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Korea Telecom store advertising hints at Apple’s anticipated low-cost iPhone model

This could be a bit more telling than Apple wants it to be. A sign for the rumored iPhone 9/SE 2 has been spotted on a poster in South Korea. The device is being advertised outside a Korean Telecom’s store, alongside advertising for the Samsung Galaxy S20 handset. The Korean Telecom’s store had, in fact, […]

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“CarKey” API in iOS 13.4 developer beta hints at your iOS device functioning as your car key

Your iPhone or Apple Watch could become your car key in the relatively near future. A group of developers has just studied the first beta version of iOS 13.4, and noted references to a “CarKey” API, which will make it possible to use the iPhone and also the Apple Watch to unlock, lock, and start […]

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Apple’s Chinese suppliers look to restart full iPhone production by February 10th, despite coronavirus concerns

Plans are being formed to ensure that the iPhones continue being produced at full-scale production rates by February 10, despite the presence of the coronavirus in China: Foxconn’s Hon Hai, the most important manufacturer for the U.S. company, said Tuesday it still expects to be able to restart facilities throughout China on schedule, according to […]

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FCC investigation finds that “one or more” wireless carriers may have sold user location data to questionable third-parties

This’ll make you groan a bit. Following last year’s findings as to how easy it was for outside parties to buy real-time location data of US wireless customers via lax carrier standards, it was noted that data was winding up in the hands of shady third-parties, and bounty hunters. Now, after what it described as […]

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Apple quietly begins offering house calls for broken iPhone repairs in some cities

If you don’t happen to live near an Apple Store and your iPhone croaks, this’ll come in handy. Apple has quietly added a new option wherein a third-party technician from Go Tech Services can be sent to your home or office for common repairs, including cracked screens. It’s presently unknown as to whether the repairs […]