Apple is apparently thinking of bumping the prices of the iPhone 15 Pros…but not the iPhone 15s. Bloomberg.com reports that Apple has ordered about 85 million new iPhone 15s, which is nearly as many as last year…so their expectation is that demand will be strong. Most think they will bump the phones by $100 to $1099 and $1199 respectively. The Pro models are expected to have titanium frames for lighter weight, smaller bezels, and the Pro Max is allegedly getting a periscope telephoto lens for a better optical zoom.

It’s been rumored, and happened this morning….Elon Musk has killed off the bird and changed Twitter to ‘X,’ complete with an X logo. No word if we are going to have to start calling Tweets exes now! According to techcrunch.com, x.com redirects now to twitter.com. Musk said the company will eventually “bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.” Musk the super genius apparently never got the memo on rebranding, and doesn’t remember ‘New Coke’ or Crystal Pepsi. A number of long time users with big followings on Twitter are thinking of jumping ship now instead of waiting a bit longer. 

Spotify is going to bump up the price of its Premium subscription plan in the US. Theverge.com notes that the price is likely to go up by a dollar, meaning it will cost $10.99 a month when the change goes into effect…most likely this week. Premium has been $9.99 since it launched in the US 12 years ago. 

TSMC won’t be starting to produce chips in Arizona quite as soon as previously promised. Engadget.com says the company doesn’t have enough skilled workers to complete construction right now and they have pushed back production from 2024 to 2025. The firm intends to make the 4-nanometer chips in Phoenix when the plant is done. Apparently, TSMC is thinking about loaning technicians from its home country of Taiwan to help complete the project. TSMC is the major chip supplier for Apple. Future iPhones with 4-nanometer and 3-nanometer chips will be supplied by the Arizona plant.

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.