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Apple’s new iPhone 12 line will be able to access faster wireless charging speeds of 15W in line with the most up-to-date Qi standard, but there’s a catch: you’ll have to use Apple’s new MagSafe brand of charger or a MagSafe-compatible one from a third-party accessory maker. Apple reintroduced its MagSafe branding for the iPhone with the announcement of its new smartphone line on Tuesday…

The iPhone 12 is the successor to the iPhone 11, launching at $799 with 5G built-in, but if that’s too much for you and want an iPhone of a similar size, the 11 is now getting cheaper. Specifically, you can get it for just $599. Not just that, but the iPhone XR from two years ago is also still on sale, and will go for $499. This way, Apple has a pretty full stable of products starting at…

Following today’s event, Apple has just released the third iOS 14.2 beta developer. The update is now available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As usual, if the update does not immediately appear for download, keep checking as it sometimes takes a few minutes to roll out to all registered developers. iOS 14.2 brings a revamped now playing controls on the lock…

Apple has just finished its “Hi, Speed” event, where it finally took the wraps off the four new iPhone 12 phones, which have all-new designs and will all support 5G wireless networks. Apple also unveiled the HomePod mini, a smaller and more affordable version of the HomePod smart speaker. If you want to read the play-by-play of the event, check out our live blog with commentary from Dieter…