Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and Pegatron on Monday (Dec 4) halted production of Apple iPhones at their facilities near the south Indian city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, owing to the incessant rains in the region brought by Cyclone Michaung, according to a Reuters report.

Cyclone Michaung: Foxconn, Pegatron halt iPhone production in Chennai

Days after announcing its revenue had fallen for the first time in the quarter gone by, Apple slashed the prices of its iPhone 14 models by up to $125 in China. Apple has taken the call to cut prices to drive the demand and resuscitate one of its most profitable markets.

Apple slashes iPhone prices in China to drive demand after dip in quarterly revenue

The Tata Group soon might start manufacturing iPhones in India as it's all set to acquire a major producing plant in Karnataka -- Wistron's iPhone factory. The group has been in talks with this Taiwanese company for months now.

India to get its first homegrown iPhone maker as Tata Group nears takeover, says source

Apple informed late Sunday evening that Covid restrictions at the iPhone factory in China operated by Foxconn have "temporarily impacted production" and the company expects lower shipments of high-end iPhone 14 models.

Covid curbs in China will likely hit iPhone 14 shipments, wait time to increase, Apple says