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Apple fined for failing to include a charger with iPhone 12

Digital Trends

Apple has been fined in Brazil over its decision to stop shipping a wall charger with the iPhone 12, which launched last fall.

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Apple Ordered to Cease Selling iPhones Without Chargers in Brazil

GizModo VR

The Brazilian government’s going to battle with Apple over its chargers, or more aptly, its lack of them. On Tuesday, Brazil’s Justice Ministry reportedly hit the smartphone giant for 12.275 million reais (or around $2.38 million) and ordered Apple to cease selling models that don’t ship with a charger.

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Oops: Telegram is blocked in Brazil because it didn't check its emails

Mashable VR

Now it's banned in Brazil, and missed emails are the culprit. the messaging platform has become a hub for conspiracy theories and disinformation surrounding Brazil's elections as the far right supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro have flocked there. Much like in the U.S., Much like in the U.S., earlier this year.

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Court orders Apple to pay buyer for missing iPhone charger

Digital Trends

A court in Brazil has ordered Apple to pay a sum of around $1,080 to an iPhone buyer who filed a complaint over not getting a charging brick in the retail box.

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Augmented Reality Top 8 of 2018

VRScout

Apple CEO Tim Cook enjoyed a private tour of the show in January this year while visiting Toronto. . The AR exhibition ReBlink was so good it was extended into 2018. Originally scheduled to end in December 2017, the exhibit was such such a hit it ran through April 2018 (and making its way into this list).

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Christopher Lafayette: Let’s build together an inclusive XR community

The Ghost Howls

I want companies to hire people that look like me that come from cities countries like east Oakland, Baltimore, Compton, Atlanta, Brazil, Detroit, Brooklyn, Nairobi, Zimbabwe, Johannesburg, New Orleans, and more. Have you ever walked into a crowded building and no one looked like you?

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6 AR trends to watch in 2020

ARVR

Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Apple and Google played big roles in this. Apple recently introduced ARKit 4.0 However, AR is so much more than the gaming and entertainment industry.

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