Apple’s iPhone assembly partner Foxconn has asked the Indian government for larger payments from a manufacturing fund, because other companies failed to meet standards. Production in a Foxconn facility – Image Credit: Foxconn Apple’s increased production of iPhones in India was aided by the introduction of production-linked incentive schemes (PLI), promising funds to companies manufacturing
Read MoreMacworld A year after Apple updated the iMac with an M3 chip, in late 2024 Apple switched in an M4 chip and doubled the memory. Following an October 2024 announcement the M4 iMac went on sale on November 8. Read about the 2024 iMac and read our review: M4 iMac review. With the arrival of
Read MoreEveryone’s smart home setup is different, but among the inevitable mass of devices therein, at least one smart lighting solution is likely tasked with brightening up your space. Whether it’s a single bulb or an elaborate artwork of panels and RGB, bright ambient lighting is an excellent way for us smart home enthusiasts to express
Read MoreThe new version of Oracle’s Exadata platform, X11M, is now generally available, and promises improved performance on generative AI tasks such as retrieval augmented generation (RAG) for the same price as the old version. Exadata is Oracle’s hardware and software platform for running Oracle Database workloads on premises or in hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. The
Read MoreMacworld macOS Sequoia has been available for compatible Macs since September 2024, but further updates to Sequoia are expected over the next few months, with the latest major update being macOS 15.2, which arrived on Wednesday December 11. If you want to know what the new features are, whether you will be able to enjoy
Read MoreI tracked down the Bosch 100 Series fridge at CES. It’s the company’s first to support the Matter standard, enabling local connectivity to any smart home ecosystem. | Photo by Eelco Lammertink for The Verge Home appliance manufacturer Bosch is showing off its first Matter-enabled appliance on the show floor at CES this week. The
Read MoreMacworld Apple’s AirPods wireless headphones offer an iconic look, exceptional convenience, and strong audio quality. They come with a premium price tag, however, so it’s important to shop around for a good deal… or find a bunch of tech experts who’ll do this for you. That’s where we come in. In this article, we round
Read MoreMacworld Apple Intelligence is just about all Apple can talk about. The latest products released in the second half of 2024 are all “Built for Apple Intelligence” and every one of the ads for the new iPhones focuses entirely on it. But even if you got an iPhone 16 in September, you still had to
Read MoreAmazon pumped $2.75bn into the start-up last year, completing a $4bn deal with the company. Read more: Anthropic to raise $2bn at a $60bn valuation, sources say
Read MoreThe newly formed company will trade as Getty Images. Read more: Getty Images and Shutterstock to merge in $3.7bn deal
Read MoreTo celebrate BTYSTE, SiliconRepublic.com heard from some past participants about their journey and what the event means to them. Read more: Success stories: How BTYSTE creates future innovators
Read MoreCredit: Ultrahuman Ultrahuman has launched its Rare series of smart rings made of 18K gold and platinum. The new range comes in three finishes, priced upwards of $1,800. Apart from their precious metal construction, the Rare rings offer measurements of sleep, stress, movement, heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and skin temperature. Wellness wearable
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Photos is reversing a change that removed partner sharing for screenshots, downloads, and photos from third-party apps. We were able to surface an option that lets you share photos from third-party apps with your partner in the latest Google Photos update. The feature was removed back in November
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google and MediaTek have announced the Filogic MT7903 connectivity chipset. The two companies said this chip is made for the Google Home ecosystem and supports Matter and Thread. The chip will be available for sampling in the first half of 2025. Google recently added the Google Home panel
Read MoreCredit: Paul Jones / Android Authority Microsoft plans to merge Xbox and Windows gaming experiences for handheld devices. The company’s VP of Next Generation has said that better controller support and interface improvements are on the horizon. More details and updates are expected to roll out later in 2025. Microsoft’s ambitions for a handheld Xbox
Read MoreImage: The Verge Xbox chief Phil Spencer has been dropping hints about an Xbox handheld for months, but what about Windows handheld gaming PCs? Jason Ronald, Microsoft’s VP of “Next Generation,” tells The Verge that we should expect to see the Windows handheld gaming experience change within this calendar year. Ronald was a roundtable panelist
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Ann Altman has filed a lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging that he sexually abused her throughout childhood over a period of nearly a decade. The rest of the Altman family immediately pushed back on the lawsuit, saying the allegations are “utterly untrue” and
Read MoreAccording to police, the man killed in the January 1st Las Vegas Cybertruck blast used ChatGPT to plan the explosion. The Hill reports: In a press conference, Tuesday, Las Vegas police released more details of the intentions of 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, who died of a gunshot wound prior to the car exploding. Las Vegas Sheriff
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Laptop screens can feel cramped. But what if you could magically get more real estate without having to carry around a portable monitor? That’s precisely the purpose of Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable AI PC — yes, rollable. It has an OLED display that, with the
Read MoreWinterBreak is a new jailbreak for Amazon Kindle e-readers. Sixth-generation and newer Kindles are supported, covering hardware back to 2013. While Amazon’s latest software is vulnerable to WinterBreak, the company could break it with an update at any moment. Amazon introduced a whole lineup of new Kindle e-readers last fall, and chances are that more
Read MoreRumors spread on Tuesday that Apple would release the new iPhone SE and iPads alongside iOS 18.3 later in January, but they have been quickly dismissed by a more reliable source. iPhone SE 4 could resemble the iPhone 14 with a single rear camera Apple is expected to have a packed early 2025 lineup spread
Read MoreRumors spread on Tuesday that Apple would release the new iPhone SE and iPads alongside iOS 18.3 later in January, but they have been quickly dismissed by a more reliable source. iPhone SE 4 could resemble the iPhone 14 with a single rear camera Apple is expected to have a packed early 2025 lineup spread
Read MoreThe Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV. | Image: Honda The vehicles will be underpinned by a new in-house-developed operating system named after Honda’s iconic Asimo robot. At CES in Las Vegas today, Honda showed off its promised new battery-electric Honda Zero prototypes. The first is an SUV based on its Space-Hub concept, called
Read MoreThe Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV. | Image: Honda The vehicles will be underpinned by a new in-house-developed operating system named after Honda’s iconic Asimo robot. At CES in Las Vegas today, Honda showed off its promised new battery-electric Honda Zero prototypes. The first is an SUV based on its Space-Hub concept, called
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority OnePlus has launched the OnePlus 13R with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, improved telephoto camera, and a larger battery. The phone features a flat design, more RAM and storage, and an IP65 rating. The OnePlus 13R is available for $599.99, which is higher than the $499.99 launch price tag
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