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Apple to reduce Face ID scanner sensor size for iPhone 13: Report
There have been several rumours and reports suggesting Apple's Face ID sensor array could get smaller in size, Apple Insider reported on Friday.]If the sensors can be hidden behind the display or reduced in size, then the notch itself will get smaller too, the report said. A Digitimes report claims that Apple could cut the die size for its vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) chips used for 3D Face ID scanning by up to 50 per cent.
Apple pips Asus to reach 4th spot in India PC consumer market
Apple recorded its biggest quarter for the overall PC shipments in India and tied for the fifth position with Asus. According to Jaipal Singh, Associate Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC India, Apple has generated a tremendous demand in various industries across the country and there has been a "great momentum" for its devices especially in the consumer segment.
Apple fires newly hired Ex-FB employee over 'misogynistic' comments
Martinez authored a controversial book about Silicon Valley where he expressed misogynistic views on women, The Verge reported. "We are deeply concerned about the recent hiring of Antonio Garcia Martinez," employees wrote in the petition. More than 2,000 employees signed the petition before it was published by The Verge.
AirTag used to successfully track mailed package across UK
Outlined in a blog post at Intego, Kirk McElhearn said he taped an AirTag to a piece of card, wrapped it inside a small bubble envelope and then sent it on its way. Kirk lives in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon and he shipped his AirTag to a friend near London, MacRumors reported.
Apple stopped over $1.5B in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2020
In 2020, nearly 1 million problematic new apps, and an additional nearly 1 million app updates, were rejected or removed for a range of reasons like those. In 2020, about 95,000 apps were removed from the App Store for fraudulent violations, predominantly for these kinds of bait-and-switch manoeuvres, the tech giant said in a statement late on Tuesday.
7 Apple suppliers linked to forced labour of Uighurs in China: Report
Working with two human rights groups, the publication identified seven Apple suppliers that allegedly supported forced labour programmes targeting the Muslim population, particularly Uighurs living in Xinjiang in China.
iPhone 13 models will be slightly thicker: Report
The new aCEiPhone 13aCE and 13 Pro models are expected to feature a thickness of 7.57mm, up from 7.4mm in the aCEiPhone 12aCE models, MacRumors reported. The aCEiPhone 12aCE and 12 Pro feature camera bumps in the range of 1.5mm to 1.7mm, while the aCEiPhone 13aCE will have a thicker 2.51mm camera bump. The aCEiPhone 13aCE Pro, meanwhile, will feature a 3.65mm thick camera bump.
Just 13% global iOS users allow apps to track to date: Report
According to data compiled by mobile app analytics platform Flurry Analytics, only around 5 per cent of daily iOS users in the US allowed apps to track other apps. Flurry Analytics, owned by Verizon Media, is used in over 1 million mobile applications, providing aggregated insights across 2 billion mobile devices per month.
Redesigned MacBook Air to include iMac-like colour options
This design philosophy is expected to continue down the Mac product line and a prolific leaker has confirmed it, AppleInsider reported. The source stated "colours for average consumers" alongside an old image from an Apple event. This suggests that colour options would be made available for consumer devices, where "pro" Macs will have more subdued shades of grey and silver, the report said.
Over 128M iOS users affected by 'XcodeGhost' malware: Report
Internal Apple emails have revealed during the Epic Games vs Apple trial that 128 million consumers had downloaded more than 2,500 apps infected by the malware that came from the fake copy of Xcode. In total, these 2,500 infected apps have been downloaded more than 203 million times in the App Store, reports Motherboard. According to more internal Apple emails, about 18 million affected users were based in the US.
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