By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Some of the changes that Apple proposed to a bill that seeks to prevent forced labor in China have surfaced in a new report, and include keeping some supply chain information from the public and extending a compliance deadline.Credit: WikiCommonsThe Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, among other provisions, prevents imports of goods manufactured in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang unless companies can guarantee they weren’t produced by coerced Uighur minorities in the region. Apple was said to be among the companies …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) Apple’s share of the global smartphone market contracted in the third quarter of 2020 as part of a wider slowdown blamed on coronavirus worries, dropping the iPhone maker into fourth place.According to new …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) As part of Apple’s ongoing efforts to improve app discovery, the company has hired former venture capitalist Josh Elman for a related role on the …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Kensington has debuted a new Thunderbolt 3 dock, aimed at hot-desking and work-from-home environments, that can deliver up to 100 watts of power and drive dual 4K monitors.Credit: KensingtonThe Kensington SD5600T sports a total of seven USB ports, including a single cross-compatible USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 port and six USB-A ports at 5Gbit/sec. Additionally, it has a pair of DisplayPort and HDMI ports, a 3.5mm auxiliary jack, both SD and Micro SD card slots, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. The 100W of power delivery also means that the SD5600T dock can charge even the …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai has confirmed he will be stepping down on January 20, leaving the spot vacant for President-elect Joe Biden to fill following his inauguration.In a …
