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50% rejection rate for iPhone casings produced in India shows scale of Apple’s challenge

February 14, 2023
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…
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Celebrate HomePod’s return with this iPhone wallpaper from Basic Apple Guy

February 14, 2023
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…
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Google Play Store emphasizes notifications in search bar tweak

February 14, 2023
The Google Play Store has rolled out a curious tweak to the top of the app that heavily emphasizes notifications. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! Google Play sends our…
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Google Fi impacted by T-Mobile outage

February 14, 2023
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…
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Top 5 stories of the week: AI continues to reign supreme

February 14, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Once again, AI topped the headlines this week, keeping our AI editor Sharon Goldman busy as ever. Notably, tech behemoths Google, Microsoft and IBM are staking big claims in the technology —…
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T-Mobile outage impacting many customers, forcing iPhones into ‘SOS’ mode

February 14, 2023
T-Mobile is suffering what appears to be an increasingly widespread outage in the United States. The carrier has (vaguely) acknowledged the issues via its support account on Twitter, but there’s no timetable on when services will be restored for users. T-Mobile’s outage and iPhone “SOS” mode Downdector, a website that aggregates complaints of outages including user reports, indicates that…
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