Let the upgrade supercycle begin anew! From a new HomePod Mini that sells for $99 in the US and $149 in Australia, through to four new 5G-equipped iPhone 12 models that will set off the biggest upgrade cycle for Apple and its customers yet, Apple is proof that the best is always yet to come.



Analysts at tech research form Counterpoint Research expect Apple's iPhone sell-in volumes to grow 4% year-on-year in 2020, even though the global smartphone market is seen contracting by 10% for the year.

A new survey from phone and Internet comparison site WhistleOut shows "strong Australian interest in the new iPhone 12 range" and that "iPhone fans are willing to pay more for their handsets than other people" - but will they go on payment plans or buy outright?

Australian technology firm JigSpace had its five minutes of fame during the Apple launch early this morning, with its app being used to demonstrate the new LiDAR and 5G capabilities of the iPhones that were released.

An increasing number of Victorians - now an overwhelming majority - want the 5 kilometre travel limit imposed due to the COVID stage 4 restricition scrapped now, according to a new Roy Morgan survey.

Smartphone maker Huawei has added the popular urban mobility app Moovit to its AppGallery and users can download it right away, the company says.

A cryptocurrency-mining botnet known as Lemon Duck has been displaying increased activity since the end of August, researchers from Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group say, adding that while defenders would have spotted this activity, it would not have been noticed by end users.

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