Coronavirus might put a wrench in Apple's iPhone production plans

Apple may not be able to produce as many iPhones as planned due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

This is according to a report by Nikkei, which claims Apple has asked its suppliers in China to produce up to 80 million iPhones in the first half of 2020, which represents a 10 percent rise over last year's production rate. Nikkei claims 65 million of those orders are for older iPhone models, while up to 15 million orders are for the upcoming iPhone SE successor, which will likely launch in March. 

However, suppliers have warned Apple that the coronavirus outbreak could affect the planned production schedule. Read more...