Apple has accepted a quote from TPK Holdings to manufacturer the 3D Touch solution for its upcoming OLED iPhone. The quote is allegedly $18-22 USD, 150% higher than the cost of manufacturing the 3D Touch solution for current generation devices.
Apple has purchased expensive production equipment worth tens of millions of dollars and is leasing it back to suppliers to ensure it gets the rigid flexible printed circuit boards it needs for the iPhone 8.
Alloc8, a bootrom exploit for the iPhone 3GS, has been released by axi0mX. The exploit makes all iPhone 3GS devices, including those with the new bootrom, forever jailbreakable.
Qualcomm has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission alleging that Apple has infringed on six Qualcomm patents that 'enabled important features and functions in iPhones'.
The launch of the iPhone 8 will not be delayed. Apple plans to unveil the device in September and release it in October as usual, according to the the Chinese Economic Daily News.
Sprint has announced that it's undercutting T-Mobile's $5/month for iPhone 6s with trade-in deal to offer a lease of the iPhone 6s starting at $1/month with trade-in of an iPhone 6.
Despite a recent report predicting that Samsung will resume producing chips for the iPhone next year, some industry sources believe that TSMC will remain the exclusive supplier due to the company's second generation 7nm technology.