Apple It’s no secret that Apple is looking to design its own wireless chips, ending its reliance on companies like Qualcomm, Broadcom, and Skyworks. Two years ago, Apple bought most of Intel’s smartphone modem business to give it a jumpstart on IP, patents, and engineering talent. Now, according to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is…
Apple is sending independent auditors to investigate an iPhone assembly facility in India, after poor working and living conditions at the plant prompted workers to go on strike. The facility in southern India is operated by longtime Apple partner Foxconn. An investigation by Reuters found that women working at the plant were laboring in extremely…
The iPhone 13 is only a few months old, but we’re already looking forward to the iPhone 14. Why? There have been plenty of rumors about the upcoming device, what it will look like, and what features will be on offer. In other words, while the phone could certainly surprise us, we may have a…
Some 250 women working at Foxconn's iPhone factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were treated for food poisoning this month. One-hundred-fifty-nine were hospitalized. That prompted demonstrations against living conditions at company hostels that have kept the factory at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, closed since December 18. Apple said it has placed the plant…
As we head into Christmas, lots of people will have brand new iPhones under the tree. To help get the most out of their devices, Apple has posted a video spotlighting 10 helpful iPhone tricks that might not be obvious. Even if you’re not a novice, you might find a couple here that are new.…
In brief: TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a recent note to investors that he believes Apple’s next iPhone will feature a 48-megapixel camera and get a periscope-style lens the following year. Kuo previously said the rumored 48-megapixel camera will be limited to the iPhone 14 Pro models, Apple’s upper echelon handsets. The…
Happy Cutmas, everyone! Yes, it’s that time of year again as Bloomberg (the outfit that ran the highly refuted story “The Big Hack”) is here to remind us to put some cookie cutters out for Father Cutmas. “Apple Tells Suppliers iPhone Demand Has Slowed as Holidays Near” Okay, well, surprise, we get these stories every…
Barely a week after Apple sold more devices than we can possibly count over the Black Friday-Cyber Monday frenzy, Bloomberg is spreading gloom and doom regarding iPhone sales. According to the publication’s sources, Apple is alerting suppliers that demand for the iPhone 13 has weakened heading into the new year. As usual, any Apple report…
Rumors about the iPhone 14 started popping up online before the iPhone 13 was announced — and though we don’t yet know what Apple has planned, there’s enough info floating around to speculate. The company is rumored to be working on a foldable iPhone, at least based on certain patents, but there’s no guarantee a…
For years, iPhone and Android users have been struggling to bridge the divide caused by iMessage. Every iPhone owner knows the feeling of seeing a text turn green instead of blue, and everyone with an Android device has been the odd one out in a group chat. Apple also widened the divide even further a…
