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Foxconn COVID-19 outbreak inside plant; impact on iPhone 14 production is ‘controllable’

A reported Foxconn COVID-19 outbreak in Zhengzhou – known locally as iPhone City – has been confirmed by the company, with some impact on iPhone 14 production. However, Apple’s primary iPhone assembler says that the number of cases is low, and iPhone 14 production remains “relatively stable.” Foxconn has introduced tough lockdown rules to minimize the spread … Background Foxconn is…
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Nintendo's retro controllers now work on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac

At WWDC 2022 earlier this year, Apple announced a bunch of gaming improvements rolling out with iOS 16, including support for Nintendo’s Joy-Con and Pro controllers. Now, you’ll also be able to use Nintendo’s modernized retro gamepads with your iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and even Apple TVs. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered that iOS 16.1 and tvOS 16.1 supports…
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iPhones will get USB-C charging to comply with EU law, Apple SVP confirms

When the European Parliament voted in favor of making USB-C the common charging standard in the region, it was pretty obvious which company was going to be the most affected by the mandate. Apple, of course. While the tech giant already has iPad models with USB-C ports, its iPhones still require a lightning connector. Now, in an interview at Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event…
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Android Studio is getting a brand-new logo

Google hosted the Android Developer Summit this week to unveil the latest tools for Android app developers and, quietly, the company also unveiled a new logo for Android Studio. Yesterday’s Summit brought a bunch of news for Android app development. This includes several…
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Google Chat now lets you add custom emoji

Google Workspace’s alternative to Slack, Google Chat, is adding support for custom emoji to your organization starting this week. Rolling out to everyone over the next two weeks, custom emoji in Google Chat will mirror the same functionality that Slack has offered for a…
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Google Home web app starts rolling out to view live Nest feeds, older cameras supported

As part of announcing the rebuilt Home app, Google reiterated that the website to view camera feeds was coming “in a few weeks.” “Google Home for web” is now rolling out this week and should be widely available by the next one. This desktop experience was promised last September, and it will let you turn cameras on/off and see whether they’re offline or inactive. You can “wake up…
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