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Apple to replace some AirPods Pro for free after sound cancellation issues

The AirPods are one of Apple’s fastest growing products, and the company is working on two new models for next year.

Apple developing new AirPods Pro, revamped entry-level model

The design of the updated entry-level AirPods will be similar to the current AirPods Pro, gaining a shorter stem & replaceable ear tips. Apple is also looking to improve battery life.

Taiwan-based Apple cable and connector supplier to start mass production in India this year

Apple’s major assembly partners, Taiwan’s Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron, have all set up either a subsidiary or an iPhone assembly plant in India.

How Apple’s shift in supply chains is creating boomtowns in Vietnam

Growth in foreign investment in Vietnam's Bac Giang province is almost doubling every year and the province forecasts exports value to reach $11 billion, a tenfold leap in 6 years.

Apple may not be as green as it claims. Here is why

Apple has always tried to convince consumers that it’s a more sustainable company than its competitors when it comes to managing old devices. It’s fair to ask how sincere it is.

Apple iPhone 12 5G models win praise for lower prices, new sizes

At a virtual Apple event, the company showed off the iPhone 12 in black, red, blue, green and white with a 6.1-inch screen. The phones use aluminum sides.

Apple’s new 5G iPhones may fail to hit the mark

An elevated valuation would be fine if the new iPhones sell well, but the lackluster reality surrounding the current state of 5G networks could lead to underwhelming demand.

Apple ships devices using retail stores network to speed up deliveries

Apple started testing the program with a small number of stores when locations started re-opening after closing down earlier this year due to Covid-19.

Apple to hold online event to unveil 5G iPhones on 13 October

Apple plans to reveal four redesigned iPhones — the most dramatic overhaul since the iPhone X in 2017— with 5G, upgraded cameras, faster processors & wider screen size.

Apple stops sale of rival earphones and speakers, to launch its own new audio products

The first Apple-branded over-ear headphones could be announced as early as this year, and the company has also been working on a smaller version of its HomePod smart speaker.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?