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The Vast-Market-Size Edition Sunday, November 13, 2022

‘Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity’: How A Mass Lockdown At The World’s Biggest iPhone Factory Is India’s Big Chance To Beat Out China As Apple’s Favorite Supplier, by Yvonne Lau, Fortune

The Modi government has recognized the current moment as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to sway global companies as China’s zero-COVID strategy rattles their supply chains, Akshobh Giridharadas, adviser at business advocacy group U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum, told Fortune. “India has limited time—and [Narendra Modi] realizes that. The government is fast-tracking policies that will give India an advantage as companies increasingly diversify their supply chains,” he said.

India’s strong state support for smartphone manufacturing, coupled with its large labor force of skilled and young professionals, is incentivizing the world’s mobile-phone makers to ramp up production in the country, Tarun Pathak, research director at smartphone-focused consultancy Counterpoint Research, told Fortune. And one key selling point that differentiates India from other emerging markets is its vast market size.

Controller For HomeKit 6.0 Introduces Advanced HomeKit Notifications, by Bradley Chambers, 9to5Mac

Controller for HomeKit’s Advanced HomeKit notifications let you interact with your home in a new way. With them, your smart home can tell you about events that occur and gives you the option to respond immediately.

Slopes iOS App Gains Garmin Auto-imports As Winter Sports Season Nears, by Michael Potuck, 9to5Mac

Apple Design Award-winning ski and snowboard tracking app Slopes has received another handy update ahead of winter arriving in the Northern Hemisphere. Now Garmin users can set up auto-imports and even bring in past ski/riding data from the last five years.

iCloud Class Action Settlement Payout Won't Even Buy A Cup Of Coffee, by Malcolm Owen, AppleInsider

Users of Apple's iCloud in the U.S. are starting to receive notifications they are getting paid from Apple's $14.8 million class-action lawsuit settlement, but that payment will be less than a dollar for most users.

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