快科技8月24日消息，据马克·古尔曼最新《Power On》通讯爆料，苹果计划上调9月发布的iPhone18系列售价，由于内存、芯片供应紧张推高整机物料成本，涨价基本已成定局。此前两个月苹果已经上调Mac、iPad等非iPhone产品价格，平均涨幅约23%；MacBook Air涨价200美元，Mac Studio涨价500美元，iPad Air上调150美元。同时，三星、谷歌新一代手机均已涨价约100美元，苹果将参考竞品的定价策略。 Breakthrough new research could significantly increase supply of organs for people with rarer blood types waiting for a transplant, reported The Guardian.,A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge have successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys. By flushing blood infused with a special enzyme through a human kidney the scientists removed the blood type markers lining the blood vessels of the organ.,The procedure required using a device that is connected with a donor’s kidney to pass oxygenated blood through it - a normothermic perfusion machine. As a result, the organ was converted to type O, considered the universal donor.,Blood Group Compatible,As the blood type of a donor must be compatible with the recipient’s, the new development could increase the supply of kidneys available for transplant.,A kidney from someone with blood type A cannot be transplanted to someone with blood type B, or visa versa. In such a case, the receiving body’s immune system would reject the new organ, interpreting the different blood type as foreign.,So changing the blood type to the universal O would mean the donor organ could be used for people with any blood type.,“Our confidence was really boosted after we applied the enzyme to a piece of human kidney tissue and saw very quickly that the antigens were removed. After this, we knew that the process is feasible, and we just had to scale up the project to apply the enzyme to full-size human kidneys,” Serena MacMillan, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, said.,Scientists involved in the research, funded by charity Kidney Research UK and due to be published in the British Journal of Surgery, clarified that the outcome might have particular implications for minority ethnic groups.,Science & TechGood News for ABs: Scientists Can Now Change People's Blood Type21 February, 16:34 GMT,Some blood groups such as O Rh positive and B Rh positive are more prevalent among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. To complicate matters further, some rare blood types are only found within the black, Asian and minority ethnic communities,This typically places them at a disadvantage, as they struggle to find a match. With low donation rates from these populations, stressed the researchers, sometimes such patients wait for as long as over a year for a compatible donor. They cited figures from 2020-21 showing that just over 9% of total organ donations in the UK came from black and minority ethnic donors. On the other hand, black and minority ethnic patients make up 33% of the kidney transplant waiting list.,“It’s very exciting to think about how this could potentially impact so many lives,” added Serena MacMillan.,The “potentially gamechanging” research was applauded by Dr Aisling McMahon, the executive director of research at Kidney Research UK.,The scientists will now test the reintroduction of other blood types and observe how the novel approach in clinical settings.。
如果苹果跟进100美元涨幅，iPhone18 Pro海外起售价将来到1199美元，涨幅约9%。该涨价幅度相对克制，意味着苹果不会把全部上游成本转嫁给消费者，企业自身将消化一部分压力，苹果此前也预警本季度毛利率承压。
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据此前Counterpoint的分析，同样12GB内存+1TB闪存的配置，iPhone 18 Pro Max相较iPhone 17 Pro Max的成本上涨超过300美元。古尔曼分析，选择100美元的温和涨幅，可以维持iPhone与三星竞品处于相近价格区间，避免重演Mac、iPad大幅涨价带来的负面市场反馈。iPhone用户忠诚度较高，理论上还有进一步提价的空间，苹果的设备分期订阅方案，也能够降低消费者对一次性涨价的感知。
