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iPhone manufacturer Apple is tipped to cease shipping a free pair of its iconic wired white headphones (‘EarPods’) with new smartphones, according to renowned tech commentators Ming-Chi Kuo.  Kuo claims Apple will not include a pair of headphones in the box with the new iPhone 12, following strong demand for its wireless AirPods. He expects Apple to offer a promotion on AirPods in 2HY20, and has increased his shipment forecast for the popular earbuds. Apple has included compatible headphones within the box of new iPhones since 2007, and ceasing this would force consumers to use wireless headphones, or purchase a...

Reveals 'Shops' for businesses to display and sell products. Facebook Inc is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world's largest social network's platforms, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. The move to build up e-commerce offerings follows Facebook's launch last year of limited shopping options on photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp. Company leaders wager making the platforms more business-friendly will generate fresh ad revenue, even as user growth slows. Facebook Shops will tie at least some of those efforts together, enabling businesses to set up a single online...

While Australians who fear contracting coronavirus fight over bottles of hand sanitiser and lash out at anyone seen coughing on public transport many of us are walking around with veritable Petri dishes in our pockets and handbags. Studies have found our phones can harbour lots of bacteria, with one study conducted a few years ago by a British insurance company finding phones have more bacteria than a toilet seat With most of us touching our phones hundreds, if not thousands of times a day, that means our freshly cleaned hands are swiping across often germ-riddled panels of glass that are then held...

1. With screen time booming and advertisers retreating, we have one of the biggest marketing opportunities of our generation;
2. COVID-19 has thrown up a plethora of cultural insights that can be easily leveraged to better connect with audiences;
3. You don’t need phenomenal production values to get a result in the current climate.