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The new iPhone 12 is here and Apple is boasting that it comes with 5G support. Business Insider’s senior tech correspondent, Lisa Eadicicco, explains how the fifth-generation technology is setting Apple’s newest iPhone up for the future.

A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people

Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks.

Newly introduced iPhone models will be 5G capable, giving them incredible download speed and capacity.

Apple announced its new iPhone 12 on Tuesday with access to 5G wireless networks, providing a preview of a faster wireless internet.

Amazon’s Prime Day sale is underway. The annual shopping event, delayed this year for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have launched what some are calling the unofficial start to the holiday season. Last year, Amazon said Prime Day was the largest shopping event in its history, topping sales for Amazon’s 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday...

On Tuesday, Apple is holding a launch event where it will reveal this year’s iPhone lineup.  In most years, Apple announces its iPhones in September, and they go on sale shortly after that. This year is different. Apple instead released new Apple Watches last month and pushed the iPhone announcement to October. The delay is an outgrowth of the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted electronics manufacturing...

Apple announced a new product launch event on Oct. 13, where it’s expected to reveal the next model of the iPhone. The event starts at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET and will be streamed online due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus. The events are usually hosted in person at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Apple introduced a new Watch and iPad during a virtual event Tuesday morning, but those hoping to see a new iPhone would have to wait.

Asian shares have edged lower after a retreat overnight on Wall Street

Apple hit a market cap of $2 trillion Wednesday, doubling in valuation in just over two years to become the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach the milestone. Based on a share count of more than 4.275 billion, Apple broke the barrier just before 11 a.m. ET, when its price rose to $467.77. Apple first reached a $1 trillion market cap...

Apple and Google have removed Fortnite from their app stores after the game implemented its own in-app payments.

Apple removed Fortnite from its iPhone App Store on Thursday, saying that the game violated Apple’s guidelines for its software distribution platform. Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, responded by filing a lawsuit within hours accusing Apple of anti-competitive behavior.  “Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and...

Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and announced underlying hardware changes to its line of Mac computers.

The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet were careful not to say too much as they were grilled by lawmakers on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust last Wednesday. But internal documents released by the committee after the hearing say plenty. The release is a curated selection of the 1.3 million documents collected by the committee during its more than year-long investigation into competition concerns with the...

The leaders of big tech companies Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google were interrogated by Congress on Capitol Hill this week for misusing their market power. Erik Gordon, a professor at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, joined LX News to discuss how much power Congress really has to rein in these digital giants.

Congressional lawmakers finally got a chance Wednesday to grill the CEOs of Big Tech over their dominance and allegations of monopolistic practices that stifle competition

Lawmakers accuse tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple of creating monopolies and harming public discourse in fiery anti-trust hearing.

House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D, R.I., questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai about his company’s treatment of Yelp. “The choice Google gave Yelp was, ’Let us steal your content or effectively disappear from the web,’” said Cicilline. “Mr. Pichai, isn’t that anti-competitive?”

Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple will face Congress Wednesday after a more than year long anti-trust investigation. They’re facing accusations of unfairly favoring their own products in the digital marketplaces they operate from Congress.