{"id":639640,"date":"2026-08-16T04:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/639640\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T04:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:26:35","slug":"apples-foldable-phone-whoop-like-band-cxmt-memory-tests-buzz-keep-traders-hooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/639640\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Foldable Phone, Whoop-Like Band, CXMT Memory Tests Buzz Keep Traders Hooked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<li class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple is considering a screenless fitness band which could resemble the Whoop band, Bloomberg reported.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple has been testing \u200bmemory chips from China&#8217;s CXMT across product lines in China, including the iPhones and MacBooks, Reuters reported.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple will announce new iPhones, including the highly anticipated foldable iPhone, in September.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple is making a number of moves behind the scenes to position itself strongly in a changing hardware market, just as incoming CEO John Ternus prepares to officially take over next month.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple is reportedly working on a screenless fitness band that could resemble the Whoop band, according to a new report in Bloomberg, at a time when the product category is getting more attention with the <a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/news-articles\/markets\/equity\/garmin-stock-rises-overnight-can-its-200-whoop-and-google-fitbit-challenger-get-investors-hearts-racing-again\/cZZmJxPR7wj\" data-ylk=\"slk:entry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;entry&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">entry<\/a> of Garmin and Google&#8217;s Fitbit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/newsletters\" data-ylk=\"slk:See%20what%2010M%2B%20investors%20are%20talking%20about.%20Get%20the%20Stocktwits%20Daily%20Rip%20for%20what%20retail%20is%20watching%20right%20now%2C%20free%20to%20your%20inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;See what 10M+ investors are talking about. Get the Stocktwits Daily Rip for what retail is watching right now, free to your inbox&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">See what 10M+ investors are talking about. Get the Stocktwits Daily Rip for what retail is watching right now, free to your inbox<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple is indeed taking this industry shift seriously, according to the report, which added that the company is considering new devices with no displays, as well as different types of screens and various sizes, including round screens.  <\/p>\n<p>        <strong>The Foldable iPhone Is One Of Apple&#8217;s Biggest Catalysts<\/strong>          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">One of the biggest draws this year will be Apple&#8217;s first foldable iPhone, which is likely to be announced in September. It would be the only major form-factor change in the iPhone&#8217;s two-decade history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The September launch will be the first under Ternus. Apple issued a weak forecast last week, which overshadowed a strong fiscal third-quarter report. Apple faces pressure from elevated memory chip costs and raised prices for its Macs, iPads and Watches last month but kept iPhone prices unchanged for now.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment for AAPL climbed over the week and was &#8216;bullish&#8217; on Sunday. AAPL shares rose 1.4% this week and are up 15.5% year to date.  <\/p>\n<p>        <strong>Apple Tests Chinese Memory Chips For IPhones, Mac<\/strong>          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Meanwhile, Apple has been testing \u200bmemory chips from China&#8217;s CXMT across \u200cproduct lines in China including the iPhones and MacBooks, to mitigate a component shortage fueled by \u200bthe AI boom, the Wall \u200bStreet Journal reported on Sunday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Laptop makers HP and \u200bAcer \u2060have started using CXMT memory chips in devices sold outside the U.S., the \u200bnewspaper said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple has been lobbying to allow it to contract CXMT in recent months amid a regulatory grey area, according to past reports. CXMT is not currently on the U.S. Commerce Department&#8217;s Entity List, although Washington has considered adding it and has imposed export controls that restrict its access to advanced chipmaking technology.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">It is, however, on a Pentagon blacklist tied to alleged Chinese military links, which has created separate restrictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">If Apple contracts CXMT, it would add competition in the conventional memory market, but HBM should remain relatively insulated where Micron and SK Hynix benefit most from AI demand.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">China&#8217;s memory chip giant CXMT has become the talk of the town from the U.S. to Asia. And American chipmakers are taking notice. CXMT raised 57.92 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in its Shanghai IPO last month, making it Asia&#8217;s biggest listing this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The stock then soared an eye-popping 466% on its trading debut, lifting the company&#8217;s market capitalization to about $487 billion, the highest among companies listed on mainland Chinese exchanges and above Intel&#8217;s market value of $462.38 billion at the time.  <\/p>\n<p>       <strong>Apple Brings Alibaba&#8217;s Qwen To Macs In China<\/strong>         <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Apple&#8217;s China strategy extends beyond hardware. Reuters reported that Apple published guidance explaining how eligible Mac users in mainland China can connect Alibaba&#8217;s Qwen AI to the company&#8217;s Siri assistant and Writing Tools feature.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The arrangement, which comes a year after Apple and Alibaba announced a partnership, could help Apple compete in China&#8217;s AI PC market.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Read Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/stocktwits.com\/news-articles\/markets\/equity\/elon-musk-backs-study-showing-bot-traffic-will-be-1-000-x-human-traffic-michael-burry-wants-to-know-who-s-actually-paying\/cZojOsgRJan\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elon%20Musk%20Backs%20Study%20Showing%20Bot%20Traffic%20Will%20Be%201%2C000X%20Human%20Traffic%20%E2%80%94%20Michael%20Burry%20Wants%20To%20Know%20Who&#039;s%20Actually%20Paying;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Elon Musk Backs Study Showing Bot Traffic Will Be 1,000X Human Traffic \u2014 Michael Burry Wants To Know Who&#039;s Actually Paying&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Elon Musk Backs Study Showing Bot Traffic Will Be 1,000X Human Traffic \u2014 Michael Burry Wants To Know Who&#8217;s Actually Paying<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Yuvraj Malik has no position in any of the stocks mentioned in this article. 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