate the regular budget end iPhone models with the high end "Pro" lineup. With Apple recently making its most powerful products with the "Ultra" name like M1 Ultra and Apple Watch Ultra it is possible that we can get an iPhone Ultra.

According to a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to launch its new iPad and Mac models via press release than holding a digital event. Previous rumors have suggested that Apple was gearing up to release new iPad and Mac models in October at an October event, but new information claims otherwise. The remaining Apple products in Apple's lineup for this year is the iPad Pro models with M2 chip, Mac mini with M2, and new high end MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. Since rumors suggest that the new products will only have a spec update it's possible for Apple to only release them on the website rather than producing another event.

You can get up to a $1000 off the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models at select carriers with a trade in of an eligible devjce from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. The deal is available once you trade in your old iPhone and purchase a new iPhone 14 model on a qualifying installment plan with billing credits.

Here's how to activate Night Mode on Apple Watch Ultra: You'll need to use the Wayfinder watch face for this feature to work Turn the Digital Crown to activate Night Mode To deactivate Night Mode, turn the Digital Crown in the opposite direction

Here's how to use the new Siren feature on Apple Watch Ultra: Press and hold the Action Button or Side Button until the option for the Siren slider shows up Slide the Siren slider and a countdown will begin The Siren will start after the countdown and will get louder as the countdown continues The deactivate simply press the pause button on the Siren

Here's how to use the optimize charge limit feature: Connect your Apple Watch Ultra to its charger Once charging tap the green or yellow charging icon Then tap Charge to Full Now Here's how to disable optimize charge limit: Open the settings app on your Apple Watch Ultra Tap Battery Then Tap Battery Health Toggle the switch off next to Optimize Charge Limit You will then have the option to choose Turn Off Until Tomorrow or Turn Off

The new Apple Watch Ultra features an Action Button which can be customized to do multiple things and will also activate the siren incase of an emergency. The Action Button can open up the following: Workout App Waypoint Backtrack Dive Flashlight Shortcut Stop Watch Here's how to have even further actions for an app: Open up settings on your Apple Watch Ultra Scroll down to Action Button Under Action tap the menu and click one of the options you want to use the feature for Under App select the menu to perform an Action in an app Under First Press tap the menu to select an Action you want for an app This will allow you to have different actions assigned for different apps and assist you with making the process to open different apps on the Apple Watch easier.

Apple released the new Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE last week which is probably and very minor upgrade from the Apple Watch Series 7 and the original Apple Watch SE. Some of the new features includes the new S8 chip which has minimal performance upgrades from the S7 and S6 chips, crash detection, and international roaming. There's also a new temperature sensor on the Series 8 which helps with menustrual cycle tracking for females. The Apple Watch Series 8 and the second generation Apple Watch SE have very minimal upgrades compared to the new Apple Watch Ultra with many new features. Our review on the Apple Watch Ultra will be available soon.

Apple released the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus models last Friday and here are our thoughts on what could be described as the iPhone with minor upgrades from the iPhone 13 lineup. Display To start off, Apple got rid of the mini model this year and replaced it with the new iPhone 14 Plus model. The phones are available in a 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch size options. The display is also a 120Hz Pro Motion display but aside from the larger screen there's no upgrades on the display side. A15 chip This year the iPhone 14 models features the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13 models. This is the first time Apple hasn't put a new chip in there new iPhones and differentiates the iPhone 14 a lot from the iPhone 14 Pro. Battery Life The battery life on the iPhone 14 models are also very similar to the iPhone 13 models with no significant differences. Apple claims that the iPhone 14 can do up to 20 hours of video playback and up to 80 hours of audio playback. Cameras The iPhone 14 models has a new updates camera with an all new 12-MP front facing camera with auto focus. The iPhone can also take 2x better low-light photos. There's an improved Main and Ultra Wide lenses and the new Photonic Engine helps with better low light photos by merging pixels. There's also a new Action Mode feature for videos which helps with stabilization with activity in videos. Colors The iPhone 14 is available in Blue, Purple, Midnight, Starlight, and Product Red. We think that Blue is the best color option available this year.