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Apple component suppliers Goertek and Luxshare looking to expand AirPods, AirPods Pro production into Vietnam

This could help improve the number of AirPods and AirPods Pro in the wild. Component suppliers Goertek and Luxshare are reportedly seeking financial financial support to expand AirPods assembly in Vietnam, thereby allowing for more Apple products to be sourced from outside China. Per sources close to the story, Goertek and Luxshare are reportedly seeking […]

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OceanLotus-related macOS backdoor discovered

A new macOS backdoor has been discovered. Per antivirus company Trend Micro, a new macOS backdoor has been located. The backdoor is said to be linked to OceanLotus, also known as “APT32”, which is a hacking group that started being active in 2017. The group has launched attacks against human rights organizations, media organizations, research […]

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Trump pushes for Apple to manufacture products in the U.S., offers tax incentives

President-elect Donald Trump, following up on a campaign promise that he would “get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on our land, not in China” – and he has now said the same thing directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Trump offered the […]

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Apple to launch iPhone 5 in dozens of additional countries throughout December

Come Friday, the iPhone 5 will be available pretty much everywhere. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday announced that the iPhone 5 will debut in more than 50 countries this month, including South Korea on Friday, Dec. 7, with Russia, Brazil and Taiwan to follow a week later. Those additional countries that will gain access to […]

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First iPad 3 unboxing video goes live

If you were waiting for the very first iPad 3 unboxing video, this is it. Surprisingly, the video hails from Vietnam, where users got their hands on an LTE-capable model days ahead of Friday’s official launch. The new video comes from Tinh.te (via Google Translate), which noted there are not many differences in the design […]