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Above Avalon: The Apple Silicon Renaissance (Inside Orchard)
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (160+ words) The Apple Silicon Renaissance (Inside Orchard)Above Avalon The Apple Silicon Renaissance For the past 10 days, an all-new $599 MacBook has captivated the tech press. A laptop grabbing so much attention in 2026 probably wasn't on too many prediction lists. The situation…...
Above Avalon: MacBook Neo Teardown, Neo and Apple Creator Studio, Neo Revenue Potential, Apple’s New Instagram Play
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (193+ words) Hello everyone. We will cover four topics in today's update to compensate for the lack of an update on Monday. There's much to discuss, so let's jump right in. The primary takeaway found with Neo possessing stellar repairability is that…...
Above Avalon: Thoughts on Day 2 of Apple’s Spring Product Launch, The iPad Air (M4), More on iPhone 17e and Low-End Smartphones
1+ week, 3+ day ago (331+ words) Thoughts on Day 2 of Apple's Spring Product LaunchEarlier today, Apple unveiled a slew of updated products: MacBook Air (M5) for $1,099. The price floor has been increased by $100 to reflect Apple doubling the amount of starting storage. Said another way, pricing for…...
Above Avalon: Apple to Bring Some Mac Mini Assembly to the U.S., Apple Gives WSJ Factory Tour, NYT Pushes U.S. Semiconductor Propaganda
1+ week, 6+ day ago (204+ words) Hello everyone. A quick update on where the schedule stands. The blizzard in Connecticut earlier this week and subsequent snow yesterday threw another winter wrench into update publication timing. The plan is to have an update out tomorrow that essentially…...
Above Avalon: Apple Unveils iPhone 17e, Thoughts on the iPhone 17e, Apple and Low-End Smartphones
1+ week, 6+ day ago (208+ words) March 2nd, 2026By Neil Cybart Apple Unveils iPhone 17eThoughts on the iPhone 17eApple and Low-End Smartphones Happy Monday. Apple kicked off its busy week by unveiling the iPhone 17e and iPad Air (M4). For today's update, we will focus on the iPhone 17e. We will look at…...
Apple Questions for 2026 (Part 2 – Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, AVP, Home, Services, SW, Siri, Other)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) Today's Above Avalon Daily update includes the following story: Apple Questions for 2026 (Part 2 " Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, AVP, Home, Services, SW, Siri, Other) Today's update will conclude my questions for Apple in 2026. Approximately 25 questions are addressed. Instead of coming up…...
Apple Questions for 2026 (Part 1 – Big Picture and iPhone)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) Today's Above Avalon Daily update includes the following story: Apple Questions for 2026 (Part 1 " Big Picture and iPhone) Similar to how we tried something new to wrap up 2025, the first update of the new year will be a bit different from…...