Apple is investigating whether the riot was caused by its Taiwanese iPhone assembler Wistron breaking guidelines over staff pay and working conditions.
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The iPhone 12 is a Must-Have for Christmas — Does That Make Skyworks Solutions Stock a Buy?
Those rosy expectations lifted Apple’s stock roughly 80% over the past 12 months and buoyed its top suppliers. One of those suppliers is Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), a wireless chipmaker that …
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Violence Erupts At iPhone Factory In India Over Alleged Unpaid Wages, Apple Investigating Incident
Workers at the iPhone assembly facility run by Taiwanese contractor Wistron Corp alleged that some of them hadn’t been paid in four months.
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Apple Watch ECG App Will Soon Work for Those With Higher Heart Rates
The Apple Watch ECG app does not currently work with heart rates over 120 BPM, but watchOS 7.2 will reportedly expand that range to 150 BPM.
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Apple May Bring Back TouchID On iPhone 13 But It Would Be Different From What We Are Used To
However, this time around Apple is experimenting with bringing TouchID is a bit different from what was used on previous iPhones. There is a good chance that Apple might place the fingerprint scanner …
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iPhone 13 will launch on schedule in 2021, according to noted Apple analyst Kuo
Despite the iPhone 12 having launched in two stages plus ongoing supply issues with a Sony camera sensor component, the respected tipster sees no issues for a timely release of the iPhone 13.
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Is iOS 14.3 Landing On Your Apple iPhone Tonight? Get Ready For New Features Including ProRAW Photos
The iOS 14.3 update will introduce Fitness+ in some countries, and will also bring the much-awaited ProRAW photography mode, option to record videos at 25fps, updates for Apple TV+ and support for the …
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Apple sends teams to iPhone factory in India after hundreds protest over conditions
Apple said it will investigate if its Taiwanese contractor Wistron Corp flouted supplier guidelines, after employees trashed the facility over the weekend.
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Workers riot at Indian iPhone factory after going ‘four months without pay and being asked to work extra shifts’
Cars were flipped over and set on fire while glass panels were smashed with rods and lights, fans and CCTV cameras were torn down during the rioting on Saturday near India’s IT hub, Bangalore.
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10 excellent gift ideas for the Apple lover in your life
The Apple brand, which adorns everything from smartwatches and tablets to earphones and computers, is a hallmark of innovation in design, excellence in quality and the list goes on. So, it comes as no …
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Why You Should Stop Using WhatsApp If You’re Taking These ‘Critical’ Risks
WhatsApp wins out on its user base alone. You can be fairly sure your colleagues, suppliers and customers will have it on their phones. But, ironically, when it comes to workplace tools, that users …
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Child spends $16K on iPad game in-app purchases
Over the summer of 2020, a six-year-old spent over $16,000 in the App Store, on in-app purchases for the iPad version of Sega’s “Sonic Forces.” …
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iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar feature: See it in action with this 3D-scanning app
House-scanning app Canvas works with lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro, but also scans without it. The difference is accuracy.
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‘Alternate Appearance’ feature in iOS 12 beta looks a lot like multi-user Face ID support
iOS 12 beta testers can register an “alternate appearance” for Face ID authentication on the iPhone X, which also allows a second user to unlock the device with their face. Big things many …
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Apple iPhone 13 launch tipped, won’t face production delays like iPhone 12: Analyst Kuo
Apple had to take the hit in the iPhone 12 production as its supply chain struggled to keep the factories running due to the coronavirus-led lockdown in several countries.
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No major impact of Apple’s iPhone production due to violence at Bengaluru plant
US technology giant Apple may have minor impact on iPhone production due to violence at its contract manufacturer Wistron’s facility near Bengaluru, according to industry sources. Workers at Wistron …
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The best iPhone 6S Plus cases and covers
One of the problems with the ultra-svelte iPhone 6 Plus was the risk of it bending. To fix this, Apple reworked the aluminum body of the iPhone 6S Plus, outfitting it with its own custom alloy to …
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