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France sticks Apple with €8M fine over App Store personalized advertising complaint from iOS 14

January 5, 2023
Apple has been fined $8.5 million in France over how personalized advertising works on the iPhone. France’s CNIL data protection agency (National Commission on Informatics and Liberty) issued the €8 million penalty against Apple as the result of an investigation. “Following a complaint about the processing of personalization of advertising ads broadcast on the App Store, the CNIL carried out…
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Apple increases battery replacement prices for out-of-warranty iPhones, iPads and MacBooks

January 4, 2023
Apple will raise prices for out-of-warranty battery replacements for its iPhones, iPads and MacBooks from March 1, 2023. The change will affect all iPhone models prior to the iPhone 14 series with a $20/£20/€24 price increase depending on your region. AppleCare and AppleCare+ users won’t be affected by the new price increases. Apple currently charges $69/£69/€75 to replace the battery…
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Leaked Galaxy A34 5G specs suggest little change from A33 5G

January 4, 2023
The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is coming. The evidence is there in the recently leaked renders and Bluetooth certification. But this latest leak tells us more on what to expect. Per on Twitter, the Galaxy A34 5G will have a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED with 90Hz refresh rate, a 5nm…
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OnePlus 11 camera details officially revealed

January 4, 2023
Ahead of its official announcement for the Chinese market, which is taking place tomorrow, OnePlus took to Weibo (China’s equivalent of Twitter) today to tease some more details about the OnePlus 11, thus staying true to its roots as the company that pioneered the drip-feeding information method of unveiling a product in the mobile world. The focus (excuse the easy pun) is on the cameras…
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OnePlus 11 comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, improved Hasselblad cameras

January 4, 2023
Ahead of its global debut on February 7 the OnePlus 11 was officially announced in its home Chinese market. Despite lacking a Pro in its name the phone is a fully-fledged flagship with the latest and greatest chipset, memory, and cameras. The SoC is Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and OnePlus executives said on stage the chipset will be fully operational at its maximum capacity. Normally that wouldn’t…
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