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Business Insider
9 minutes ago
- Business Insider
Apple's supply chain makeover just gave India a massive win over China
India has overtaken China to become the top smartphone exporter to the US, and the country has Apple to thank for its new ranking. India's share of smartphone exports in the quarter that ended in June rose sharply from the same time last year. The country's dethroning of China is largely driven by Apple's shifting supply chains, according to analysis from research firm Canalys published on Monday. "Apple has scaled up its production capacity in India over the last several years as a part of its ' China Plus One' strategy and has opted to dedicate most of its export capacity in India to supply the US market so far in 2025," wrote Sanyam Chaurasia, principal analyst at Canalys. Still, much of iPhone manufacturing takes place in China, and the company depends on manufacturing hubs in China for Pro model parts, Canalys said. Smartphones assembled in India made up 44% of US imports in the second quarter, a significant jump from 13% in the same period last year. The total volume of smartphones made in India soared 240% from a year earlier, Canalys said. Vietnam came second, taking 30% of the market share. China's share fell from 61% to 25% year over year. Samsung and Motorola have also increased their share of US-targeted supply from India, but their shifts are significantly slower and smaller in scale than Apple's, the Canalys report said. Apple has been rapidly shifting iPhone production to India, in an effort to reduce reliance on China and cut back on geopolitical risks. The iPhone 16 is being assembled in India. In the company's first quarter earnings call, Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, addressed Chinese diversification and said the company expects "the majority of iPhones sold in the US will have India as their country of origin" in the quarter ending in June. Apple's manufacturing in India and China has been repeatedly scrutinized by President Donald Trump's administration. In May, Trump threatened Cook with a 25% tariff on iPhones if the devices were made in India or elsewhere, in a move to pressure Apple to build its flagship product domestically. Trade experts have said that making iPhones in the US will push their prices higher. Earlier this month, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said Cook isn't doing enough to move manufacturing out of China. "Going back to the first trump term, Tim Cook has continually asked for more time in order to move his factories out of China," Navarro said on CNBC. "I mean it's the longest-running soap opera in Silicon Valley. My problem with Tim Cook is he never takes the steps to actually do that." While many of Apple's core products, including iPhones and Mac laptops, have received exemptions from Trump's "reciprocal tariffs," officials have warned that it could be a temporary reprieve.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Kmart shopper's handy find to solve annoying car problem: 'Quality is always good'
We all know using your phone when driving is incredibly dangerous, so dangerous in fact that it's illegal. But, given we spend so much of our lives attached to our phones, it's also very difficult to detach, even on short journeys. There's often a call we need to take or a route we need to check. Understanding our pain, Apple introduced Apple CarPlay back in 2014, and since then, the majority of cars made support it. What is Apple CarPlay, you might ask? Apple CarPlay is a clever bit of tech that allows you to link your phone to your car's dashboard screen. It means you can use various apps and features safely while driving. You can answer the phone hands-free, have Siri read a message out to you or use the maps from your phone. It's genius, but what's not genius is how your phone and the car are linked - via an annoying cable that snakes through the centre console and that you have to remember to clip into your phone before you start driving. Thankfully, a USB-sized dongle to make Apple CarPlay wireless and, of course, everyone's favourite retailer, Kmart, is now selling them. RELATED: Major warning over popular $6 Kmart product: 'Understand the risks' Kmart jumps on popular trend with new $13 homewares range: 'Had to have them' Kmart shoppers go wild over $29 retro item that keeps selling out Kmart shopper uses Kmart CarPlay adapter 'every day' Aneila Brankovic popped into her local Kmart in Bunbury, WA, last week and was thrilled with the $49 find. 'I've heard people talking about wireless carplayers, but I had one which kept making my screen freeze and go black, and after throwing that away, I never got another,' Aneila tells Yahoo Lifestyle. 'But when I saw it in Kmart – I always shop there and the quality is always good, so I got one.' Thinking others would be interested, she shared her purchase on TikTok, but she was shocked by the million views and 38,000 likes on her mini tutorial. Aneila demonstrates how to put the USB-sized piece of tech into her Mazda CX5's USB port and then pair it with her phone using Bluetooth. 'You follow all the prompts on your phone and click pair, and then it'll say connected on your Bluetooth, and there you go. It's pretty straightforward,' she explains. Now, instead of always having to plug her phone into a wire, every time she gets into the car with her phone, it will automatically link to her dashboard. 'I use it every time I'm in the car, every day, and so far there have been no problems,' Aneila says. 'I know my local Kmart is now sold out.' Will the Kmart Car Play adapter work in all cars? Aneila's video has prompted hundreds of comments, asking how it works and if there's a catch. 'If your car already has CarPlay, then yes will work,' Aneila tells people. Of course, older car models won't support it, but if you already have CarPlay and use a wired adapter, this is the upgrade for you. 'Is it laggy with calls or music changes?' asked one man. 'Unsure about this Kmart one, but yes, most 'wireless' car play adaptors are slow. It uses the processor in the screen rather than having it wired... So long story short, yes it will work, but it will be slow,' replied someone else, although Aneila says she hasn't noticed any problem. Other people came to the comments simply to say that they were annoyed they had paid way more for their own adaptors. "So angry that I spent like $90 on one of these a few years ago and now they're tiny AND cheap," one person lamented. "Should've waited a year for Kmart to bring out one. Paid $90 for one last year," another person added. Shopper raves about other Kmart phone-car products On a roll with the Apple CarPlay adapter, Aneila also bought a Kmart USB phone charging pad designed for use in the car. SHOP: 🏉 Rugby fan's huge airport surprise after landing in Sydney: 'Surreal' 🦥 Boody's new range in sizes S to XL are 'the softest sets you'll ever wear': 'Comfy and chic' 💄 Aussie brand's 'near perfect' dupe of $70 cult product wows for half the price 'It's $20 and you plug it into the USB port in the car and it charges your phone with no connections. OMG Kmart is my favourite shop!' she says. Sharing this purchase on TikTok, she added 'Kmart has done it once again!'
Fox News
3 hours ago
- Fox News
Your phone predicts an earthquake
I read a geeky article that I think you'll also find amazing. Google quietly used its Android operating system to turn billions of phones into the largest earthquake detection network in human history. Your Android phone can warn you about an earthquake before the shaking even starts. It's built right in. You can do the same with your iPhone, too. We're giving away a new iPhone 16 Pro (a $999 value). No purchase required. Enter to win now. Earthquakes begin with fast, subtle P-waves. Those are the early rumbles most people don't feel at all. But your phone's accelerometer (yep, the same sensor that knows when you turn your phone sideways) can detect those waves. When enough Android phones in the same area sense the same motion, Google's system kicks in and sends early alerts to people who are about to get hit by the stronger, slower S-waves. Those are the ones that cause damage. This gives you 15 to 60 seconds of warning. Not much time, but enough to move away from windows, duck under a desk or stop that ladder climb. Seconds matter when the ground starts rolling. According to a study in Science, the Android-based earthquake detection network caught over 11,000 real earthquakes between 2021 and 2024. It covers 98 countries and pushes out around 18 million alerts a month. In some cases, people had over a minute's notice before the shaking started. And false alarms? Just three total across more than 1,300 confirmed events. Try getting those odds from your weather app. That's incredible for a free feature hiding in your phone. Even if you don't live on the San Andreas Fault, make sure the setting is on in case you travel to an area where you need it: Got a Wear OS smartwatch? It'll buzz your wrist, too, even if your phone's in another room. Apple hasn't enrolled in Quake University (yet). Though iPhones have accelerometers, too, Apple doesn't use them for earthquake detection. If you're on Team iPhone, use the free MyShake to get alerts from official seismic networks. Award-winning host Kim Komando is your secret weapon for navigating tech. Copyright 2025, WestStar Multimedia Entertainment. All rights reserved.
