iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has started assembling iPhone 11 devices at its plant near Chennai, India, according to a Friday report by TechCrunch. Some locally manufactured units have already shipped to Apple’s stores, but the production yield is limited, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Apple has told employees it’ll provide them with paid time off to vote in the US presidential election on Nov. 3, according to a report. Workers who wish to vote that Tuesday will be given up to four hours of pay, Bloomberg reported …
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On Friday, Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, released The Spoken Secrets Edition for studio Mografi’s mystery game Jenny LeClue. The Spoken Secrets Edition update takes the game to the next level by adding voice talent, bringing over 35 characters to life with more than 50,000 words of dialogue. In addition to Jenny LeClue, Apple Arcade updated Secret Oops!, Roundguard and …
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Google reportedly has an internal program that taps “sensitive” data collected by Android, the search giant’s mobile operating system, on how people interact with non-Google apps. The company has used this to advance its own products and services over rival Android apps, according to a report Thursday from The Information. The program, internally dubbed Android Lockbox, lets the company see …
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Samsung has teased five new devices for its upcoming Unpacked event on Aug. 5. While the Galaxy Note 20 will likely be one of the devices, a new leak from Samsung itself may have spoiled the reveal of its upcoming wireless earbuds. In an update to its Galaxy Buds app for iOS, as well as a new Galaxy Buds plugin for Android, …
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Facebook is testing a new design for some celebrity and business Pages on its mobile app. The social media giant said on Wednesday that the experimental update removes the Like button and the Page’s number of Likes to put more focus on the follower count. The new layout, which was reported earlier by TechCrunch, aims to make it easier for …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5G, a variant of its clamshell foldable packed with next-generation cellular capabilities, will launch on Aug. 7. But that extra performance will cost you $1,450. A 4G version of the Galaxy Z Flip went on sale for $1,380 on Feb. 14 — about a month before the coronavirus pandemic caused lockdowns in the US. That device, …
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A OnePlus phone with 5G, high-end specs and an affordable price tag? Say hello to the OnePlus Nord. OnePlus has always been known for doing more affordable handsets, but its phones have been getting increasingly expensive, with the top-end OnePlus 8 Pro sitting almost exactly at that $1,000 threshold. The company’s new phone, called the Nord, aims to change that. …
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Apple is working with Verizon to make spam call blocking native in iOS 14, the companies said Thursday. The feature will be available in the public beta of the OS update, though users need to have Verizon’s Call Filter Plus. The new Apple feature, called Silence Junk Callers, is designed to recognize calls that Verizon’s network identifies as being potential …
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Streaming app Plex is adding over 80 channels of free television programming. The ad-supported channels come with a new program grid and include news from Reuters and Yahoo Finance, kids’ shows Toon Goggles, lifestyle channel Tastemade, sports courtesy of the Fubo Sports Network, gaming and esports on IGN1, and two new LGBTQ+ channels from Revry. As with the free on-demand shows …
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