Apple is about to start trial production of its popular AirPods wireless earphones in Vietnam as the company accelerates plans to diversify manufacturing of its consumer electronics lineup beyond China, Nikkei Asian Review has learned.

As part of its new strategy to focus on driving value in India instead of chasing volumes, Apple has stopped selling the iPhone SE, 6, 6Plus and 6sPlus, three senior industry executives said.

Apple has started to export iPhones to some European markets from India, three people aware of the development said, a move that boosts the government's Make in India plan and is another step in the iconic smartphone company's efforts of making India an export hub.

By designing its own baseband chips, Apple could protect its margins and be less dependent on vendors such as Qualcomm.

The Chinese government made just 689 requests to Apple to access information about Apple devices, but the requests pertain to a massive 137,595 devices - more than seven times the number of devices in US requests and way over half the worldwide total.

Apple is manufacturing its new Mac Pro computer in China, according to people familiar with its plans, shifting abroad production of what had been its only major device assembled in the US as trade tensions escalate between the Trump administration and Beijing.

Jony Ive, a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs whose iPhone and other designs fueled Apple's rise to become a $1 trillion company, will leave later this year to form an independent design company.

Mike Filippo joined Apple last month with the title Architect, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Apple is expected to replace Intel chips that typically power MacBooks with ARM-based creations of its own, and we keep seeing rumors pointing in that direction.

Apple plans to expand its presence in Seattle by adding 2,000 new jobs in the city over the next five years, double the number it originally planned to hire.

Mass layoffs were planned for this Friday

Qualcomm may have to pay a second big fine to the European Union over antitrust concerns for how it handled sales of 3G chips for mobile hotspot and dongles, just over a year after the chip maker was issued a $1.23 billion financial penalty for illegally shutting out modem rivals from supplying Apple.

Apple may use high-end OLED screens in more of its devices, not necessarily just because it wants to, but also because it may satisfy a penalty it supposedly owes to its OLED supplier, Samsung Display - after reportedly failing to buy enough iPhone screens to make good on its contract.

Key iPhone assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron Corp, Wistron Corp, major MacBook maker Quanta Computer Inc, iPad maker Compal Electronics Inc, and AirPods makers Inventec Corp, Luxshare-ICT and Goertek have been asked to evaluate options outside of China, Nikkei reported.

Apple today announced the completion of a major expansion of its Apple authorized service network. With nearly 1,000 Best Buy stores across the US now providing expert service and repairs for Apple products, customers have even easier and more convenient access to safe and reliable repairs.

Apple has asked its major suppliers to evaluate the cost implications of shifting 15% to 30% of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a fundamental restructuring of its supply chain, Nikkei Asian Review has learned.

Kuo believes that all new iPhones will support 5G starting in 2021.

Apple opens second Taiwan store

He said that data breaches and privacy violations threatened freedom.

The new app will hopefully make life easier for PC users with Apple devices.

It can apparently satisfy the US market if the US-China trade war escalates.

Apple's CEO also says he's kept a close relationship with the White House.

The U.S. Justice Department has jurisdiction for a potential probe of Apple as part of a broader review of whether technology giants are using their size to act in an anti-competitive manner, two sources told Reuters.

The iPhone maker was just awarded a patent for a Foldable cover and display for an electronic device (US Patent No. 10,303,218).

The company has faced complaints from companies like Spotify and politicians such as Elizabeth Warren about alleged anticompetitive practices in the App Store.

The iPod touch's first update in nearly four years

Ren Zhengfei, the CEO and founder of embattled Chinese tech company Huawei, is defending US rival Apple.

The company has mentioned that date to prospective hires for an in-house 5G modem team, says a report.

Qualcomm's CEO received $3.5 million in Qualcomm shares for settling a bitter legal battle with Apple.

Apple's CEO tells CNBC that his company has been rapidly, yet quietly, making acquisitions.

The percentage of Apple's total sales coming from iPhone was down this past quarter.

That's according to a new story in the the Wall Street Journal.

One of them could represent an 'all-new' design.

The UBS estimate suggests that Apple paid a high price to end the litigation.

Apple has held talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers for next-generation lidar sensors in self-driving cars.

Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday settled an acrimonious two-year legal dispute. Shortly afterward, Intel Corp said it will exit the smartphone modem chip business.

This is likely why Apple and Qualcomm settled

As part of the settlement, Apple will make a payment to Qualcomm for an undisclosed amount.

The bank expects iPhone sales to decline 12.4% in 2019 after dropping 3.2% in 2018.

Forty-four companies are now in the program, Apple said on Thursday, including Foxconn and TSMC.