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Business
Apple sparks controversy in Thailand over ‘outdated’ portrayal in promo video
A recent Apple promo video set in Thailand has ignited strong reactions, with critics arguing that it presents an outdated and stereotypical...
Carl Samson
Apple CEO Tim Cook packs Hanoi visit with Vietnamese coffee and community engagement
During his two-day trip to Vietnam, Apple CEO Tim Cook immersed himself in Vietnamese coffee culture, entertainment and the local tech scene...
Ryan General
Entertainment
Justin Lin heist thriller starring Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig lands at Apple
Justin Lin’s heist thriller “Two for the Money,” which will star Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig, has landed at Apple Original Films after ...
Bryan Ke
Lifestyle
New dating trend has S. Koreans airdropping their photos to random people in bars
In South Korea, there is a new dating trend involving individuals using their iPhones’ AirDrop feature to send their photos to everyon...
Michelle De Pacina
China
Video: Woman chews anti-theft cable at Apple store to steal iPhone 14
A woman in southeastern China has made national headlines after allegedly stealing a local Apple store’s iPhone 14 Plus by gnawing through i...
Technology
Apple warns users against sleeping next to a charging iPhone
Apple has warned iPhone users not to sleep next to their devices while charging them as it could lead to prolonged heat exposure that causes...
An ‘ultra-rare’ pair of Apple sneakers is on sale for $50,000
Sotheby’s is selling the shoes on its site as brand new and come in their original box ...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong protest song vanishes from social media and music platforms
The popular Hong Kong protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” has disappeared from several music streaming services and social media platforms. ...
Donnie Yen protects iPhone users’ privacy in action-packed Apple ad for Chinese market
Apple has released a new action-packed advertisement about user privacy starring Hong Kong martial arts legend Donnie Yen. The one-minute a...
Apple CEO attends first store opening in India, surprised by fan carrying 1984 Mac
Apple recently opened its first store in India, with CEO Tim Cook present at the special event to inaugurate the new outlet. On Tuesday, App...
Editorial Staff
Keanu Reeves to star in Jonah Hill-directed dark comedy ‘Outcome’
Keanu Reeves and Jonah Hill are set to collaborate on a new film titled “Outcome.” Hill, 39, will direct and star in the dark c...
Daniel Anderson
‘Never Have I Ever’ star Poorna Jagannathan joins George Clooney, Brad Pitt in Apple thriller
Apple Studios recently announced that “Never Have I Ever” star Poorna Jagannathan has joined the cast of an upcoming untitled thriller film ...
Video: What happens when an iPhone is dropped into boiling oil?
A video of an iPhone being dropped into a boiling pot of frying oil has gone viral. Uploaded by TikTok user Zaiem Ainn (@zaiem_ainn) on Jan...
Iris Jung
Former Apple lawyer sues company for discrimination, colleague who allegedly sent her death threats
A former patent attorney at Apple is suing the multinational tech company for discrimination and for failing to protect her from a colleague...
Foxconn apologizes after violent protests erupt at its iPhone factory in China
Thousands of workers gathered at the Zhengzhou factory in China on Tuesday to protest poor pay and unsanitary working conditions at Foxconn...
Education
Student who scored in top .5 percent for national exam gets surprise gift in viral video
A video of a high school student in India who was gifted an iPhone 12 by her parents for her 18th birthday has gone viral on social media. ...
Chinese YouTuber creates world’s first foldable iPhone
Chinese- language YouTube channel 科技美学 (Technological Aesthetics) recently uploaded a video of an engineer using custom parts to create the...
Workers filmed fleeing major iPhone factory in China
Viral videos on Chinese social media apparently show workers fleeing one of the largest iPhone assembly factories in China following a repo...
Social Media
Samsung shades Apple for new ‘deep purple’ iPhone 14 Pro
Samsung recently shaded Apple in a tweet for allegedly copying its BTS-inspired Bora Purple Galaxy Z Flip4 smartphone. The official Samsun...
Rebecca Moon
Feature
Ex-Apple worker Sam Sung auctions business card from his first Apple store
Former Apple employee Sam Sung is auctioning another business card, this time from the first Apple store he ever worked at. Sung, who has ...
‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ director films mini-doc about chicken rice war between 2 Singapore hawkers
David Gelb, director of “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” and creator of “Chef’s Table,” collaborated with Apple to film a short documentary using an ...
K-pop boy group Seventeen announces collaboration with Apple for their first English-language single
Apple is set to launch their largest Korean outlet, Apple Myeongdong, in central Seoul this Saturday, which will also serve as a stage for ...
Apple shares Korean martial arts fantasy film shot on iPhone 13 Pro by ‘Oldboy’ director Park Chan-wook
“Life is But a Dream,” a South Korean martial arts fantasy short film, is the latest installment in Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” ad campaign. ...
Grindr removed from China’s app stores amid crackdown on online content
Grindr has allegedly been taken down from Apple and Android app stores in China. The country’s Cyberspace Administration announced on Jan....
Khier Casino
Apple releases special edition AirPods Pro to celebrate Year of the Tiger
Apple has released a special edition AirPods Pro with a case bearing a tiger emoji in honor of the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger AirPods Pr...
Group of Chinese students sue Apple for not including charger with iPhone 12
Five Chinese students took Apple to court after finding out the iPhones they purchased did not come with phone chargers. Samson and Goliath:...
News
Apple’s Adult Filters Block the Word ‘Asian’ in Browser Search
Tech-savvy social media users are calling out Apple for blocking any browser search containing the word “Asian” when the user turns on the i...
Apple Releases Lulu Wang’s Heartwarming Short ‘Nian’ for Chinese New Year
Filmmaker Lulu Wang shot a new short for Apple to celebrate Chinese New Year and showcase the latest iPhone’s camera. The film: According to...
Khanh Tran
Louis Vuitton Teases Monogrammed Trunk for AirPods
is taking the luxury goods game to a new level with its own Apple AirPod case. The French fashion house and luxury retail company teased th...
Huawei CEO Caught Carrying an Apple iPad at the Airport
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei is apparently a huge fan of Apple products. Zhengfei, whose company is competing with rival Apple Inc. in the tech ...
Apple Forced to Pull Hong Kong Police Tracking App From Store
Apple has recently removed a tracking app from the App Store that monitors police movement in Hong Kong after receiving criticism from China...
NextShark App
NextShark Fans Demanded a News App, So We Sacrificed Everything to Make it Happen
(Newport Beach, Ca. June 5, 2019) NextShark, the leading source of Asian American and Asian news, proudly unveils a news app available in th...
Tech
International Students Allegedly Scammed Apple Out of Almost $1 Million With Chinese ‘iPhones’
Two college students from Oregon are facing a criminal complaint from Apple after allegedly using thousands of counterfeit iPhones from Chin...
Chinese Engineer Accused of Stealing Apple’s Self-Driving Car Secrets for Rival Company in China
The FBI charged a self-driving car engineer at Apple for allegedly stealing trade secrets for a rival company based in China. Jizhong Chen, ...
Chinese Court Reportedly Bans iPhones From Being Sold in China
A court in China has reportedly granted chip maker Qualcomm an injunction against Apple, effectively halting sales and imports of most iPhon...
The #1 Paid Utility App in the App Store Allegedly Collects Your Data and Sends it to China
A popular app which supposedly stops malware on Mac computers has been found to be secretly harvesting the browser history of its users. Acc...
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