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Roadside Assistance via satellite now available in the UK, with Green Flag

Apple last year launched its Roadside Assistance via satellite feature in the US, intended to provide help to those stranded by car trouble in areas without mobile coverage. That service has now been quietly extended to the UK. You’ll need an iPhone 14 or later to use the service, and you’ll need to know ahead […]

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iPad Mini 7 Charging Speed Likely Remains at 20W

The seventh-generation iPad mini‘s charging speed is capped at 20W, according to a Chinese regulatory filing. The new ‌iPad mini‌’s charging speed has seemingly been confirmed through a China Compulsory Certificate (3C) certification report (spotted by 91Mobiles), revealing that the new model has the same charging specification as its immediate predecessor. According to the 3C

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iPhone Roadside Assistance via Satellite Feature Now Available in UK

Apple’s Roadside Assistance via Satellite feature for iPhones is now live in the United Kingdom, based on a recent update to Apple’s support documentation. The quiet launch follows Apple’s announcement during its iPhone 16 event in September that the feature would expand to the UK later in the year. Roadside Assistance via Satellite enables iPhone

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Apple Secretly Developed Long-Range EV Battery Tech with China’s BYD

Apple secretly collaborated with Chinese automaker BYD to develop long-range electric vehicle battery technology as part of its now-nixed Apple Car project, according to Bloomberg. Beginning around 2017, the partnership focused on creating a battery system using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. The joint effort aimed to produce batteries with longer range and improved safety

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Amazon Launches First Kindle With Color Display

Amazon today refreshed its popular Kindle e-reader lineup, introducing the first Kindle that has a color display. The $280 Kindle Colorsoft has a 7-inch high-contrast display that Amazon says offers “paper-like color.” While Amazon has released tablets with traditional LCD displays that support color, the Colorsoft is E Ink like Amazon’s other Kindle tablets, but

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Apple reportedly worked with China’s BYD on batteries for its car project

The Apple Car project was canceled before it even saw the light of day, and although Apple has never publicly acknowledged the project, we know a lot of details about it thanks to different insiders. Now a new report has revealed details about a partnership between Apple and BYD to work on batteries for the

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