APPLE KOREA TO OPEN SECOND RETAIL OUTLET TO SMOTHER COMPETITION AMIDST ROBUST SALES

• Apple Korea gave an announcement on Monday that it would open its second South Korean store in Yeouido, the financial district in north-western Seoul.
• This was done as part of a tactic to expand its sales and services in the country.

Although the Seoul...

APPLE iPhone 13 LIKELY TO BE PORTLESS

Highlights

• Apple is apparently busy building a next-gen iPhone currently which will be completely portless, and will only charge through MagSafe stated popular tipster Jon Prosser

• Prosser came up with this information on Twitter and YouTube, where he said that th...

CHINA’S BOE SHOWN THE DOOR; SAMSUNG AND LG TO MANUFACTURE DISPLAYS FOR IPHONE 12

• China's display maker BOE has reportedly failed to come level with Apple’s aspirations as an OLED panel supplier for Apple’s iPhone.
• BOE’s B7 assembly line at Chengdu, Sichuan district has not passed Apple’s review for OLED supply.

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MAJORITY OF PARTS USED IN IPHONE 12 ARE KOREAN-MAKE OVERRIDING U.S.

• The ratio of Korean parts used in Apple 's latest smartphone iPhone 12 is higher than that of U.S. parts.
• The Nihon Keizai Shimbun of Japan noted on Nov. 21 that a part by part breakdown of the iPhone 12 by Formalhaut Techno Solutions in Tokyo showed that Korean parts ...

APPLE INC WILL PAY $113MN TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF INTENTIONALLY SLOWING DOWN iPhones

Highlights

• Apple Inc will be paying a sum of $113 million in order to settle allegations from 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia 

• Taking action against Apple, states accused Apple of acting deceptively and said that it should have replaced batteries...

TSMC BEATS SAMSUNG COMPREHENSIVELY IN CHIP MANUFACTURING RACE

• A media report from Taiwan concluded  that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has brought in advance more than half of  EUV lithography equipment that will be manufactured by ASML of the Netherlands in 2021.
• The reason Samsung is investing in EUV l...

PREORDERS OF APPLE I PHONE 12 MINI AND 12 PRO MAX BEGIN AMIDST PRECEDING MODELS’ RESOUNDING SALES

• Apple Inc. and three South Korean mobile carriers began enabling preorders Friday for the iPhone 12 mini and the 12 Pro Max.
• The US tech giant said the smallest and the largest models of its latest generation smartphone will commit sales in South Korea starting Nov. 20.
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APPLE ASKED TO PAY $503 MILLION FOR INFRINGING VPN TECHNOLOGY PATENTED BY VirnetX

Highlights

• According to the court documents, this legal tussle between Apple and VirnetX involved transmission security in the Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

• In reply to an AFP inquiry, Apple said that they thank jury for their time and appreci...

US FILES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE IN DISTRICT COURT IN COLUMBIA

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• The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in the District of Columbia, and in it, the Justice Department accused Google of illegally maintaining its monopoly over search via multiple exclusive business contracts and agreements that lock out competition

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iPhone 12 LAUNCH: APPLE LOST NEARLY $81 BILLION IN MARKET VALUE AS SHARES SLUMPED 4%

Highlights

• The new iPhone 12 arrives with a 6.1-inch display and has flat sides with a flush display

• Apple said that all iPhone 12 models in the U.S. will support millimeter wave 5G and also the lower-frequency bands

• Immediately after the launch,...

APPLE TO HOLD MARKET SWAY WITH IPHONE 12 LAUNCH IN S KOREA ON OCTOBER 30

• Apple Inc. announced Wednesday it will launch its new smartphone, the iPhone 12, in South Korea later this month as the US tech giant strives to attract more consumers here with its very first 5G-supporting handset.
• Apple on Tuesday launched four eye-catching models of the iPho...

APPLE LAUNCHES iPhone 12 WITH 5G CONNECTIVITY

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• The new iPhone 12 arrives with a 6.1-inch display and has flat sides with a flush display, while it’s built is very much like iPhone 5 and will have a ceramic shield glass cover to resist cracks when dropped

• Along with the iPhone 12, Apple also l...

APPLE TO ADVANCE i12 PHONE RELEASE IN SOUTH KOREA AMIDST 5G INTENSE TECHNOLOGY

• Apple Inc. is anticipated to introduce its new iPhone 12 series in South Korea earlier than its customary schedule, sources said Monday, as the U.S. tech giant caters to more 5G users here.
• According to officials at local telecom kiosks, they are preparing to sell the iPhone 12...

EVERYTHING ABOUT SHAZAM IN APPLE’S NEW iOS 14.2 BETA

Highlights

• The users can add Shazam's Music Recognition feature to the Control Center through the Control Center options in the Settings app

• In order to use this feature, the user is required to open up Control Center and then tap on the Shazam icon to initia...

CHINA OUSTED AS PROLIFIC ELECTRONIC MERCHANDISE MANUFACTURING OUTLET

• A key supplier to Apple and a dozen other tech giants’ also spills the beans by planning to split its supply chain between the Chinese market and the US.
• He was only disclosing a hitherto relevant conclusion that China’s time as factory to the world is finished beca...

APPLE COMMENCES PRODUCTION OF IPHONE 11 IN CHENNAI

Highlights

• Apple has previously manufactured its devices like iPhone XR and iPhone SE 2016 in India

• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said this is a significant boost to the Make in India initiative started by the Government of India

• Foxconn had pre...

WIRELESS BATTERY CHARGING CASES MAY BE APPLE’S SURPRISE WITH THE LAUNCH OF iPhone 12 series

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• Apple is working on overcoming the limitations of its current battery cases with a wireless charging case
• Experts think that the improved wireless charging cases might be launched along with the iPhone 12 series

The makers of iPhone...

DROP IN iPHONE SALES RECORDED IN CHINA

Highlights:

• The sales of iPhones have dropped considerably after the rebound in China.
• Other areas of the business such as investing in the company’s App Store grew which indicates resilience for the US technology giant in China.
• The ...

APPLE TO COMMENCE 2020 iPHONE SE PRODUCTION IN INDIA SOON: REPORTS

Highlights

• As per the reports, Apple has asked one of its suppliers in China to ship components for the 2020 iPhone SE to India

• In the period between March 2018 and March, AppleInsider reported sale of $1.5 billion for Apple India

• The Indian gove...

APPLE TO REOPEN FLAGSHIP TOKYO STORES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Japan has started reopening its economy by easing restrictions.
• Apple is set to reopen its flagship stores in Japan, starting from Tokyo.
• By end of this week, all Apple stores in Japan are going to open.

Due to ...