What you need to know

The US and China have been sparring over tariffs.
Apple products would have been hit with a 15% tariff.
But a new trade deal signals the end of that threat.

A win for Apple.

US President Donald Trump will sign a new trade deal with Chinese head of state Liu He today. It will signal the end of a long trade battle between the two countries and will see the end of the possibility of tariffs being applied to imported iPhones and other Apple products.

There was the real possibility of iPhones being levied with a 15% tariff because they are made in China. As are many of Apple’s products. That 15% tariff was halted pending today’s deal, but there was still very much the possibility something could go awry.

If the 15% tariff had come into force Apple would have been dealt with in the same manner as any Chinese company due to the volume of completed products it would be importing. And some of those could have seen tariffs as high as 30%, including desktop Macs lik…

Don’t leave them hanging, accept that invite!

One of the best features of HomeKit is the ability to share and join homes with friends, family, roommates, and even guests for your Airbnb, all through a consistent interface. This allows everyone to share control accessories such as lighting, as well as notifications, keeping everyone connected and aware of the home at all times. If you received an invite but don’t quite know where to start, just follow these simple steps and you will be joining in on the fun in no time.

How to accept an invitation to join a HomeKit home

Launch the Home app.
Tap on Home on the navigation bar if you are not already there.
Tap on the House icon near the top left corner.

Tap Home Settings.
Review your invite, then tap Accept.
Tap Accept to join the home.

Now that you have accepted the invite, you will see the new home added to the list in the Home Settings area of the Home app. A new option will also be available on this page, that allows the ap…

”All the companies have agreed to cooperate completely with the investigation and I expect that when we get to the point of asking them to appear they will cooperate as well.”

What you need to know

The Chair of the House antitrust subcommittee expects several CEOs to testify before the panel.
David Cicilline said that all companies had cooperated completely with the investigation so far.
He said he expected Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and others to appear at hearings, depositions or by some other means.

The Chair of the House antitrust subcommittee David Cicilline has said he expects that the CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook and others will cooperate in testifying before the panel, prior to the probe concluding.

As reported by Politico, the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary is due to hold its fifth hearing on competition in the tech sector this Friday, January 17, in Colorado.

The report notes:

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The next Animal Crossing title is coming, and here are all the juicy details!

Finally, after years of anticipation, E3 2019 gave Animal Crossing fans the announcement they’ve been waiting for. Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: New Horizon for the Nintendo Switch, the first console addition since the beloved GameCube release and it’s easy to see that this franchise entry will be worth the wait.

Here’s everything we know so far.

What is Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
New Horizons: What’s new with gameplay
Phone a friend: Call an Islander and New Horizons multi-player
Other twists on the New Horizons
When does Animal Crossings: New Horizons release?

A relaxing getaway

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

$60 at Amazon

Build, craft, relax

Animal Crossing: New Horizons takes place on a deserted island. Start off with a tent and upgrade to a house, customize it to your liking, make friends with the villagers, and play with your friends.

What’s new in Animal Crossing: New Horiz…

Name: Venusaur (Japanese: フシギバナ Fushigibana)

Classification: Seed Pokémon

Type: Grass/Poison

Generation: Gen I Kanto Region

Gender Ratio: 87.5% Male to 12.5% Female

Height:

6′ 7″ (Venusaur)
7′ 10″ (Mega Venusaur)
??? (Gigantimax Venusaur)

Weight:

220.5 lbs (Venusaur)
342.8 lbs (Mega Venusaur)
??? lbs (Gigantamax Venusaur)

Evolution:

Evolves from Ivysaur at level 32.
Evolves from Ivysaur with 100 Candies in Pokémon Go.
Mega Evolves into Mega Venusaur with Venusaurite.

Alternate Formes:

Gender variant
Gigantamax

How to catch in Sword/Shield:

Pokémon Home
Evolve from Ivysaur

How to catch in Go:

Evolve from Ivysaur
Raids

Description: Much larger than Bulbasaur or Ivysaur, Venusaur’s dinosaur body is colored similarly, a blueish-green but without any spots. The plant on its back has sprouted and grown into a tree, topped with a large, pink flower. There are several white spots on the flower and, if the Venusaur is female, there is also a seed at t…

Name: Ivysaur (Japanese: フシギソウ Fushigisou)

Classification: Seed Pokémon

Type: Grass/Poison

Generation: Gen I Kanto Region

Gender Ratio: 87.5% Male to 12.5% Female

Height: 3′ 3″

Weight: 28.7 lbs

Evolution:

Evolves from Bulbasaur at level 16.
Evolves into Venusaur at level 35.
Evolves from Bulbasaur with 25 Candies in Pokémon Go.
Evolves into Venusaur with 100 Candies in Pokémon Go.

Alternate Formes: None

How to catch in Sword/Shield:

Pokémon Home
Evolve from Bulbasaur

How to catch in Go:

Evolve Bulbasaur
Raids
Spawns

Description: The dinosaur part of Ivysaur isn’t all that different from Bulbasaur, just a little bigger. However, after evolving, Ivysaur’s seen has sprouted. A large, pink flower bud grows out of Ivysaur’s back and several large, green leaves surround it. If you look close, you can see a short, thick trunk beneath the bud that will eventually grow into the tree atop Venusaur’s back.

The plant on Ivysaur’s back is quite heavy, preventing…

Name: Bulbasaur (Japanese: フシギダネ Fushigidane)

Classification: Seed Pokémon

Type: Grass/Poison

Generation: Gen I Kanto Region

Gender Ratio: 87.5% Male to 12.5% Female

Height: 2′ 4″

Weight: 15.2 lbs

Evolution:

Evolves into Ivysaur at level 16.
Evolves into Ivysaur with 25 Candies in Pokémon Go.

Alternate Formes:

Costumed, one variant (Pokémon Go)

How to catch in Sword/Shield:

Pokémon Home
Trade

How to catch in Go:

Starter
Spawns
Nests
Eggs
Raids

Description: Part plant, part dinosaur, Bulbasaur is the Grass and Poison type Starter Pokémon for the Kanto Region. Small and stocky, half of its body is a literal bulb, a plant just waiting to bloom. Because this plant takes up so much of its body, Bulbasaur are capable of photosynthesis and can gain most of their energy from sunlight alone. It’s body is mostly light green, with dark green spots, and it’s large red eyes are quite expressive.

While Bulbasaur can sometimes be found in the forests and grass…

The proposals are set to be revealed in the Federal budget on Feb. 1

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India is reportedly planning to offer Apple and Samsung suppliers subsidized loans.
It is hoped the initiative will tempt new suppliers to open factories in the nation.
The country also plans to set up industrial zones with taxation and customs clearances and infrastructure.

A report suggests that India is planning to offer Apple and Samsung suppliers subsidized loans in the hope that they will open factories in the nation.

According to Bloomberg, a government official revealed the plans, which are set to be announced on February 1 as part of the new federal budget.

According to the report:

The proposals by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology includes offering interest subsidy on local borrowing by manufacturers, may form part of the federal budget to be unveiled on Feb. 1, the official said, asking not to be identified citing rules on speaking to the media. It als…

There are 99 Pokémon dens in the Wild Area, and each hosts different raids.

There are 99 regular Pokémon dens in Sword and Shield’s Wild Area and each one hosts a different collection of raids, some common and some rare. We’ve rounded up a list of every den and what Pokémon are likely to show up in that den. Since there are multiple dens in various areas of the Galar map, we’ve assigned arbitrary numbers to the ones in the same sections to help us keep everything straight. There’s also a giant den that only activates for special events. It’s known as The Watchtower Lair. See which Pokémon you might encounter in any given den.

All Pokémon dens and their Max Raid Battles

The raids offered in each den differ between Sword and Shield. We’ll include the Pokémon that are likely to appear in either version. We also list the Pokémon in order of how likely they are to appear within each den. However, if a den is home to a Gigantamax raid, we list the Gigantamax Pokémon first, even …

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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering will reportedly help with mmWave5G for iPads.
It will also provide mmWave 5G for iPhones, too.
This according to ”industry sources.”

Is it really 5G if it isn’t mmWave?

Apple has a new supplier and it’s going to bring super-fast mmWave 5G technology with it, according to a new DigitTimes report.

That report has Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) joining Apple’s list of suppliers, providing its ”substrate-based FC_AiP (flip chip antenna-in-package) technology” for future mmWave 5G iPhones and iPads.

Industry sources said that one mmWave 5G iPhone will require 3-4 AiP modules, which may adopt the 1+2 or 2+2 format. The former will include one InFO_AiP module to be processed by TSMC already contracted to fabricate mmWave 5G iPhone APs and two FC_AIP modules by ASE, while the latter will equally cover both modules, the sources said.

However, despite InFO_AiP technology being able to facilitate slimmer devices, it …