<ul><li>The <keyword id="14876202" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="upcoming-android-14" source="Orion">upcoming Android 14</keyword> update will bring satellite connectivity to phones.</li><li>Google’s senior vice president for <keyword id="6355645" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="android" source="Orion">Android</keyword> has confirmed that the company is working on enabling the feature in the next version of Android.</li><li>Here’s everything you need to know about satellite connectivity for phones.</li></ul>Elon Musk-led SpaceX and T-Mobile recently announced their partnership to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones, enabling cellular connectivity anywhere in the world. Now, Google has confirmed that it is working on adding satellite connectivity to <keyword id="14853796" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="android-14" source="Orion">Android 14</keyword>. In a tweet, Hiroshima Lockheimer, the senior vice president of Android at Google, confirmed that the Android maker would add satellite connectivity to the upcoming Android 14. “Wild to think about user experiences for phones that can connect to satellites. When we launched G1 in '08, getting 3G + Wifi working was a stretch. Now we're designing for satellites. Cool! Excited to support our partners in enabling all of this in the next version of Android!” Hiroshi Lockheimer said in a tweet. While talking about satellite support, Lockheimer recalled the difficulties faced with adding 3G and Wi-Fi support to the T-Mobile G1, the first consumer Android smartphone released in 2008. We may soon see satellite connectivity support for iPhones as well. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a <a href="https://medium.com/@mingchikuo/survey-updates-for-rumoreds-iphone-14-support-for-satellite-communication-%E5%82%B3%E8%81%9E%E4%B8%AD%E7%9A%84-iphone-14-5ef57eb15a35">post</a>, said that Apple has completed hardware tests for satellite connectivity and whether the feature will be available on the iPhone 14 or not will depend on whether the Cupertino giant can reach an agreement with telcos. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What is satellite connectivity?" comment="subhead" text="What is satellite connectivity?">What is satellite connectivity?</cmsannotation> Unlike traditional services like 4G and 5G that use towers, satellite connectivity is offered through low-earth orbit or geostationary satellites in space. Satellite connectivity can be offered virtually anywhere in the world. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What is the use of satellite connectivity?" comment="subhead" text="What is the use of satellite connectivity?">What is the use of satellite connectivity?</cmsannotation> Satellite connectivity will benefit areas with no traditional connectivity options or cellular dead zones. It will be helpful in emergencies as people can connect with emergency services or their loved ones from anywhere in the world. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Is satellite connectivity better than 4G and 5G?" comment="subhead" text="Is satellite connectivity better than 4G and 5G?">Is satellite connectivity better than 4G and 5G?</cmsannotation> Satellite connectivity is not a replacement for traditional connectivity options such as 4G and 5G. It is useful in cellular dead zones or rural areas where traditional connectivity is lacking. According to the Space Explored <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2022/08/25/starlink-direct-cell-phone-connection/">report</a>, the bandwidth in satellite connections will likely be limited to 2 to 4 megabits per cellular zone. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What will be the cost of satellite connectivity?" comment="subhead" text="What will be the cost of satellite connectivity?">What will be the cost of satellite connectivity?</cmsannotation> Currently, there is no information about the pricing of satellite connectivity, but we expect it to be slightly pricey. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Will Satellite connectivity be available on existing phones?" comment="subhead" text="Will Satellite connectivity be available on existing phones?">Will Satellite connectivity be available on existing phones?</cmsannotation> Satellite connectivity will be available on selected devices once the feature is added to Android 14. We should know more about the eligible devices once the update is launched. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Will satellite connectivity be launched in India?" comment="subhead" text="Will satellite connectivity be launched in India?">Will satellite connectivity be launched in India?</cmsannotation> Companies will need to procure approval from the government before offering satellite connectivity in India. To recall, SpaceX was forced to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/spacex-is-refunding-starlink-preorders-in-india-after-the-government-ordered-it-to-stop-selling-the-internet-service-without-a-license/articleshow/88712439.cms#:~:text=SpaceX%20is%20giving%20refunds%20to,directed%20it%20to%20refund%20preorders.">refund</a> customers in India who had pre-booked <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/elon-musks-starlink-faces-its-first-setback-in-india-even-before-launch/articleshow/88702976.cms">Starlink</a> by the Department of Telecommunications as it did not have a license. 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<ul><li><keyword id="1600133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fractal" source="Orion">Fractal</keyword> offers artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics solutions to several Fortune 500 firms in the world.</li><li>TPG’s Puneet Bhatia and Vivek Mohan will join <keyword id="1717806" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fractal-analytics" source="Orion">Fractal Analytics</keyword>’ board of directors.</li><li>The company has raised $685 million in fundraise to date.</li></ul>Mumbai and San Francisco-based Fractal has raised $360 million in funding from private equity investors TPG. The investment would be made through TPG’s Asia-focused private equity platform TPG Capital Asia. The 21-year-old company has been valued at over $1 billion after this round, the company’s cofounder and group chief executive (CEO) Srikanth Velamakanni, said. The company has raised $685 million in fundraise to date. The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2022, and includes both primary as well as secondary share purchases. TPG’s Puneet Bhatia and Vivek Mohan will join Fractal Analytics's board of directors. The company’s board currently includes Salesforce’s Gavin Patterson, Apax Partners Rohan Haldea, Apax Partners Shashank Singh and Kae Capital Gulu Mirchandani. It was founded by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad graduates Velamakanni, Pranay Agrawal, Nirmal Palaparthi, Pradeep Suryanarayan and Ramakrishna Reddy. Fractal offers artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics solutions — such as marketing analytics, forecasting, pricing and promotion optimisation services and consumer insights — to several Fortune 500 firms in the world, which typically have a revenue of $10 billion. The company claims to earn $100 million in annual revenue. The company’s offering includes smart radiology solution <keyword id="6327028" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="qure-ai" source="Orion">Qure.ai</keyword>, investment aid Theremin.ai and data analytics platform Eugenie.ai, revenue growth management company <keyword id="12887249" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="samya-ai" source="Orion">Samya.ai</keyword> and customer management company Senseforth.ai. "We continue to see great momentum in how clients are leveraging AI to accelerate digital transformation. Fractal is building a great workplace and an innovative culture that's driving significant client outcomes through our ‘user focused, decision-backwards’ approach to solving problems," said Srikanth Velamakanni, cofounder, group chief executive officer, Fractal Analytics. It employs over 3,500 individuals across India, Ukraine, UK, US, Australia and Singapore.. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/amazon-backed-good-glamm-group-will-invest-200-crore-in-influencer-marketing/articleshow/88690749.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Amazon-backed Good Glamm Group acquires 2 more startups, intends to invest ₹200 crore to boost influencer marketing</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/elon-musks-starlink-faces-its-first-setback-in-india-even-before-launch/articleshow/88702976.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Elon Musk’s Starlink faces its first setback in India even before launch</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/infosys-is-expected-to-set-the-bar-slightly-higher-for-tcs-hcl-tech-and-others/articleshow/88703083.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Infosys is expected to set the bar slightly higher for TCS, HCL Tech and others</a>

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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-in-tech&amp;hash=8122c716833601fc1471f79af063b104?nr_email_referer=1&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=10_things_tech&amp;utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20sai:%2010%20things%20in%20tech%20you%20need%20to%20know%20today&amp;utm_term=10%20THINGS%20IN%20TECH%20YOU%20NEED%20TO%20KNOW%20-%20ENGAGED%2C%20ACTIVE%2C%20PASSIVE%2C%20DISENGAGED0PASSIVE%2C%20DISENGAGED">Sign up here</a> to get this email in your inbox every morning.Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching "Business Insider" in your flash briefing settings.<ol><ol><li>Cruise raised $2 billion. Microsoft is among the backers for GM's self-driving car firm, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-gm-cruise-self-driving-cars-30-billion-valuation-2021-1">which is now valued at $30 billion</a>. </li><li>EV maker Rivian raised $2.65 billion. The round was led by T. Rowe Price, and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/19/ev-start-up-rivian-raises-2point65-billion-in-new-funding-round-led-by-t-rowe-price.html">according to CNBC</a> the firm hopes to bring all-electric pickups to market in 2021. </li><li>India wants WhatsApp to reverse its new data-sharing policy. India's IT ministry sent an email to WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart asking the firm to "withdraw the proposed changes" to its terms of service that appeared to require users to share personal data like phone numbers and locations, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/19/india-asks-whatsapp-to-withdraw-new-privacy-policy-expresses-grave-concerns/">TechCrunch reported</a>. </li><li>Exclusive: The UK government told TikTok who its new Chinese ambassador was before the appointment was confirmed. TikTok staff <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-told-uk-china-ambassador-confidential-2021-1">were asked by the government</a> to be "discreet" about this "strictly confidential" information. </li><li>Jack Ma briefly resurfaced. Ma <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-alibaba-video-call-2021-1">appeared during a videoconference</a> on Wednesday after weeks of speculation about his whereabouts, according to a 50-second clip released by the Global Times, a Chinese government-owned English-language newspaper. </li><li>Google is investigating one of its AI ethicists. A Google <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-says-it-is-investigatin-ai-ethicist-margaret-mitchell-2021-1">spokesperson said Margaret Mitchell's account</a> "had exfiltrated thousands of files and shared them with multiple external accounts." </li><li>Parler is back online thanks to an unfussy Russian service. Parler's static webpage uses an internet protocol address <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/parler-partially-reappears-with-support-from-russian-technology-firm-2021-1">owned by DDoS-Guard</a>, which has been linked to racist, far-right, and conspiracy sites. </li><li>SolarWinds hackers have expanded their data gathering. FireEye researchers <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fireeye-mandiant-solarwinds-microsoft-hackers-not-done-gathering-data-2021-1">said hackers are using the SolarWinds breach</a> of companies' physical servers to move into their Microsoft cloud applications. </li><li>SpaceX's first Starlink mission got delayed. The Falcon 9 rocket, holding 60 Starlink satellites ready to beam internet down to Earth, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-elon-musk-launch-falcon-9-bad-weather-2021-1">was scheduled for blast-off on Monday</a> morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but "unfavorable weather conditions in the recovery area" prevented the launch. </li><li>Google backed a startup run by Tony Blair's son. Multiverse, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-tony-blair-technology-multiverse-2021-1">founded by Euan Blair</a>, raised $44 million in a round backed by Google Ventures.</li></ol></ol>

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<ul><li>The IT sector outperformed the broader markets in 2021 and many continue to do so this year as well backed by pent up demand for digital transformation.</li><li>Order book, deal pipeline and hiring trend indicate that the demand momentum could sustain in 2022, say analysts.</li><li>Earnings season begins with the results of major IT companies — <keyword id="6354512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="infosys" source="Orion">Infosys</keyword>, <keyword id="6357150" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tcs" source="Orion">TCS</keyword> and <keyword id="10862" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wipro" source="Orion">Wipro</keyword> — on January 12.</li></ul>Infosys, TCS and Wipro are among India’s top five technology services giants that will declare their quarterly earnings on Wednesday (January 12). For the last three months ending December 2020, consensus on the street seems to be that the earnings, for all the companies, are likely to strong growth. Remarkably, Infosys is likely to outpace TCS. <div type="image" title="infosys" height="900" width="1200" msid="88802110" hostid="261"></div>The tech party is likely to continue The last three months of any year is usually not the best time for India’s software exporters but the street is excited. This space has been one of the biggest gainers of the pandemic and that trend is likely to continue. In fact, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) seem to be betting big on this space given their weightage in <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/it-sector-weight-in-fpi-portfolio-at-record-high-in-december/articleshow/88737301.cms?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Marketnewsletter&amp;ncode=609ddbe86ff2ff11618ff79bd180e80cd758fbea4c2dfe44681cd9faffcdd48188b59b1090491028dcd35b3a89d06fcfdd8912cfa3db8f278f6031edf028b4907f97bf07e2eb26884a6269d018789df0">technology stocks has risen to a multi-year high.</a> Optimists hark back to the improved guidance from Accenture last month, where the Nasdaq-listed information technology (IT) giant, which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/indian-it-firms-infosys-wipro-tcs-and-others-gain-after-us-based-peer-accenture-raised-fy22-revenue-guidance/articleshow/88335343.cms">increased its growth estimate </a>for the current financial year. And Infosys may beat TCS in revenue growth, according to at least two analysts. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stock price change in last 5 days </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-2.5% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-3% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-2% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-4.5% </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>Although TCS bagged 13 deals, the highest number of orders, Infosys may show better revenue growth compared to the Tata Group company, according to analysts at two broking firms, India Infoline and Motilal Oswal. Infosys shareholders have the ramp up in the Daimler contract to thank for this. The top IT companies are expected to post a revenue growth around 3-4.5%. Analysts at JM Financial expect IT major Infosys to raise its revenue guidance for the financial year 2022 to 18-19% from current 16.5 - 17.5%. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top IT companies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Expected revenue growth in Oct-Dec </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.2% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.9% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.5% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.5% </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>Source: India Infoline *Revenue growth in constant currency on a sequential basis The demand for IT services has been stronger than ever since the start of the pandemic, and that’s likely to continue. However, the biggest challenge of the last few months for the entire sector, the high levels of attrition, may have peaked, according to Motilal Oswal, another Mumbai-based broking firm. But the easing may not be enough to improve margins yet. “Among Tier I players, EBIT [earnings before interest and taxes] margin will be in a tight (-20 basis points to +40 basis points compared to three months ago) range, although they will see a steep decline v/s 3QFY21 profitability,” a Motilal Oswal report dated January 3 said. Here, if Accenture’s numbers are any sign, its attrition rate declined to 17%, which is still very high compared to other IT players, from 19% just three months earlier. Another factor that may play a significant role in the earnings of these software exporters is the nearly 3% weakening of the rupee during the three months between September and December. A weaker rupee magnifies the numbers for these companies who primarily earn in dollars and other foreign currencies. 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Several reports have already given us a good idea about what to expect from the <keyword id="4990882" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="apple-september-event" source="Orion">Apple September event</keyword> – it’s the biggest event of the year for the company, and it is expected to stay on track and launch a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/iphone-13-could-support-satellite-connectivity-allowing-users-to-make-calls-without-cell-signal/articleshow/85757478.cms">new set of iPhones</a>. Whether you’re looking for your next smartphone upgrade or a new smartwatch, this might be the perfect time for you. Here’s everything we know about the Apple September launch event: <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="iPhone 13 series" comment="subhead" text="iPhone 13 series">iPhone 13 series</cmsannotation> The primary attraction of the Apple September launch event will undoubtedly be the iPhone 13 series. It’s time for Apple’s annual iPhone refresh and this year, there could be some design changes apart from the usual hardware upgrades. Rumours suggest that Apple could go with a smaller notch this time around for the iPhone 13, which should be welcome news for those who dislike the giant notches that iPhones still have. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/iphone-13-could-support-satellite-connectivity-allowing-users-to-make-calls-without-cell-signal/articleshow/85757478.cms">Reports suggest</a> that the iPhone 13 series could support satellite connectivity, allowing users to make voice calls with cell signal. This could potentially allow users to connect to Starlink or OneWeb satellites to use the internet, make calls or send messages. However, it’s not clear exactly what will be supported by iPhone 13, so we will have to wait for the official launch to take place. 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According to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/the-new-apple-watch-features-hint-at-the-tech-giants-bigger-plans-to-make-the-wearable-an-indispensable-everyday-healthcare-device/articleshow/85850494.cms">reports</a>, the Apple Watch Series 7 is expected to sport a flat-edged chassis this time, drawing inspiration from the iPhone 12 series. However, there are rumours that Apple could delay the Watch Series 7’s launch due to production issues with the new design. The company could still launch the watch at the event but delay the sales as it irons out the production issues. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="iPad mini" comment="subhead" text="iPad mini">iPad mini</cmsannotation> Fans of the small iPad might have a reason to rejoice, as Apple is said to launch a 2021 version with updated hardware. According to reports, the iPad mini could be powered by the A15 chipset, which is also expected to power the iPhone 13 series. 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