Strong iPhone 12 demand has led Apple to boost iPhone production plans for 2021 by between 20% and 30%, according to a Nikkei report today.
It says Apple’s total planned iPhone production for the first half of next year is up almost 30% year-on-year, while initial full-year production targets are up by 20% to hit 230M phones …
Nikkei cites supply-chain sources.
Apple plans to produce up to…
Analysts suggest iPhone plant riot could have long-term implications
December 15, 2020
The iPhone plant riot in India over the weekend is not expected to have much immediate impact on production in the country, but analysts suggest that it might have longer-term implications.
Reports variously say that between ‘hundreds’ and two thousand workers took part…
Signal now offering encrypted group video calls in iOS app
December 15, 2020
Secure chat app Signal now lets you make encrypted group video calls in its iOS and Android apps. As with Apple’s FaceTime, end-to-end encryption is used …
This means that not even Signal can decrypt the calls.
FaceTime is the default option for Apple users, but…
Although my iPhone 12 Pro Max and the MagSafe leather case arrived on day one, the MagSafe wallet I ordered with them only turned up last week.
I wasn’t sure what I was going to make of it. It was a neat idea, but early hands-on videos suggested it might not work too well in practice …
In particular, they suggested there was a risk of the wallet being left in your pocket when you removed the…
One of the headline features of the two iPhone 12 Pro models is the LiDAR scanner. Night mode Portrait photos had already impressed me, and an app to create 3D scans of your home has now done so, too.
Canvas is an iPhone app that you can use to scan your rooms, and then pay…
Google thoroughly redesigns Assistant Routines with easier set-up/editing & sunrise/sunset triggers
December 15, 2020
Google is rolling out a big redesign of how you create and edit Assistant Routines, while at the same time adding the ability for these macros to be automatically invoked at sunrise or sunset.
Like before, Routines can be accessed from either the Google Home app or…
It looks like that you will soon be able to officially buy Pixel Buds compatible foam earbud tips directly from the Google Store after a listing inadvertently went live ahead of time on the online storefront.
The Comply Premium Foam Tips for Google Pixel Buds are not yet for sale, but the early listing has revealed some of the upcoming features for these higher-end earbud tip options. When…
Microsoft Edge Beta for Android now lets you sync all tabs and search history from Windows 10
December 15, 2020
The latest Microsoft Edge Beta for Android now lets you sync all of your search history and tabs to the desktop version of Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
According to Windows Central, the added sync options have appeared in the latest Edge beta version 45.11.24.5118, which…
One of the best new additions in Android 11 has been that of the new media controls housed within the notification toggle section. While the feature is great, the ability to swipe away or dismiss media controls in Android 11 was removed just before the stable release.
As…
The Nokia C1 Plus is a dirt-cheap €69 Android Go device
December 15, 2020
HMD Global has announced yet another dirt-cheap Android Go smartphone in the form of the Nokia C1 Plus, giving people yet another affordable 4G-only phone option in late 2020 and early 2021.
As an alternative to Nokia’s wave of feature phones powered by KaiOS, the Nokia C1 Plus is a great Android Go-powered smartphone for those wanting what will likely amount to a “modest” everyday…
