In India, Apple contracts Wistron, a Taiwanese manufacturer with a plant located in Kolar, India, to assemble iPhones to sell in the region and surrounding areas. Protests broke out over the weekend because salaries being held from factory workers. It’s alleged that the protests broke into riots and resulted in thousands of iPhones being looted from the factory.
As reported by , Wistron…
Nokia 5.4 announced - Snapdragon 662 for €189
December 15, 2020
Nokia continues its foray into the midrange segment with the Nokia 5.4 – its latest affordable entry powered by the Snapdragon 662, quad cameras and a 4,000 mAh battery. The Nokia 5.4 has a 6.39-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout for its 16MP selfie…
Today HMD Global has announced that Nokia’s lowest cost C-series line has a new member, the C1 Plus. The C1 was released last year, while the C2 got official back in March. As the name implies, the C1 Plus is a slightly improved version of the C1, as it has the same…
Facebook's collaborative iOS music video app is open to all US users
December 15, 2020
Collab, a Facebook app that allows users to collaborate on music videos, is now available to all iOS users in the US. The app emerged as an experiment from the NPE Team, Facebook’s R&D division, back in May. It was initially available to beta testers in the US and Canada.
You can explore a feed of collaborations, which consist of three videos that are layered on top of each other and…
iOS 14.3 is out with support for Fitness+, AirPods Max and more
December 15, 2020
Apple has rolled out iOS 14.3 with support for Fitness+, AirPods Max, App Store privacy labels and much more. The Apple Watch-powered Fitness+ service is now live in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the US. It costs $10/month, but if you have an…
Earlier this year, Apple rolled out iOS 13.7, which added a COVID-19 exposure notification framework. This Exposure Notifications system allowed you to opt in and find out if you’ve been in contact with someone who tested positive with COVID-19. Unfortunately, that was…
How-to: Turn off, force restart iPhone 12, enter recovery mode, DFU mode, and more [Video]
December 15, 2020
Outside of the iPhone SE, every iPhone that Apple sells today features an “edge-to-edge” display devoid of a physical Home button. If you’re upgrading from a device with a Home button, this refresher course can help you learn how to turn off or force restart your iPhone 12, enter recovery mode, DFU mode, etc. Watch our hands-on video tutorial inside for the details.
Getting started
This…
How to show battery percentage on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
December 15, 2020
For the longest time, it was super simple to show battery percentage on the iPhone — there was just one little toggle in the Settings app and it would turn on the percentage indicator in the top-right corner of the screen. Things are a little more complicated with the…
How to take a screenshot on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
December 15, 2020
If you just picked up an iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max, one of the first things you might need to figure out how to do is take a screenshot. Thankfully, Apple has made the process fairly intuitive and it only takes a minute to learn!
How to take a…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 14, 2020
December 15, 2020
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are…
