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iPhone 13 production starting in India in April after Foxconn plant placed on probation

March 15, 2022
iPhone 13 production is expected to start in April at Foxconn’s plant in Chennai, India. This was originally scheduled to happen in January, but it was delayed after Apple placed the facility on probation following worker complaints about the conditions there. It’s just one of a number of issues Apple has faced as it continues efforts to reduce its dependence on China … Background Two…
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Apple, please, please, please make it easier to rearrange iPhone apps

March 15, 2022
They say that travel brings new perspectives, and that’s absolutely true for anyone visiting Argentina. But in my case, it’s also so far generated two feature requests for Apple. Yesterday, I asked for universal OCR capability across all apps for instant translation … But spending a month in another country has also underlined the absolute user-interface disaster that is the process of…
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Ford shares plans for several more EVs in Europe and a JV to build a massive commercial vehicle battery plant in Turkey

March 15, 2022
American automaker Ford Motor Company, has outlined plans to expedite its push for EVs in Europe, promising nine all-electric models by 2024, seven of which are new to a lineup that already includes the Mustang Mach-E followed by the E-Transit next quarter. Vehicles from commercial unit Ford Pro, and the recently announced Ford e, combine to further expand Ford EV adoption in Europe. Although…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 14, 2022

March 15, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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A Modified Pentax 300mm Lens is at the Heart of Japan’s Kitsune Satellite

March 15, 2022
Ricoh Japan has announced that its Pentax DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM lens has been installed on Japan’s Kitsune 6U Microsatellite and has been sent into space. Japan’s Kitsune Satellite The Kitsune 6U was launched into space on a February 20, 2022 mission aboard the Antares rocket. It successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) and will soon be released into orbit.
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