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Apple was proudly crowing about a series of new features for its upcoming iPhone 12 range this morning, but there’s one thing about the new smartphones that has left many disappointed. The tech giant began by announcing that there would be a new way to charge your iPhone called MagSafe. It’s a circular magnet in the back of the new phones which will make for improved wireless charging. This led to speculation that Apple wouldn’t bother including a charger in the box and, in a section of this morning’s event dedicated to reducing environmental impacts, the fears were realised. In fact the...

Android 11’s stripped-down Go Edition will allow cheap smartphones to load apps up to 20% faster than its predecessor. Released alongside the full-featured Android 11, Android 11 Go, which is designed for entry-level handsets, features reduced app launch times over Android 10 Go, and is compatible with phones running up to 2GB of RAM. According to Sagar Kamdar, VP of Product Management, Android, affordable phones with newer features such as dual cameras and fingerprint scanners need higher performance. “With the expansion to 2GB, apps launch up to 20 percent faster, and with an additional 270 MB of additional free memory,...

As Victorians flock into retail stores several looming problems are set to potentially crimp sales right across Australia. They include stock supply, problems in China with the sourcing of components and new industrial problems on the wharves in Sydney. Yesterday at Victorian retailers JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman, Big W and The Good Guys it was described as being like “Boxing Day” with stock being swept up in frenzied buying as consumers returned to retail stores and shopping centres. Now suppliers are predicting massive shortages during the normal peak buying period of December January and into 2021. One major problem...

Analysts expect the new iPhone 12 series could be Apple’s best-selling phones in history, with the Cupertino giant reportedly increasing production orders by 2 million units after robust demand. Reported by GizChina, Cinda Securities analysts forecast sales of the iPhone 12 series to exceed expectations, tipping Q4 supply chain orders of 80 million – 85 million, and hitting sales of 230 million – 240 million shipments in 2021. By comparison, the iPhone 11 reportedly shipped 75 million units in Q4 last year. The projected figures would eclipse the iPhone 6 Series as Apple’s best selling phone series in history with an...

The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have a flat-edge design that reminded many of the old iPhone 5.(AP/Business Wire) After delays due to pandemic-related disruptions, the newest model of Apple's biggest seller — the iPhone — was unveiled in a launch that touted the device's new ability for 5G connectivity. In September, Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the tech giant's virtual fitness service and a bundle of all its subscriptions called Apple One. But fans of the company's smartphones had been holding out to see what the next-generation model iPhone would bring. Here are the top five takeaways from the...