The International Semiconductor Consortium aims to set up a 3B manufacturing unit in India
Soon after the Indian government announced a $10 billion bet to entice foreign investment in the Indian Semiconductor market, Karnataka bagged a big proposal from the International Semiconductor Consortium (ISMC). It has signed a $3 billion MoU with the said consortium to build a fab on a 150-acre land in the city of Mysuru. Here’s the […]
Apple Together group invokes Steve Jobs as it protests Return to Work policy
The Apple Together group has published an open letter objecting to Apple’s requiring people to return to working in the office, and argues that Steve Jobs would have listened to them. Credit: Apple Apple Together is the group of Apple employees that began with the #AppleToo movement, and which organized a retail walkout on December […]
EU accuses Apple of breaking antitrust laws with Apple Pay
The European Union has has objected to how Apple denies other firms use of the same iPhone technology that drives Apple Pay. Credit: Apple As predicted, the EU has issued what it calls a preliminary view over Apple’s control of the NFC contactless payment technology used by Apple Pay in the iPhone. Read more… Source […]
Sony Bravia X75K TV series launched in India with X1 4K Processor and Dolby Audio
Sony has released the new Bravia X75K TV in India. It is a 4K TV with the company’s X1 processor. As is usually the case with Sony TVs, there are a bunch of proprietary features like Live Color technology for natural colour tuning, X-reality Pro for picture upscaling, and MotionFlow for motion smoothing. The sound […]
Vi prepaid recharge plans at 98, 195, and 319 are now available in India
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has launched three new prepaid plans in India costing ₹98, ₹195, and ₹319. As you could guess, the allowed benefits under each of them lessen with the lower price tag. So that makes ₹98, the cheapest of the lot and although it comes with unlimited calls for a small period of time, along […]
WhatsApp multi-device feature and emoji reactions for status updates are in the works
With the pace at which things are going, it looks like WhatsApp could be brimming with new features. Its parent company, Meta is building on the features like emoji reactions, status updates, and multi-device functionality that are part of either WhatsApp or its sister concerns like Facebook and Instagram. If you have sent quick emoji reactions […]
AirTag used to stalk mother and daughter on Disney World trip
A family’s trip to Disney World turned sour after it was discovered they may have been stalked throughout the theme park using AirTag. Members of the Gaston family from Tennessee had spent a full day enjoying themselves at Disney World, but a notification on an iPhone about an AirTag they didn’t own tracking their movements […]
Jony Ive's exit from Apple caused by company culture changes and growing frustration
Apple’s former design chief Jony Ive left the iPhone maker burnt out and tired in the wake of CEO Tim Cook’s numerous structural changes, an article based on a book on Apple’s transformation claims, with the film “Yesterday” becoming part of Ive’s announcement to leave to his design team. Jony Ive left Apple in 2019, […]
Self repair launches, Twitter sells, and Studio Display isn't fixed – April 2022 in review
Apple quietly launched its self-service repair program in April 2022, while most of the attention was on Elon Musk buying Twitter, and the rest of the attention was on whether Apple had fixed the Studio Display‘s webcam. If you don’t happen to know this already, you’ve just seen it in action in April 2022. There […]
Kuo: Apple Watch Series 8 will gain body temperature sensing if its algorithm works
Apple’s rumored body temperature sensing feature is expected for the Apple Watch Series 8, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes software issues prevented it from arriving earlier in the Series 7, and is the main factor for inclusion in the next model. The Apple Watch has been the subject of many different rumors about its fitness […]