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A 50% rejection rate for iPhone casings produced by an Indian company is a stark illustration of the difficulties Apple faces in reducing its dependence on China. Apple’s target for casings that fail to pass quality control is 0%, with Chinese suppliers reportedly getting extremely close to this. The attitude of Indian suppliers is also said to compare poorly with the can-do approach of Chinese…

The always creative Basic Apple Guy is out with his latest wallpaper for iPhone today. The new design celebrates the return of the full-size HomePod by bringing the revived smart speaker to your iPhone display with a beautiful gradient. The new wallpaper features a gradient of the colors found on the smart speaker’s touchscreen and also the HomePod 2 itself at the bottom of the…

As of Monday evening (PT), the T-Mobile network in the US is suffering an outage that’s impacting MVNO customers, including those on Google Fi. The T-Mobile outage does not affect all users, but the geographic impact is nationwide in “several areas.” This network problem started around 6 p.m. PT, with a T-Mobile executive at 8:46 p.m. citing a “3rd party fiber interruption issue.” The…

Though Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series doesn’t take a jump in pricing from last year’s models, that doesn’t mean paying full price is necessary. Samsung and its partners offer up some pretty good pre-order deals. Here’s where you can pre-order the Galaxy S23, S23+, or S23 Ultra and get the best deal. Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra pre-orders While the S23 lineup looks remarkably similar…