A few weekends ago, I was posed with a challenge that made me clutch my zillennial pearls: a request from my editors to lock my phone away for 72 hours. Having grown up with the first generation that hardly remembers life without cellphones (and yes, I know that many people who didn’t will roll their eyes),…
The investigation began after a victim tracked their stolen iPhone to a warehouse near Heathrow. A crime ring accused of stealing and shipping half of London’s stolen phones to China has been smashed in the UK’s biggest ever crackdown on mobile theft. Police say they have busted an international gang suspected of smuggling as many…
The new iPhones are out, which means your phone is another model year older. That means it’s a good time to evaluate whether you still need to pay for a protection plan on your aging device, which can add hundreds of dollars to the cost of ownership.Experts say it’s likely time to cut the cord…
Hong Kong police have launched a manhunt for a telecoms shop manager from Wan Chai who allegedly stole about 200 iPhones worth nearly HK$2 million (US$256,760). The case surfaced on Tuesday when a regional director of telecoms service provider China Mobile discovered irregularities while checking the company’s computer system. The outlet on Johnston Road in…
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence.Apple and OpenAI have “locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing,” the lawsuit said.The…
Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Brazilian woman who died on a bus with 26 iPhones glued to her skin. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, died of cardiac arrest on July 29, according to multiple outlets, including the Daily Mail. Cops suspect the young woman was likely smuggling the iPhones,…
Representational Image, ANI. The Delhi Police arrested a receiver and international supplier of stolen mobile phones and recovered 42 smartphones from his shop in Karol Bagh, an official said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Satender Pratap Singh alias Surjeet (47), a resident of Mahroli in Delhi, was allegedly preparing to ship the stolen devices…
Four people that Mint spoke with said that while the withdrawals may not lead to a major disruption of operations for Apple or Bharat Foxconn International Holdings Limited (FIH), at stake is India’s ability to expand its assembly lines without oversight from China-based technology experts, partners and stakeholders. For now, China’s move appears to be…