2023-10-03 15:46:05
Apple decided to stop all forms of support for the first generation of its smart watch, according to an internal memo published by the “McRoomers” website, which specializes in news regarding the American company. The company has placed all versions of the first generation of its smart watch on the list of old devices since the end of last September. Apple defines its legacy products as products that “stopped selling more than 7 years ago.” The company stops “all hardware services for old products, and service providers cannot request spare parts for old products,” according to what the company states on its official website. Owners of the first generation of Apple smart watches will not be able to request repair services for them in official Apple stores or at its authorized agents. The company stopped selling the first generation of its smart watch in 2016, and support for its operating system ended in 2018 with the launch of the “WatchOS 5” update. The decision to permanently stop support includes all versions of the first generation measuring 38 or 42 mm, regardless of the manufacturing materials, whether aluminum or stainless steel, in addition to the version made of 18-karat gold, which the company was selling for 17 thousand US dollars. Apple first unveiled its smart watch in April 2015, and it quickly became the best-selling wearable device in the world, and the number of Apple Watch users was estimated at more than 115 million users by the end of last 2022.
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Lithium prices are at their lowest levels due to the Chinese economic crises
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-03 15:30:54
Lithium prices are at their lowest levels due to the Chinese economic crises
Lithium prices fell to their lowest level in two years due to concerns regarding strong Chinese demand, which has become the main component in the production of electric car batteries, according to a report on Mining.com, published yesterday evening, Monday.
Lithium carbonate prices in China fell to 166.5 thousand yuan ($ 22,814) per ton, before the holiday last week, a loss of nearly half compared to the last peak reached in early June, when the decline was sharp, and the price reached a record level of 598 thousand yuan per ton. .
Demand for lithium usually rises in the fourth quarter in China, which is the largest market for electric cars in the world, due to strong battery cell production and installation.
Manufacturers usually renew raw materials for making batteries every year, but this year that did not happen.
Susan Zhou, an analyst at the Norwegian research company Rystad Energy, said that a major restocking of lithium has not yet taken place.
She emphasized that battery makers still have plenty of inventory to draw.
For her part, Wani Shao, an analyst at Guatee Junan Features Co., said that lower prices may limit supply, especially from lepidolite mines in China. “It is regarding restocking,” she said, because consumer demand is weaker than expected.
Electric car makers are struggling to defend their market share amid economic uncertainty.
The growth of electric car sales in the Asian country slowed to 37% in the second quarter compared to the previous year, compared to a global average of 50%.
Goldman Sachs Group analysts expect a further decline in lithium carbonate prices over the next 12 months, writing in a note dated September 21: “For the rest of the year, the primary focus appears to be on the seasonal rise in Chinese electric vehicle sales.”
“We believe that any disappointment compared to historical norms might put accelerated downward pressure on prices,” they added.
The current decline in prices provides a good buying opportunity for lithium stocks, as strong demand growth should support prices in the long term.
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Tyrolean “glacial marriage”: Electoral authority members sentenced to prison
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-03 15:08:00
ST. LEONHARD IN PITZTAL/INNSBRUCK. In the case of the referendum on the ultimately failed Pitztal-Ötztal ski resort merger in Tyrol, three members of the electoral authority accused of abuse of official power were sentenced to conditional prison sentences at the Innsbruck regional court on Tuesday.
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escaped from a police checkpoint, left the car on the road and ran away
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-03 15:50:00
The driver of a white Ford Focus car escaped from a police checkpoint in the Traslasierra valley, with the unusual situation that he abandoned the vehicle on the shoulder and escaped on foot through the fields.
It was minutes before 10 this Tuesday on Route 24, in the jurisdiction of Las Tapias, near Villa Dolores.
After noon, they continued looking for him in the area but he had not appeared. An intense police operation, led by the San Javier Department of Police, surrounds the place. No official information on the matter has yet been provided by the police force.
The driver, apparently unaccompanied, was leaving Villa Dolores heading east. After fleeing from the Highway Police control, he drove regarding 500 meters, parked the vehicle on the shoulder and entered a thick forest.
A leafy field of tar, espinillos and tuscas makes access to a space of several hectares of native forest difficult. The area is located between Villa Dolores, Las Tapias and the Chuchiras area.
The situation, for now, cannot be explained, while the origin of the vehicle is being investigated and the driver who chose to abandon it and run is being tracked.
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