Apple’s contract manufacturing partner Foxconn has started to assemble the current generation of iPhone units — the iPhone 11 lineup — in its plant near southern city of Chennai, a source familiar …
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Photo of alleged white and black USB-C to Lightning cable for ‘iPhone 12’ surfaces [u]
A prolific leaker has shared photos of what they believe to be the USB-C to Lightning cable that will ship with at least some models of the “iPhone 12” in both black and white versions.
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Google Pixel 4a benchmark leak shows it’ll be destroyed by the iPhone SE
New benchmarks for Pixel 4a have popped up on Geekbench 5, effectively confirming that Google’s upcoming budget phone will have a Snapdragon 730 chipset and 6GB of RAM. And it will get trounced by …
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Apple Just Made It Easier To Hack An iPhone—Here’s Why That’s Mostly A Good Thing
The latest iPhone device announcement is all about security, and it’s now much easier to hack. So, why is that a good thing?
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Apple starts manufacturing iPhone 11 in India
It later started assembling iPhone 6S, iPhone 7, iPhone XR, and iPhone XS in India. The report further adds that the company is also planning to start manufacturing the new iPhone SE 2020 as well as …
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Sailor drops £1k iPhone X into the sea – and it still works after SIX DAYS submerged
A SAILOR dropped his £1,100 iPhone into the sea but recovered it six days later — and it was still working. Clumsy Ben Schofield’s device sank 50ft to the bottom of a harbour. Ben, 35 — a deckhand …
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How to watch: Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook CEOs to testify to Congress
Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg were scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. When that will happen is now in question.
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WhatsApp officially rolls out animated stickers, QR code feature with latest iOS update
Along with the animated stickers, WhatsApp has also released the long-speculated feature QR code feature. Apple iPhone users will have to update to the latest version of the app available on the App …
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iOS 14’s New AirPods Features: Spatial Audio, Better Automatic Device Switching, Battery Notifications and More
iOS 14: How to Send Inline Replies in Messages Apple has including the ability to send inline replies to specific messages that appear in the conversation thread of a group chat.
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New regulatory filing hints ‘iPhone 12 Pro’ battery capacity higher than initially anticipated
The “iPhone 12” may be getting a 2,815mAh battery, larger than the 2,775mAh battery originally anticipated, according to a tip AppleInsider received. The tip was sent in by known leaker …
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Sailor drops £1k iPhone X into the sea – and it still works six days later
A SAILOR dropped his £1,100 iPhone into the sea but recovered it six days later — and it was still working. Clumsy Ben Schofield’s device sank 50ft to the bottom of a harbour. Ben, 35 — a deckhand …
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Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect early coronavirus symptoms?
Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate measured by the devices may indicate early stage of infection, researchers say.
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Apple’s App Store Commissions Report Ignores Two Elephants in The Room
Two things the report doesn’t mention? Only the two biggest elephants in the App Store room. The recent Basecamp email app fiasco plus numerous antitrust investigations have put Apple’s App Store …
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iOS 14 Beta Hints Smaller iPhones Are Back on the Menu
Yesterday, Apple released the third developer beta of iOS 14, and hidden in the code of the Display Zoom feature is a hint that the iPhone 12 lineup will include a 5.4-inch iPhone.
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iPhone SE 2 Might Arrive In 2021 Because Of This Move From Apple
Apple is reportedly preparing to release a much cheaper iPhone SE next year, according to a tipster. The upcoming entry-level iPhone would allegedly sell at a much lower price tha …
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iOS 14 beta reveals an iPhone 12 model that will be the first of its kind
Apple’s iOS 14 beta 3 contains evidence that a 5.4-inch iPhone 12 is in the works. Recent rumors have suggested that Apple is preparing to launch four iPhone models this fall: 5.4-inch …
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Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect early COVID-19 symptoms?
Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people who are potentially infected with COVID-19 before symptoms appear, when they can unknowingly …
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