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If you’re in the market for a new Mac, chances are you haven’t been able to get your hands on one for a while due to long wait times. The reason behind the long wait times is because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China which has caused many lockdowns. One of Apple’s supply chains, Quanta, was only able to restore 30% of its production capacity at its Shanghai facility. To combat the long wait times Apple has switched its shipments from sea to air to make it faster to deliver products. Apple has also reported that the lockdowns in China and chip shortages is making it very difficult for them to meet customer demands.

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is looking to boost up production outside of China by looking for potential new supply chain partners in India and Vietnam. Apple has been looking for new manufacturers outside of China for a while but they were forced to pause any changes to their supply chain due to the pandemic. Apple has also struggled to find any other countries except China that has the facilities to fulfill their large scale orders in a cheap and efficient way. Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest manufacturing partners has opened up new facilities in India to diversify their production to different parts of the world. Apple is also looking to move production to Vietnam for some of their products. The transition to getting their supply chains to different parts of the country will take some time.

The third generation iPhone SE is the newest edition to Apple's iPhone lineup and it's also a great option for customers who would like to try out the iPhone for the first time but aren't willing to spend a lot for the premium flagship iPhones. Here's a quick rundown of features available on the third generation iPhone SE. Third generation iPhone SE features: 12MP Wide camera with Smart HDR 4 and 4K video up to 60 fps 7MP front facing camera with Smart HDR 4 and 1080p video recording New A15 Bionic chip found on iPhone 13 lineup Up to 15 hours of video playback on a single charge Support for 5G IP67 water resistance rating The design of the third generation iPhone SE is the same as the iPhone 8 and it still has the home button with Touch ID. It also has a small 4.7-inch LCD display and doesn't feature the OLED displays found on the flagship models. The iPhone 14 base model also only comes with 64GB of storage while the flagship iPhone 13 models come with 128GB of storage on the base models. Customers who should buy a third generation iPhone SE are those who are new to the Apple ecosystem since existing iPhone users won't get any huge upgrades from their existing iPhones by switching over. It's also worth it to note that Apple's upcoming iPhone 14 models will launch in September and buying an iPhone right now isn't probably the best decision since you will not want to miss out on the new models. We don't recommend that you purchase a third generation iPhone SE if you're an existing iPhone user since you won't see any massive differences between your previous iPhone and the newer models. It's definitely worth to wait a couple of months for the new iPhone 14 models or find another cheaper alternative like the iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 models which are still available to purchase from Apple and are great options. If you're looking to purchase the third generation iPhone SE, it retails for $429 and you can buy it in Midnight, Product Red, and Starlight color options. It's also available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options.

Welcome to the first article of The Apple Square Stories, a new weekly newsletter which highlights top stories from the week. Here are this week's top stories from The Apple Square. Google opens up its Bay View headquarters which is the first ever campus designed by Google The company opened up its doors to the new office this week after announcing the project back in 2013. The building itself has a unique design and also has many features which makes it eco-friendly. New HomePod model is coming by the end of this year In a new report from Ming Chi Kuo he claims that Apple is working on a new HomePod model which could launch as early as this year. New 27-inch display from Apple delayed till October In a new report from Apple display analyst Ross Young, he claims that several factors including COVID-19 has caused Apple to push back the launch of the new 27-inch display. Is it the right time to buy an iPhone 13 with the iPhone 14 right around the corner. With new rumors about the iPhone 14 popping up every week now its hard to decide whether you should wait for the iPhone 14 or just buy the iPhone 13. Learn more about what we think you should do.

Ecobee announced their new Smart Thermostat Premium which is compatible with HomeKit and has a variety of new features for your home. The thermostat is very similar to the Nest thermostat offered by Google. The design is also meant to be premium and will go well with anything inside your house. The thermostat comes with Ecobee’s Smart Sensor which is used to measure the temperature of your house and provide you with a more precise reading. You can also put it wherever your like around the house. The Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium also has support for Siri. You can tell Siri on your Apple devices or HomePod to set the temperature to cool or heat and also tell Siri to turn off or on the thermostat. The Ecobee Smart Thermostat is now available now for purchase.

Logitech has a great option for users who are looking for HomeKit compatible devices such as video doorbells. The Logitech Circle View doorbell retails for $199 and is available to purchase on Apple’s website under HomeKit accessories. It has a variety of features that Apple HomeKit users will love like display who’s at your front door on your Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple devices. This doorbell is a great buy for users who want to have smart home products which are compatible with HomeKit at their house.

A second charge has been filed against Apple for union busting at Apple World Trade Center store in New York. The union is claimed to be started because of the low wages which employees were receiving even as inflation caused prices to go up. There are also other working condition issues in the retail environment which are persuading Apple employees to join efforts to unionize. The first charge against Apple for union busting was made by an Apple store in Atlanta for violating the National Labor Relations Act while trying to disrupt the unionization efforts. It’s not clear if Apple will try to cooperate with employees who are pushing to unionize or take the busting down approach and get confrontational.

Image: Getty Images Twitter stock rose by 3% as the company claimed that they were still in talks with Elon Musk about his acquisition deal of the company to their employees reported by Bloomberg. In recent tweets from Elon Musk, he claimed multiple times that his acquisition of Twitter was on hold and that the deal might not go through. This comes after a statement from Twitter where they claim only less than 5% of its accounts are fake accounts operated by bots when Musk claims that 20% of the company has fake accounts operated by bots. Tesla just recently lost about $400 billion in market value and Musk was planning to put $10 billion of his stake in the company to buying Twitter. Twitter still believes Musk will acquire the company and is still discussing the deal and fixed purchase price with him.

Google finally opened its doors to its new headquarters designed by Google called Bay View campus after debuting the project back in 2013. The new campus is very different from your traditional office building and might be even cooler than Apple’s big circle building which looks like a spaceship at Apple Park. One noticeable feature of the building is the dragon scales like roof which can be viewed from the top of the building. This roof is made up of 90,000 solar panels capable of generating a whopping seven megawatts of energy. The office is also filled with automated window shades which will let a lot of natural light in during the day and also serves as a ventilation system which drags in 100% of the air from outside the campus. It’s not clear if employees will still return to working in person since Google has transitioned their team to work in a hybrid model where they will only have to show up to the campus a few days a week. It also might be hard to get most employees to come back since most are pushing for work from home.

A new HomePod model is coming as early as this year or early next year according to a new report from Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo. Kuo claims that there might not be that much innovation in hardware design but still hat made it clear whether or not the speaker will be an updated to the HomePod mini lineup or will be a replacement to the now discontinued HomePod. He also claims that Apple is still trying to figure out how to succeed in the smart home speaker business since they’ve fallen behind Amazon and Google who have more popular smart home assistant speakers.

Apple’s rumored 27-inch mini-LED display won’t launch this summer as expected, according to a new report from Apple display analyst Ross Young. Young now claims that the rumored display from Apple is set to launch in October. This is due to the recent COVID-19 surge in China which has caused many lockdowns including at Quanta in Shanghai where the product is supposed to be manufactured. Young also claims that Apple is relocating the production facility and will have the display manufactured at another factory. The new relocations has caused Apple to cancel their scheduled launch of the display in June.

With a bunch of new options for AirPods from Apple the big question is, should you buy new AirPods? Well it depends on which model you’re planning to buy. If you’re new to AirPods and would like to try it out chances are that you’re going to buy the second generation AirPods or third generation AirPods. But if you’re in the market to upgrade your AirPods or buy AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, you should probably consider to wait on your purchase. New rumors claim that Apple is planning to release a new version of the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max as early as this year. Though the AirPods Pro are a great value and have been on sale for some of the lowest prices ever on Amazon, it’s probably best to wait if you’re interested in getting a new updated version. For those who are planning to buy the second generation AirPods or third generation AirPods, it is the right time to buy it since Apple just updated the entry level AirPods model back in October of 2020 with a lot of features which are available on the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max.