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Apple users end 2020 by spending $1.8-bn on apps, most of it on games

New Year's Day set a single-day spending record of $540 million on the App Store, up from $386 million on that day in 2020

Here is why the Apple iPhone 12 costs 21% more than iPhone 11

According to an in-depth analysis, the blended materials cost for iPhone 12 with 128GB NAND flash is nearly $415, a 21 per cent increase over the iPhone 11

WhatsApp to stop working on these smartphones from January 1

WhatsApp will stop working for some iPhones as well as Android smartphones starting January 1, 2021.

Wistron controversy unlikely to impact Apple's expansion plans in India

From a small exports market that played second fiddle to the markets in North America, Europe and China, India now features at the top of Apple's priority list

Wistron's labour pains

Lessons from the controversy over unpaid workers

Apple iPhone 13 series to come with LiDAR sensors: Report

The report claims that unlike the iPhone 12 series, all the phones in the iPhone 13 series are expected to be equipped with LiDAR sensors

Apple wants to make iPhone user tracking harder and Facebook is upset

Facebook previously told investors that Apple's changes, scheduled to go live early next year, will lead to significant headwinds because most of its advertisers are small businesses

5 iOS features not known to many Apple iPhone users

Apple may embed antennas, Touch ID in future iPhone display

Apple is reportedly planning to bring iPhones with larger screens

iPhone 13 production not to face iPhone 12-like delays: Report

Famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that the next generation iPhone 13 mass production will be as per schedule, without any delay like this year.

Workers vandalise Wistron's iPhone plant in Karnataka over unpaid salaries

The plant is located in Kolar district of the state near Bengaluru

Workers go on rampage at iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka

Workers pelted stones, smashed glass windows, damaged vehicles, furniture, computers and laptops in connection with 'salary related issues'

iPhone users complain about battery drain issues after iOS 14.2 updates

This includes rapid battery drain as well as longer-than-usual charge times

Dell most trusted brand for 2nd straight year, iPhone at 4th slot: Report

A consumer poll has ranked American computer brand Dell as the most trusted brand in the country for the second year in a row, with Mi Mobiles occupying the second slot.

India import hurdles hit Apple iPhone, Xiaomi devices from China: Report

Applications to the quality control agency, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), typically used to be processed within 15 days, but some are now taking up to two months or longer

From crunch time to a bigger bite, Apple's India biz makes a turnaround

After turning around the local business, it is unfolding the new India strategy

Apple to pay another $113 million to settle iPhone battery claims

Apple will pay $113 million to settle the latest case alleging the the trend-setting company duped consumers by deliberately slowing down older iPhones to help extend the life of their batteries

iPhone 12 suppliers working overtime to keep up with demand: Report

Major Apple iPhone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron are further adding overtime shifts

Apple tracking iPhone users without consent, claims activist Max Schrems

Schrems made a name for himself as a law student by taking on Facebook over the safety of people's data when it was shipped to the US

Privacy activists in EU file complaints against Apple over iPhone tracking

European privacy activists have filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behavior of iPhone users. The Vienna-based group NOYB - short for none of your business - said Monday that it has asked data protection authorities in Germany and Spain to examine the legality of Apple's tracking codes. The codes, known as IDFA or Identifier for Advertisers, are similar to the cookies that websites use to store information on user behavior. NOYB says the iOS operating system creates unique codes for each iPhone that allow Apple and other third parties to identify users across applications and even connect online and mobile behaviour. The group argues that this amounts to tracking without users' knowledge or consent, a practice that is banned under the European Union's electronic privacy rules. Tracking is only allowed if users explicitly consent to it, said Stefano Rossetti, a lawyer for NOYB. The privacy group said it is currently reviewing a similar system used b