This week on The CultCast: Apple is prepping iPhone SE 2, but trouble in China could mean massive production delays across the entire tech industry. Plus: macOS leaks hint at big CPU upgrades on the way; and a celebrity calls out the MacBook’s troubled keyboards.
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#427 – iPhone SE 2: The low-cost powerhouse!
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This week’s stories
iPhone SE 2 could cost $399 just like the first-gen iPhone SE
- Apple is ramping up production on the new iPhone SE 2, a report published by Fast Company over the weekend claims.
Apple manufacturer reopens factory — but fewer than 10% of employees turn up
- Key iPhone manufacturer Foxconn continues to feel the effects of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China. The company recently reopened its factory in the eastern central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, but fewer than 10% of its workforce returned to work, according to Reuters.
Big macOS leak hints at future switch to AMD chips
- Could Apple be preparing to make a surprise switch to AMD processors in a future Mac? References to a number of new AMD APUs have been spotted in the latest macOS 10.15.4 beta, which rolled out to developers Wednesday.
Apple brings Swift Playgrounds to the Mac
- Apple’s educational coding app, Swift Playgrounds, finally makes its way to the Mac.
Jojo Rabbit screenwriter vents about ‘horrendous’ MacBook keyboard
- Actors love to have some political message to impart to viewers at award shows. At last night’s Oscars, Taika Waititi, winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit, voiced his own passionate plea — for Apple to change its MacBook keyboards.
