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iPhones prop up Apple’s latest quarterly earnings of $94.8 billion, sales of iPads, Macs plummets
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iPhones prop up Apple’s latest quarterly earnings of $94.8 billion, sales of iPads, Macs plummets

Apple released the numbers of their most recent quarterly earnings, which revealed that the tech giant made over $94 billion dollars, thanks to record-breaking sales of iPhones. However, Apple's iPads and Macs failed to meet its expected target.

Apple Inc supplier Pegatron to open 2nd factory in India
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Apple Inc supplier Pegatron to open 2nd factory in India

Pegatron plans to add a second facility near the southern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state, just six months after opening the first with an investment of $150 million, said the sources, who sought anonymity as the talks are private

'Throw away your iPhones,' Russia tells officials
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'Throw away your iPhones,' Russia tells officials

The Moscow Times reports that the rumored iPhone prohibition coincides with the Russian government's efforts to wean its citizens away from Western technology by establishing a "sovereign mobile ecosystem" based on the Avrora operating system

Big Beijing Steps In: How Chinese brands are replacing iPhones and Audis in Russia’s sanction-hit economy
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Big Beijing Steps In: How Chinese brands are replacing iPhones and Audis in Russia’s sanction-hit economy

The Ukraine invasion saw an exodus of global brands from Russia. Beijing noticed and decided to take advantage. A year on, Xiaomi and other Chinese smartphones enjoy 95 per cent of the market share. Chinese cars are also racing ahead in the country crippled by sanctions

Timeless Tech: Unopened first-generation Apple iPhone sells for Rs 52 lakh at auction
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Timeless Tech: Unopened first-generation Apple iPhone sells for Rs 52 lakh at auction

Apple surely has a cult following like no other tech company. Normally, a 16-year-old smartphone would be considered a heap of junk. However, an unopened first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for a record $63,000 or Rs 52 lakhs at an auction recently.

South Korean iPhone users lose lawsuit accusing Apple of purposely slowing down older phones
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South Korean iPhone users lose lawsuit accusing Apple of purposely slowing down older phones

A judge ruled against South Korean iPhone users who sued Apple for batterygate and planned obsolescence, without any detailed grounds. In other countries where similar lawsuits were filed, Apple had to pay massive fines.

India to soon pip Covid-hit China as major iPhone maker
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India to soon pip Covid-hit China as major iPhone maker

Industry executives and analysts saying that the manufacturing of iPhones is set to increase sharply, driven by the recently announced India government's Rs 41,000-crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme

Want to use dual SIM cards, including e-SIM, on your iPhone? Here’s step-by-step process
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Want to use dual SIM cards, including e-SIM, on your iPhone? Here’s step-by-step process

More than one eSIM card can be kept on your iPhone, but only one can be accessible at once.

Brazilian watchdog starts seizing Apple iPhones from retail stores due to charger ruling
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Brazilian watchdog starts seizing Apple iPhones from retail stores due to charger ruling

Brazil previously ordered Apple to sell iPhones with a charger and to stop selling iPhones until they comply. Apple appealed the ruling and continued selling iPhones, believing that because the matter was under an appeal, they could continue selling iPhones.

China COVID lockdown: Foxconn apologises for pay dispute at Zhengzhou iPhone factory as workers' protest continues
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China COVID lockdown: Foxconn apologises for pay dispute at Zhengzhou iPhone factory as workers' protest continues

Employees complained Foxconn Technology Group changed the terms of wages offered to attract them to the factory in the central city of Zhengzhou

Add and stream Audible audiobooks on Apple Watch; Here’s how
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Add and stream Audible audiobooks on Apple Watch; Here’s how

To listen to their favourite Audible playlist using the Apple Watch speakers or Bluetooth earphones and headphones, users just need to sync their Apple Watch with the Audible app.

iPhone manufacturer Wistron becomes top investor under government’s PLI scheme; details here
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iPhone manufacturer Wistron becomes top investor under government’s PLI scheme; details here

According to data from the ministry of electronics and IT, the PLI program has created electronic goods worth around $1.67 trillion and nearly 29,000 jobs

iPhone users in India to get 5G support next week after Apple pushes iOS 16.2 update
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iPhone users in India to get 5G support next week after Apple pushes iOS 16.2 update

Apple users in India who have the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro series, iPhone 13 series, iPhone 12 Series, and iPhone SE 3, will be able to use 5G internet from Airtel and Jio from next week onwards after Apple pushes an update in the form of iOS 16.2.

iPhone users in India to get 5G from next week
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iPhone users in India to get 5G from next week

Airtel and Reliance Jio customers on any of the iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (3rd generation) models can use Apple's Beta Software Program to experience 5G service

Coronavirus Pandemic: China's iPhone production declines as Covid-19 outbreak hits factory
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Coronavirus Pandemic: China's iPhone production declines as Covid-19 outbreak hits factory

Foxconn's factory at Zhengzhou is the world’s biggest assembly site for Apple smartphones. Hundreds of thousands of workers have been forcibly put into Covid-19 quarantine at the factory, shutting them off from the outside world for more than two weeks as the company struggles to overcome a coronavi

Unlock iPhone by using Passkey instead of password; check step-by-step process here
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Unlock iPhone by using Passkey instead of password; check step-by-step process here

A passkey is a cryptographic entity that is used in place of a password and is hidden from the users.

iPhone 14 users receive 'Sim Card Not Supported' message; here’s what they can do
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iPhone 14 users receive 'Sim Card Not Supported' message; here’s what they can do

According to Apple, users should wait for the pop-up message to close before trying any method. They should refrain from attempting to restore the iPhone

Brazil fines Apple yet again for not selling iPhone with a charger and for flouting court-imposed ban
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Brazil fines Apple yet again for not selling iPhone with a charger and for flouting court-imposed ban

Apple was ordered to stop selling the iPhone without a charger. This time, Apple has been fined nearly $19 million for continuing to sell iPhones without chargers.

iPhone’s haptic feedback drains battery faster; here’s how you can disable feature
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iPhone’s haptic feedback drains battery faster; here’s how you can disable feature

The Taptic Engine housed within iPhones is used to operate the Haptic Feedback feature. A lot of users have complained about the feature.

Meta sued for skirting Apple’s privacy rules to collect data
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Meta sued for skirting Apple’s privacy rules to collect data

In their complaint filed on Wednesday in San Francisco federal court, two Facebook users have accused the company of skirting Apple’s 2021 privacy rules and violating state and federal laws limiting the unauthorised collection of personal data