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China's iPhone city Zhengzhou sends 870 workers away without notice

The workers were transported to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province early Friday "without prior communications," the city's authorities said; it didn't say whether any of the people tested positive

Over 20,000 new hires leave Apple supplier Foxconn's China plant: Report

The worker departures come after the Taiwanese firm offered 10,000 yuan ($1,396) to employees who wanted to resign and leave the chaos-hit plant

Violent clashes in China likely to boost India's iPhone exports

India could account for up to 20% of Apple's global production capacity by FY26

Foxconn offers staff $1,400 to leave after protests in China's iPhone city

Apple Inc.'s main global production partner said in an online notice the sum, to be paid out in two installments, will help smooth the journey home for employees

China's iPhone city locks down urban areas as Covid-19 cases rise

The new restrictions were announced after hundreds of workers at Apple's main iPhone-making plant in Zhengzhou streamed out of dormitories earlier in the day

Apple Days sale on Flipkart: iPhone 11 to iPhone 14, check offers and more

The Apple Days sale on e-commerce platform Flipkart started on November 16, and it will continue until November 20

Emergency SOS via satellite now available on iPhone 14 lineup in US, Canada

Apple on Tuesday announced that its safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in the US and Canada

To globalise or not: Everything you need to know about friendshoring

In her visit to India last week, treasury secretary Janet Yellen said that the US is pursuing an approach called "friendshoring"

Apple rolls out beta programme for iPhones to enable 5G services: Know more

Apple Inc has rolled out a beta programme to enable 5G on Apple devices as the upgrade lets users try out pre-release software. This software upgrade enables 5G access on Apple devices, as and when service providers Jio, Airtel and Vodafone enable 5G network access, sources said. Apple Users have to enrol for the Beta Programme on the website, install a profile and download the software. Jio users using iPhone 12 and above, in cities where JioTrue5G has been rolled out, will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer. Jio Welcome Offer provides unlimited 5G data at up to 1 Gbps speed to users at no additional cost. However, there is a condition that prepaid users must be on active Rs 239 and above plan. All Postpaid users are eligible for this trial. Airtel is not providing any special 5G offer like Jio to their users. In the cities/areas in which the Airtel 5G network has been launched, users can trial 5G services as a part of their existing plan, once they have updated the latest Apple

Twitter Blue 'verification' rolled out in India, to cost Rs 719 per month

On November 1, Musk said that the subscription pack would be 'adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity'

Covid curbs increased in China factory hub Guangzhou as outbreak balloons

In-person classes in eight of the city of some 19 million people's 11 districts will be halted from Thursday, officials said late Wednesday

Apple cuts iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus output by 3 mn units as demand wanes

Apple previously cancelled plans to increase production of its new iPhones this year after an anticipated surge in demand failed to materialize

Customers will have to wait longer for iPhone 14 Pro models: Apple

As people complain about no availability of high-end new iPhones, Apple has announced it expects lower shipments than it previously anticipated, and the customers will have to wait longer

Apple iPhone 14 Pro models demand exceeds production, says report

Tech giant Apple's iPhone 14 Pro models demand has exceeded its capacity to produce the handsets, the media reported

In shift away from China, Apple adds a new iPhone 14 supplier in India

That move makes Pegatron the second Apple supplier to produce the iPhone 14 in the country, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News

Apple's contract manufacturers in India eye expansion amid China curbs

Some see Apple's expansion in India in relation to the expected labour shortage in China during the Chinese New Year in February

Qualcomm gives downbeat forecast as Covid-19 lockdown affect phone market

Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of smartphone processors, tumbled in pre-market trading after giving a far weaker forecast than expected, punished by the economic slowdown and Covid-19 lockdowns

Iphone supply chain hit by Xi Jinping's stringent Coronavirus curbs

The abrupt move is expected to disrupt a factory already grappling with an outcry over an on-site coronavirus outbreak, worker exodus and enforced quarantine

All 5G phones except iPhone to work on Airtel network from mid-Nov: CEO

All 5G enabled smartphones, except Apple's iPhones, will start supporting Airtel 5G services by the middle of this month, a senior Bharti Airtel official said. During the company's earnings call, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal said Apple will release the software update in the first week of November and all of its devices should support the company's 5G services by mid-December. Airtel is providing 5G services at 4G rates but it is likely to take call on the pricing of the next generation services in the next 6-9 months, he added. "Samsung... I think there are 27 models of 5G. 16 models are already ready and enabled. Rest will happen by November 10-12. OnePlus all 17 models will work on our network. Vivo all 34 models, Realme all 34 models will work on our network. Xiaomi's all 33 models and Oppo all 14 models will work. Apple has 13 models. They will have (software update) release around the first week of November and by mid-December they .

Apple's iPhone: World's most expensive handset can't beat inflation

The price of the iPhone base model rose 25% between 2017 and 2022, while inflation rose 29.7% between September 2017 and September 2022