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Apple releases iOS 12.1.2 update, hones in on eSIM fixes, potential Qualcomm patent issues

Almost in step with recent rumors as to Apple’s seeking to resolve patent issues with Qualcomm and to have its iPhones back in the Chinese marketplace, Apple has released iOS 12.1.2. The update, which weighs in as an approximately 80 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

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Some Apple customers report being charged $300 for previously-free iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus microphone fix

This may be something to watch out for if you’re getting your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus repaired. As of May, Apple recognized that some iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices running iOS 11.3 or later had a problem with their microphones. For a while, Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers repaired the […]

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Apple looking to hopefully resolve Qualcomm dispute, partial iPhone sales injunction via iOS update this week

Amid the ongoing legal kerfuffle between Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm, which has in turn led to the ban of some iPhone model sales in China, Apple looks to be moving to settle this with a software update. The legal issue, which concerns Apple suing Qualcomm over royalty payments, has been ongoing for some time now, […]

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Australia’s largest bank, CommBank announces Apple Pay support coming in January

If you’re traveling to Australia in January, you might like this. While Apple Pay adoption has been somewhat slow in Australia thanks to disagreements between Apple and major banks over access to the NFC chip in iPhones, a large obstacle was surmounted on Thursday. After much negotiation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia – or CommBank – […]

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Rumor: Apple may have as many as 50 medical doctors on staff assisting with health-related projects

Apple could have as many as 50 medical doctors spread throughout the company and helping to develop the health technologies being created for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and HealthKit. According to multiple anonymous sources as well as a number of LinkedIn searches, CNBC said it was able to identify at least 20 physicians — some […]