Apple’s iOS update 12.1.2 was supposed to rectify data issues faced by iPhone users in Turkey. Instead, the update made the problem worse for users all around the globe. Some iPhone users now can’t connect to WiFi or even their cellular data.

The Apple iPhone 8 series was probably one of the most boring phones reveal in 2017, due to the fact that it has the exact same design as its predecessors and the only feature that was worth mentioning is the Portrait Lighting mode. But it seems that's about to change this year, at least to popular Japanese blog Mac Otakara.

Based on Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities, the new affordable 6.1-inch iPhone will not feature the 3D touch, but instead, replaced with a new mysterious thin layer of sensors on the top of it. Nothing much is known about the sensor other than it adding an extra 15% cost towards the display panel.

This year could be a unique one for Apple fans out there as Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, hinted in his investor's note that there might be a dual-SIM 6.1-inch LCD model iPhone with a price starting at USD650 (~RM2528) and USD550 (~RM2139) for their single SIM models.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC)’s latest report, despite the whole Galaxy Note 7 fiasco last year, Samsung remains as the top smartphone brand in Malaysia. OPPO and Huawei takes second and third spot respectively, to make up the top 3 brands that took up more than 50% of the Malaysian market share in 2016. Compared to 2015, smartphone shipments in Malaysia had dropped by 5.9% in 2016. This could be due to various negative economic factors, amongst, which included the weakening Malaysian Ringgit against US Dollar, as well as the rising costs of living in Malaysia.

According to the latest report from research firm IDC, OPPO is now the top smartphone brand in China. The company took a 16.8% share of the market, shipping a total of 78.4 million units in 2016! It is closely followed by Huawei, as well as Vivo, making up the Top 3 with a 48% total market share.

If you think your brand new Apple iPhone 7 is not thin enough, a patent awarded to the Cupertino-based company may shed light on steps on how to make the next iPhone iteration even thinner – by using mechanically actuated speakers.

The recently launched Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus comes with Apple’s new Fusion A10 processor – with its two high-powered and two –low-powered cores running to keep the phone in optimum condition. However a new report has just been shared online that a new processor is on its way from Apple, and it is expected to be used in their Apple iPad Pro products.