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Apple might launch M1X powered MacBook Pro, Mac mini in 2021's Q4
Both the M1X MacBook Pro models are expected to feature mini-LED screens a bit like the M1 iPad Pro
Amazon to make Fire TV sticks in India
India is poised to become a majorplayer in the global supply chain in the electronics and IT products industry
Four months behind schedule, virus app launched in England and Wales
The app uses Bluetooth to alert users if they spend 15 minutes or more within two metres of a user who subsequently tests COVID-19 positive.
Contact tracing apps find few takers in Europe seven months into pandemic
A few countries have scrapped their tracing apps and others have found so few users that the technology is not very effective.
Apple’s first online store to open in India September 23, students to get discounts
Shoppers will be able to get their AirPods, iPads and Apple Pencils engraved in English, Hindi and a range of other Indian languages.
Apple delays plan to enhance iPhone privacy, to give developers time to adjust
Facebook has said that the privacy feature in iOS 14 would deliver a blow to many apps at a time that they are struggling amid coronavirus.
No virus app available? Apple, Google put virus-tracing tech directly into US phones
The second phase of their “exposure notification” system automatically alerts people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
After losing in court, Fortnite maker barred from Apple’s developer tools
Apple suspended Epic Games from its developers' programme just days after a court rejected its bid to have Fortnite reinstated on App Store.
China warns US of Apple boycott if WeChat is banned
“If WeChat is banned...no reason why Chinese shall keep iPhone and apple products,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted.
Apple privacy rule will hit small apps’ ad revenues, leave Facebook, Google untouched
Facebook says Apple’s rules could reduce what apps earn by advertising through Facebook’s audience network.