Excellent battery life and a large display make the 14 Plus upgrade-worthy Continue reading… Source: The Verge
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The NLRB alleges that Apple “discriminated against employees” trying to unionize
The company may have to attend a hearing in December if it doesn’t settle with workers. | Nick Barclay / The Verge The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Apple, alleging that the company “discriminated against employees” at its World Trade Center store, according to Kayla Blado, a spokesperson for the regulator....
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How to use the Apple Watch Ultra’s siren
The Apple Watch Ultra introduces a siren for emergencies. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Apple includes excellent safety features on all its Apple Watch models, but there’s one that’s exclusive to the new Apple Watch Ultra: the siren. The siren is designed to draw attention to yourself if you’re ever injured or...
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The Apple, Google, and Amazon-backed smart home standard Matter has arrived. So what’s next?
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The smart home standard is open for certification at last. We could see Matter devices in our homes as soon as this month. Continue reading… Source: The Verge
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Phone chargers to be standardised across Europe from 2024 – forcing Apple to change to USB-C
The European Parliament has voted to introduce an EU standard charging port for mobile phones. By 2024 all phones, tablets and cameras will have to use USB-C connectors, the current standard charger on Android products. The move will have big implications for Apple, which uses its own Lightning connector on its products. Along with mobile...
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Apple hopes you’ll forgive Will Smith by Christmas
Image: Apple Despite Will Smith’s Oscars slap, Apple will be releasing an upcoming film starring the actor this year. Emancipation, which stars Smith as a slave on the run to try and return to his family, will debut in theaters on December 2nd and on Apple TV Plus on December 9th, according to Deadline. Apple...
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Beats: Italian antitrust fine for Apple and Amazon cancelled on appeal
An antitrust win for Amazon and Apple in Italy where an appeals court has cancelled a multimillion dollar penalty the pair were hit with last year for alleged collusion following an investigation into the reselling of Apple and (Apple-owned) Beats kit on Amazon’s Italian e-commerce marketplace. The original €203M (total) penalty had already been reduced...
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Italian court cancels antitrust fines on Apple and Amazon By Reuters
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is seen at an Apple Store in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo 2/2 ROME (Reuters) – An Italian administrative court canceled a fine imposed by the country’s antitrust authority on U.S. tech giants Apple (NASDAQ:) and Amazon (NASDAQ:) for alleged collusion, a...
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Apple SIM can no longer activate new cellular data plans on iPads
Support for new cellular plan activation using Apple’s own SIM was removed on October 1st. | Image: MacRumors Apple SIM technology is no longer available to activate new cellular data plans on iPads. The Apple SIM, first introduced by Apple in 2014, is a programmable SIM card that could be configured with different operator profiles,...
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Apple fires exec after he made crude jokes on the expensive car guy’s TikTok
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple’s vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, has been fired from the company after his crude remarks in a TikTok interview went viral, according to a report from Bloomberg. Earlier this month, creator Daniel Mac posted a video where he asked Blevins what he does for a living,...