DigiTimes: Apple's iPhone 18 Pro lineup shows mixed demand signals weeks after launch. Reports of component order cuts contrast with stronger demand for the Pro Max and foldable iPhone Duo amid rising memory costs.
The split in demand signals comes as rising memory costs drive smartphone prices higher overall.
This divergence underscores challenges in Apple's current premium positioning.
Apple has not confirmed it.
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9to5Mac: Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman stated that Apple will deploy large quantities of iPhone Duo demo units at major stores, including over 150 at the Fifth Avenue location in New York, to support hands-on access ahead of the October 23 launch.
LiteLLM says attackers hijacked its release pipeline on October 21 and published a malicious version 1.107.0 to PyPI and Docker. It steals credentials and loads remote-code tools. LiteLLM says no earlier version is affected by this incident (1.82.7 and 1.82.8 were compromised in a separate attack earlier this year); enterprise private-registry customers were not affected.
October 15 tech stories on 9to5Mac Daily include iPhone Duo repair pricing, OpenAI allegations involving a former employee now at Apple, Apple's Safari campaign, and a reported Apple Intelligence timeline for China.
Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, Bloomberg reports. The first release would include the features that reached the U.S. two years ago, but not the new Siri AI.
Apple introduced HomeView, a smart display with a 7-inch Liquid Retina screen, Siri AI and face recognition for up to six users. It costs $299 (U.S.) in tabletop and wall-mounted versions. Pre-orders start today, with availability beginning Friday, November 13.
