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iPad buyers wait months for delivery as chip shortage drags on

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iPad buyers wait months for delivery as chip shortage drags on
Order from Apple Stores around the world and you’ll be waiting weeks to get the 10.2-inch iPad.
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Demand for some iPad models outstrips supply. And the result is customers waiting a month or more to receive their tablet. Buyers in some countries who place an order now will be waiting until March to receive it.

The problem is a shortage of the secondary processors used in the mobile computers. Apple just can’t get as many as it needs.

Deliveries: The best way to track packages on iOS [50 Essential iOS Apps #1]

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Deliveries helps keep track of packages in transit
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50 Essential iOS Apps As online shopping becomes an integral part of our lives, one pain point remains: Keeping track of when all our precious packages will arrive.

That’s why online shoppers will love iOS package-tracking app Deliveries. It eliminates the irritation of keeping track of where packages are and when they’re going to be delivered. Forget about dealing with the nightmare of order-confirmation emails and online accounts. Deliveries consolidates info on all the packages in transit to your home. Then it lets you keep tabs via a single timeline in an easy-to-use app.

Next-day delivery of iPhone X is a sprinkling of Christmas magic

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Order an iPhone X today and you'll get it tomorrow!
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iPhone X supply has seemingly caught up with demand, as the Apple Online Store is now offering next day delivery for its next-gen iPhone.

All models are available in the U.S. Apple Store, marking something of a Christmas miracle for Apple — when you consider that the majority of pre-release reports suggested that the iPhone X wouldn’t be shipping to most customers until some time in 2018.

Apple offering free next-day shipping in time for the holidays

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Apple is the perfect company to buy your last-minute gifts from. Tim Cook would probably say.
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If you’re planning on buying any Apple products for Christmas (whether that’s for friends and family or a sneaky Yuletide gift for yourself), Apple’s just announced a bit of good news.

For any in-stock items ordered up until 3pm local time on December 22 in the United States, Apple will guarantee next day delivery free of charge. Perfect for those last minute presents!

iPhone X shipping times fall to just one week

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Apple has done an outstanding job of getting the iPhone X into customers' hands.
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Apple has done an outstanding job of meeting demand for the iPhone X. Less than one month after Apple’s eagerly anticipated tenth anniversary iPhone started shipping, Apple has already gotten U.S. shipping estimates down to one week.

That’s pretty astonishing considering that many folks were expecting iPhone X shortages to last well into next year!