China cracks down on iPhone usage among state employees
China plans to expand a ban on the use of iPhones in sensitive departments to government-backed agencies and state companies, a sign of growing challenges for Apple Inc. in its biggest foreign market and global production base.
Several...
Apple could soon pay old iPhone owners about R1,233 each for degraded performance
Apple is set to begin paying millions of US owners of some older iPhone models roughly $65 (R1,233) each as part of a settlement over alleged degraded battery life and performance throttling.
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Apple's new in-house chips — up to 32 CPU and 80 GPU cores
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has revealed the specifications of and his expectations for Apple's upcoming family of in-house chips — the M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, and M3 Ultra.
Using Apple's developer logs, Gurman outlined his expectations for...
Apple sales slump could be worst in two decades
Apple Inc. posted its third straight quarter of declining sales and predicted a similar performance in the current period, hurt by an industrywide slump that has sapped demand for phones, computers and tablets.
After the company reported a...
Foxconn spending billions to expand iPhone manufacturing in India
Apple Inc.’s main supplier, Foxconn Technology Group, plans to increase its investments to more than $1.2 billion (R21.46 billion) in southern India’s Karnataka state and add two component factories there, expanding a steady...
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Battle of China's iPhone and Samsung killers
Several Chinese tech giants are duking it out for flagship smartphone customers in South Africa.
Chinese smartphone makers are renowned for packing their devices with powerful hardware, sometimes at hard-to-believe prices.
This Android smartphone is getting 7 years of updates
Fairphone has extended Android update support for the Fairphone 3 series to seven years, offering the longest OS support on any phone.
The announcement came as part of the company's rollout of Android 13 on the Fairphone 3 and Fairphone 3+.
Apple hikes iCloud prices in South Africa
Apple has hiked the prices of its 200GB and 2TB iCloud+ service in South Africa by 33%.
9to5Mac reported that South Africa was one of several countries that saw prices increase from July 2023.
UK court finds Apple infringed 4G patents in iPhone
Apple Inc. infringed patents essential for communication technology used in iPhones, a UK appeals court ruled.
The two patents in the case relate to crucial technology used in 4G mobiles.
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New AirPods Pro could measure your temperature
Apple is working on a slew of new health features for AirPods Pro, including hearing tests and body temperature readings, and is looking to market the earbuds as a hearing aid, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
However, Gurman notes these features...
Apple wants to make less than half the number of Vision Pro headsets initially planned
Apple Inc. is cutting production targets for its long-awaited mixed-reality Vision Pro headset due to difficulties in producing the complex design, the Financial Times reported.
The iPhone maker is now...
Apple hits $3-trillion market value
Apple Inc. made Wall Street history as the first company with a market value over $3 trillion (R56.51 trillion), the latest sign of big tech’s seemingly unstoppable dominance in equity markets.
The iPhone maker gained 2.3% on Friday, adding to a rally that’s...
Apple TV+ puts entire first episode of hit sci-fi show on Twitter
Apple has posted the entire first episode of one of its most-praised original TV shows — Silo — on Twitter.
Twitter co-owner and former CEO Elon Musk described the decision as a "great move" by Apple.
Apple could launch revamped iMacs and MacBooks this year
Although not mentioned at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple has been secretly working on new iMacs, a MacBook Air, an M3 13-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Air, and iPad Pro models.
Arguably the most...
Apple Vision Pro's top strap might be sold separately
Apple could add a top strap to its upcoming Vision Pro mixed-reality headset — for a price.
That is according to the latest Power On newsletter from Bloomberg's resident Apple expert Mark Gurman.
Apple Vision Pro to get Travel Mode for plane rides
Apple's Vision Pro headset could come with a "Travel Mode" for aeroplane rides, according to a MacRumors analysis of the first developer beta for VisionOS.
It discovered several text strings that give an idea of Travel Mode's functionality...
Apple fixes zero-day flaws used to install triangulation spyware on iPhones
Apple has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities used to install triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage no-click exploits.
The security flaws were discovered and reported by Kaspersky researchers Boris Larin...