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    Apple shifting more iPhone production to India

    Apple shifting more iPhone production to India Apple increased iPhone production in India by about 53% last year and now makes a quarter of its marquee devices there, reflecting the US company’s efforts to avoid tariffs on China. The company assembled about 55 million iPhones in India in 2025...
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    Astronauts will take iPhones on first Moon mission in decades

    Astronauts will take iPhones on first Moon mission in decades Nasa astronauts venturing deeper in space than any human has travelled will be able to document and share images from the landmark Moon mission next month using Nasa-provided Apple iPhones. Crews undertaking a lunar flyby as part of...
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    Apple will use Google for new AI features

    Apple will use Google for new AI features Alphabet’s Google confirmed that it has entered a multiyear deal with Apple to power the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence technology, including the Siri voice assistant. “After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google’s AI technology...
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    MTN pauses smartphone trade-ins until further notice

    MTN pauses smartphone trade-ins until further notice MTN South Africa has temporarily suspended smartphone trade-ins for discounts as part of a comprehensive review of the process. The company confirmed the development after an MTN customer reported that he was unable to get a discount on an...
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    Musk and xAI sue Apple and OpenAI

    Musk and xAI sue Apple and OpenAI Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favouring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers. Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of dollars in damages in the suit filed Monday in...
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    xAI taking legal action against Apple over alleged OpenAI favouritism

    xAI taking legal action against Apple over alleged OpenAI favouritism Elon Musk lashed out against Apple Inc.’s app store practices late on Monday, accusing the iPhone maker of favouring OpenAI. The billionaire founder of xAI Holdings, which now houses the Grok artificial intelligence team and...
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    Apple quarterly revenue jump best in three years

    Apple quarterly revenue jump best in three years Apple Inc. reported its fastest quarterly revenue growth in more than three years, easily topping Wall Street estimates, after demand picked up for the iPhone and products in China. Revenue rose 9.6% to $94 billion in the fiscal third quarter...
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    Apple rolling out new gaming app

    Apple rolling out new gaming app Apple Inc. is planning a dedicated app for video games on its devices, seeking to sell gamers and developers on the idea that it’s a leader in the market. The company will preinstall the app on the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV set-top box later this year...
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    Apple halts hardware subscription plan

    Apple halts hardware subscription plan Apple Inc. has halted work on a project to build an iPhone hardware subscription service, according to people familiar with the matter, retreating from an attempt to change the way consumers buy its flagship device. The idea was to make owning an iPhone...
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    iPhone drops out of top 5 smartphones in China

    iPhone drops out of top 5 smartphones in China Apple Inc. lost ground in China’s smartphone market in the June quarter after local companies like Huawei Technologies Co. surged ahead. iPhone shipments there slid 3.1% during the period, compared with an 11% year-on-year rise among...
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    Big privacy questions over Apple's AI software

    Big questions over Apple's AI software Apple, a company known for its longstanding commitment to user privacy, has received flak since unveiling its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10. This relates to the centrepiece of Apple Intelligence...
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    iOS 18 features revealed

    iOS 18 features revealed Apple detailed a host of new features for the upcoming update to its smartphone operating system for iPhones — iOS 18 — at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. Among the biggest changes are support for the RCS messaging protocol and emergency satellite...
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    iPhone prices compared from 5 online stores

    iPhone prices compared from 5 online stores Online shoppers in South Africa will likely find the best iPhones deals on Takealot. MyBroadband compared the availability and pricing of Apple's smartphones across five major online retailers — Amazon South Africa, Takealot, iStore, Incredible, and...
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    Apple reverses Epic's developer account ban

    Apple reverses Epic's developer account ban Apple Inc., facing mounting pressure from regulators in the European Union, has reversed a decision to ban Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. from offering its own iPhone app marketplace in the region. Apple will restore a developer account for Epic’s...
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    Apple will allow third-party apps on iPhones in the US

    Apple will allow third-party apps on iPhones in the US Apple Inc. is opening its US App Store to allow outside payment options after the Supreme Court refused to consider the company’s appeal in an antitrust suit challenging its practices. The company plans to let all third-party apps sold in...
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    Samsung loses top-selling smartphone crown to Apple

    Samsung loses top-selling smartphone crown to Apple Apple Inc.’s iPhone dethroned Samsung Electronics Co. devices to become the best-selling smartphone series over the course of 2023, the first time South Korea’s largest company has lost the top spot since 2010. The iPhone accounted for a...
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    iPhone survives 4.9km plunge from airplane

    iPhone survives 4.9km plunge from airplane Among the harrowing details of the blown-off fuselage panel that triggered a sudden decompression event on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, one revelation seemed to defy the laws of physics: one of the mobile phones that had been sucked out of the Boeing...
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    Apple share price closes at new record

    Apple share price closes at new record Apple Inc. shares closed at a record high on Wednesday amid a broad rally in technology stocks spurred on by bets that the Federal Reserve will soon begin cutting interest rates as inflation slows. The iPhone maker’s shares climbed 1.7% to $197.96...
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    Xiaomi another beneficiary of Apple's China struggles

    Xiaomi another beneficiary of Apple's China struggles Apple Inc.’s sales dip in China is providing an opportunity for yet another local Android smartphone maker to win favour with customers and investors. Xiaomi Corp. has gained about $20 billion in market value since a June low on excitement...
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    Apple's biggest iPhone maker Foxconn sees plunge in sales

    Apple's biggest iPhone maker Foxconn sees plunge in sales Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.’s October sales slid, reflecting uncertainty in its business after Beijing launched an investigation into the world’s biggest iPhone assembler. Apple Inc.’s most important partner, also known as Foxconn...
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