Tag: Mobile Devices

Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023
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Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023

Want to be instantly smarter? Want to bend technology to your will? Want to impress friends and family? You’re in the right spot.This is a compendium of our 12 favorite “Things to Do” from this past year’s Tech Things newsletter. We’ve got plenty of advice for how to make devices more helpful, safe and fun. Here’s a taste:Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023
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Things to Do: Our 12 Top Tech Tips of 2023

Want to be instantly smarter? Want to bend technology to your will? Want to impress friends and family? You’re in the right spot.This is a compendium of our 12 favorite “Things to Do” from this past year’s Tech Things newsletter. We’ve got plenty of advice for how to make devices more helpful, safe and fun. Here’s a taste:Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Huawei Expects 9% Revenue Growth This Year
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Huawei Expects 9% Revenue Growth This Year

Dec. 28, 2023 10:09 pm ETHuawei Technologies projected that its revenue grew about 9% in 2023, reflecting the company’s return to a more normal course after years of dealing with U.S. sanctions.The Chinese hardware giant said in a note Friday that it expects annual revenue of 700 billion yuan, or approximately $98 billion, up from CNY642 billion in 2022.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple Is Being Overtaken by Chinese Smartphone Rivals—in Cars
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Apple Is Being Overtaken by Chinese Smartphone Rivals—in Cars

After a decade, Apple still hasn’t introduced an Apple car. Some of its biggest smartphone rivals in China are moving faster.Huawei and Xiaomi, whose phones battle the iPhone for supremacy in China, both released new cars this week with advanced digital features. The companies’ goal is to keep their phone customers engaged in high-tech vehicles and seize turf before Apple’s possible entry into the fray.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales
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Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales

Updated Dec. 26, 2023 3:21 pm ETApple is appealing a decision by a federal trade agency that forced it to stop selling two models of its smartwatches after the agency said Apple violated patents of a competitor.Apple said in court documents filed Tuesday the company will suffer “irreparable harm” if the ban stays in place, since the models are its two most popular. The watch models affected are its newest ones: the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales
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Apple Appeals U.S. Ban That Halted Watch Sales

Updated Dec. 26, 2023 2:45 pm ETApple is appealing a decision by a federal trade agency that forced it to stop selling two models of its smartwatches after the agency said Apple violated patents of a competitor.Apple said in court documents filed Tuesday the company will suffer “irreparable harm” if the ban stays in place, since the models are its two most popular. The watch models affected are its newest ones: the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Fight Over Apple’s iMessage and Those Green Bubbles
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The Fight Over Apple’s iMessage and Those Green Bubbles

Listen to article(2 minutes)After nearly 10 years, my husband, Will, finally joined the Nguyen family iMessage chat.Will, a staunch Android user, infiltrated the group earlier this month using Beeper Mini. This fresh app promises the previously impossible: turning green-bubble Android texts into blue-bubble iMessages. Unlike other workarounds, Beeper Mini initially didn’t rely on a server, a Mac or an iPhone.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple’s iOS 17.3 Stolen Device Protection Update Aims to Stop iPhone Thieves
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Apple’s iOS 17.3 Stolen Device Protection Update Aims to Stop iPhone Thieves

Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:57 pm ETApple is rolling out a new security setting for iPhones following Wall Street Journal reporting about a vulnerability that allowed thieves to break into victims’ devices and upend their lives.The Journal reported on a nationwide spate of thefts where criminals used iPhone owners’ passcodes to change their Apple accounts, access saved passwords, steal money and lock them out of their iCloud-stored photos and videos. Thieves in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Minneapolis and other cities watch iPhone owners tap in their passcodes before stealing the targets’ devices.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World’s iPhones in India
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Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World’s iPhones in India

Updated Dec. 8, 2023 12:01 am ETApple and its suppliers aim to build more than 50 million iPhones in India annually within the next two to three years, with additional tens of millions of units planned after that, according to people involved.If the plans are achieved, India would account for a quarter of global iPhone production and take further share toward the end of the decade. China will remain the largest iPhone producer.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World’s iPhones in India
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Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World’s iPhones in India

Apple and its suppliers aim to build more than 50 million iPhones in India annually within the next two to three years, with additional tens of millions of units planned after that, according to people involved.If the plans are achieved, India would account for a quarter of global iPhone production and take further share toward the end of the decade. China will remain the largest iPhone producer.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8