News & Reviews:   drop

So recently, Apple hosted us at its Durability Lab in Singapore. This was not a showroom or a marketing exercise, but rather the lab exists to recreate real-world abuse in a controlled and repeatable way, allowing Apple to stress components over and over again in a short period of time.

Industry research firm Counterpoint Research has revised its outlook for the global smartphone market, now projecting a slight contraction in shipments in 2026. The adjustment is largely due to a sharp rise in memory chip prices, especially for DRAM (RAM) used in smartphones, as supply tightens against booming demand from artificial intelligence (AI) data centres and other high-end computing sectors.

In a surprising move, Apple just slashed the monthly fee on its Apple TV+ streaming platform by 70%. Originally priced at RM29.90 per month, the promoted monthly fee is now only RM7.90, which makes it the cheapest streaming platform to watch temporarily.

You probably have heard of stories about an iPhone surviving the odds. Whether if it was underwater or falling from the skies, this story is about the latter. According to a short experience shared by dmloftus from an aviator forum, his iPhone X actually survived a drop from an altitude 11,000 feet above.