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Brazilian court orders Apple to pay $1,081 for not including power adapter with new iPhone

A Brazilian judge has ordered Apple to pay 5,000 Brazilian reals, or $1,081, to a man for not including a power adapter with the sale of his new iPhone. Judge Vanderlei Caires Pinheiro of a civil court in the city of Goiânia ruled the practice a “tie sale,” or a situation in which a company […]

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Top iPhone supplier suspends production at two factories in China amid strict Covid lockdown

Apple’s top suppliers is stopping work at its factories in and around Shanghai as the city of 25 million people remains under a strict Covid lockdown. Pegatron announced Tuesday that it had suspended production at its facility in China’s largest city, as well as the nearby city of Kunshan, until further notice. “The date of […]

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Apple unveils 5G enabled iPhone SE, iPad Air. Upgrades desktop computers

At the first product event of the year on Tuesday, Apple unveiled an upgraded iPad Air, new desktop computer and a powerful new Mac chip and a new budget iPhone with access to 5G networks. Apple’s new iPhone SE, only the third version since the model launched in 2017, runs on the company’s faster A15 […]

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Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine: Apple to halt all product sales and limit services in Russia

Apple has become the latest major firm to halt all product sales in Russia, in a widening corporate backlash to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The iPhone giant said it was “deeply concerned” about the Russian invasion and stands with those “suffering as a result of the violence”. Apple Pay and other services such as […]

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Apple expected to unveil low-cost 5G iPhone, updated iPad in March

Apple Inc is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a low-cost 5G iPhone and an updated iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. According to the report, the new iPhone will be the first update to the iPhone SE model in two years and will […]

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Pregnant man, pregnant person emoji comes to Apple iPhones sparking controversy

A “pregnant man” emoji and “pregnant person” emoji are coming to Apple iPhones with its latest update, iOS 15.4 sparking controversy. The pregnant emoji aren’t new for some, since they arrived as part of an update that emoji-encyclopedia Emojipedia announced in September 2021. However, Apple’s version of the emoji were released as part of iOS […]

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Apple posts record sales during holiday quarter

Apple Inc on Thursday reported record sales in the holiday quarter, beating estimates as it benefited from high iPhone demand in China and withstanding supply chain constraints and Omicron variant disruptions. Chief Executive Tim Cook had warned in October that chip shortages were affecting the manufacturing of most Apple products and could lead to over […]

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Apple places Indian iPhone factory on ‘probation’ citing poor working and living worker conditions

Apple has placed an iPhone factory in southern India “on probation” following protests over food poisoning and living conditions. An audit by Apple found that remote dining rooms and dormitories used by workers did not meet requirements. Around 250 women who worked at the Foxconn plant were affected by food poisoning, with more than 150 […]

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More than 150 employees at iPhone maker Foxconn hospitalised in India, workers protest

More than 150 employees at a Foxconn India factory that makes iPhones for Apple Inc were hospitalised for food poisoning. “There was an outbreak of acute diarrhoeal disease reported among the Foxconn employees,” the statement from the Thiruvallur district administration said. Almost all have now been discharged, the district government said. It said 256 workers […]

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Chip shortage may force Apple to cut iPhone 13 production by 10 million units

Apple may slash the number of iPhone 13s it will make this year by up to 10 million because of the shortage of computer chips amid a worldwide supply chain crunch that led the White House to warn that “there will be things that people can’t get” at Christmas. Apple was expected to produce 90 […]

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Apple announces iPhone 13 series, Watch Series 7 and two new iPads

Apple announced the new iPhone 13 series, new version of its wearable Apple Watch and also updated their iPads. iPhone The iPhone 13 comes with a faster A15 chip, a brighter display, and a battery life of up to 2.5 hours longer, and comes in new colours including pink, blue, “midnight starlight” and red. The […]

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Apple rushes to patch spyware that infects iPhones and iPads

Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called “zero-click” spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads. Independent researchers identified the flaw, which lets hackers access devices through the iMessage service even if users do not click on a link or file. The problem affects all of the technology giant’s operating systems, the researchers said. […]