Apple’s new high-end iPad Pro sees delivery dates slip into July Friday, April 30, 2021 4:12 pm
Indicating a combination of strong work-from-home demand and anticipated supply constraints, delivery dates for Apple’s latest high-end iPad Pros have slipped into July just hours after going on sale on Friday.
The new Liquid Retina XDR display brings the stunning front-of-screen performance of the Pro Display XDR to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Engineered with a new cutting-edge mini-LED design that uses over 10,000 LEDs across the entire back of the display, the Liquid Retina XDR display features up to 1000 nits of full-screen brightness, 1600 nits of peak brightness, and a phenomenal 1 million-to-1 contrast ratio to enhance creative workflows. The result is a stunning visual experience that reflects what can be seen in the real world by capturing the brightest highlights and the most subtle details in even the darkest images. Now creative professionals, including photographers, videographers, and filmmakers, can view and edit true-to-life HDR content on a large display they can take anywhere.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
Nearly all versions of Apple’s new 12.9-inch iPad Pro models are now seeing delivery estimates ranging from June 24 to July 8 in the U.S., according to checks of Apple’s website by Bloomberg News on Friday. Apple sells the iPad Pro in two colors, five storage capacities, and in versions with just Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi and 5G. The only versions currently arriving sooner are models with 2 terabytes of storage and no 5G.
The 12.9-inch iPad Pro uses a MiniLED screen, which Apple calls the Liquid Retina XDR Display. Bloomberg News reported earlier in April that these screens are more difficult to produce and would likely see supply issues.
MacDailyNews Take: The 11-inch M1 iPad Pro models, that sport the more traditional LED screens as opposed to the 12.9-inch models mini-LED screens, still have May 21st – May 27th delivery dates on Apple.com.
China power crunch hits some Apple suppliers Monday, September 27, 2021 9:29 am
Widening power shortages in China have halted production at numerous factories including many supplying Apple and Tesla, while some stores in the northeast of the communist-controlled country operated by candlelight and malls cut opening hours as the economic toll of the squeeze mounted.
Shivani Singh and Min Zhang for Reuters:
China is in the grip of a power crunch as a shortage of coal supplies, toughening emissions standards and strong demand from manufacturers and industry have pushed coal prices to record highs and triggered widespread curbs on usage.
Rationing has been implemented during peak hours in many parts of northeastern China since last week, and residents of cities including Changchun said cuts were occurring sooner and lasting for longer, state media reported.
The impact on homes and non-industrial users comes as night-time temperatures slip to near-freezing in China’s northernmost cities. The National Energy Administration (NEA) has told coal and natural gas firms to ensure sufficient energy supplies to keep homes warm during winter.
The power squeeze is unnerving Chinese stock markets at a time when the world’s second-largest economy is already showing signs of slowing. China’s economy is grappling with curbs on the property and tech sectors and concerns around the future of cash-strapped real estate giant China Evergrande.
The power pinch has been affecting manufacturers in key industrial hubs on the eastern and southern coasts for weeks. Several key suppliers of Apple (AAPL.O) and Tesla (TSLA.O) halted production at some plants.
MacDailyNews Take: This issue will evaporate the day the COP26 climate talks* end on November 12th because that’s how China rolls.
Ah, the glories of communist authoritarianism, where the proletariate risk freezing to death for their rulers’ empty shows.
*The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland is where world leaders will lay out their climate agendas. Read more: Cop26 climate talks will not fulfil aims of Paris agreement, key players concede – The Guardian, September 27, 2021
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