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March 31, 2020
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SYDNEY: The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and Communications Alliance have set up a joint Web page dubbed “Keeping Australians Connected”, with... Read More
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Apple Crackdown On Dodgy Apps
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Apple Warns Retail Workers Of iPhone Supply Shortages
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Apple has extended its employee travel restrictions to Italy and South Korea following the spread of COVID-19 in both countries. The move... Read More
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Apple only has around one months’ worth of lens inventory left and iPhone production lines will not significantly improve until the second... Read More
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LG Innotek the main supplier of camera modules for Apple’s iPhone is shutting down its factory in Gumi, South Korea in order... Read More
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