In 2016 Apple was taken to court by South Korea for abusing its dominant market position.Apple was found guilty of forcing carriers to buy a minimum amount of devices, share the cost of repairs with Apple and pay for iPhones’ TV ads.The sentence forces Apple to pay $89 million which they will invest KRW 40 billion into building research and development centers for small local businesses, KRW 25 billion for 10% discount on iPhone repairs, KRW 25 billion in education center for ICT developers and KRW 10 billion in the education ...

Apple company has came up with an idea to use the battery of their watches for a haptic feedback.The company stated that they are trying to make their Apple watches thinner, in which case they want to remove the haptic engine from the device.The feedback is however essential for the user, which means that the company came up with an idea to use the battery itself for the vibrations.It is a cool idea describe as a “moving battery component” that provides the haptic feedback.We need to wait a bit longer for the official presentation, but we are very interested in the final ...

We all know that the current pandemic has started in China, and it caused a lot of problems for the whole world.In order to make things better for themselves american giant called Apple has decided to switch things up.The company will be moving all of its production lines from China to India and Vietnam.India will focus on the production of the main devices like iPhone 12. Vietnam will get their hands on iPads and HomePod devices.However the pandemic is not the only reason for the change. We all know that the situation between China and USA is hard as well, so it is very smart for Apple to ...

Verizon has a great offer for everyoone who want to buy iPhone 11 Pro.The device can be yours for $599.99, but there are a couple of things you need to do before you get the device.First of all You need to add a new line for it and pick an eligible Unlimited plan in order to get the price so low.The offer is avialbale only through Big Red’s website and last till Sunday. Tweet Vote on HN ...

We received some new rumors about the upcoming iPhone 13 model.For the first time the newest Apple product which should arrive later this year will have an in-display fingerprint scanner for easier unlocking.We know that many fans like the face ID feature, but it has proven to be not practical when you are wearing a mask.Thanks to the in-display unlocker the problem would be solved.Face ID will not be removed it will be available for all users who still want to use it.Another rumor is about removing the charging port on some iPhone models in favor of wireless charging.Which might be a ...

Not long ago we informed about future plans of Apple company, which wants to create their own cars. This time however they have focused on something more interesting for mobile fans. The American giant is said to be working on the first two bendable phones right now. Both of them had passed the first tests in Foxconn company in China.There is no official information coming from the company itself, but we must remember that back in 2018 we heard the same rumors. We even got a first look at a cool patent connected with bending ...

– effects of the pandemic on the mobile market must have become significantly lower than just a few months ago,– Apple has a real First World Problem on its hands as it is unable to produce enough iPhone 12 Pro and Max units,– in some markets, waiting period for ordered unit is over a month long,– this situation is much different from the last year’s, when the ”budget” variants of iPhone 11 sold best. Tweet Vote on HN ...

We cannot yet tell how will the consuments like the new iPhones, but we can already tell that the investors are not impressed. After the phones’ release, the shares of the company have lost nearly four percent of their value. A month ago a single Apple share was worth 135 dollars; today it can be bought for only 121 dollars.Currently, Apple’s net worth is 2,1 billion USD. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Source of these is a Chinese website Macotakara:– iPhone 12 4G is to be released in late October, and the 5G variant in November,– it is also possible that both will come out in September,– according to some people, there will be no iPhone 12 4G variant,– the phone will be released in four versions, normal, Pro and two more,– iPhone 12 Pro will have a rather silly 2775 mAh battery,– the normal iPhone 12 will have an even sillier 2227 mAh. Tweet Vote on ...

The issue begun the moment the iOS 13.5.1 became available. What it does is drastically increase the amount of power that the phone requires when using the Apple Music app – up to 80% of battery’s power capacity.Apple has yet to officially acknowledge the problem, much less share a solution. According to some people online, there are some actions that help with the issue: hard-resetting the phone and uninstalling Apple Music among them. Tweet Vote on HN ...