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Apple Lawsuit By Norfolk County Council Upgraded To Class Action Status
Norfolk complaint against Apple over alleged misleading iPhone demand in China, upgraded in San Francisco to a class action lawsuit
Apple Hit With Fourth Fine Over App Store Fees In Netherlands
Fourth week in a row Dutch antitrust watchdog fines Apple 5m euros for preventing app developers from using other payment methods
Apple To Issue AirTag Warning Amid Stalking Fears
Tech giant Apple to issue setup warning after a number of high profile incidents where AirTags have been used to stalk people
Apple Turns iPhone Into Mobile Payments Terminal
Watch out Jack Dorsey and Square (renamed Block)! Apple 'Tap To Pay on iPhone' transforms an iPhone into a payment terminal
Dutch Court Fines Apple Third Time Over App Store Fees
Netherlands competition regulator imposes third weekly fine of 5 million euros on Apple, as company insists its changes are in line with December decision
Meta Stock Suffers, As Facebook Loses Daily Users For First Time
Facebook warns of significant Apple iOS privacy impact, which will decrease sales in the coming year by as much as $10 billion
Apple Trolls Spotify Over Neil Young
After Spotify agrees to remove Neil Young's music from its platform, Apple Music touts itself as “the home of Neil Young”
Apple Shrugs Off Chip Shortage With Record Revenues
Tech giant surpasses Wall Street predictions, as revenues grow 11 percent despite Omicron variant and ongoing global chip shortage
Apple’s Tim Cook Granted Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker
Woman allegedly threatened, harassed, trespassed and stalked Apple's Tim Cook for more than a year, and claimed to be his wife
Senate Committee Approves Big Tech Antitrust Bill
Attempt by US lawmakers to tame the power of big tech firms, nudges a step closer after Senate Committee votes to advance competition bill
Italian Regulator Recalculates Apple, Amazon Fines
Italian regulator admits it has redetermined the fines against Apple and Amazon, over the sale of Apple and Beats products
Apple Working To Patch Safari Data Leak Vulnerability
Oh dear, not so private. Webkit browser engine flaw has been leaking user ID and browser data since iOS 15 went live in September 2021
PC Sales Reach Highest Level Since 2012, Says IDC
Shipments of PCs (desktops, laptops, workstations etc) experience growth streak during the past year, despite ongoing chip shortage
Apple Loses Key Server Chip Designer To Microsoft
Apple loses another key staffer, as Microsoft reportedly hires chip industry veteran Mike Filippo to help in its in-house chip server designs
Foxconn’s India Factory Restarts Production After Protests
Production restarted at troubled Foxconn factory in southern India, three weeks after closing following protests over sick workers
Apple To Unveil 5G Equipped iPhone SE This Spring – Report
Apple's third generation budget iPhone SE won't reportedly deliver a radical redesign, but will include 5G and Apple's inhouse processor
Apple Submits Alternative Payment System In South Korea
App Store compliance move as Apple reportedly submits plan for alternative payment system in South Korea to comply with new law
Apple’s Silicon Designer Jeff Wilcox Joins Intel
Director who oversaw much of Apple's desktop and laptop transition to its own silicon designs announces resignation and joins chip giant Intel
Apple Chief Tim Cook Sees Pay Swell To $100m In 2021
Apple chief executive Tim Cook sees pay rise to nearly $100m in 2021, from $14.8m the previous year, or 1,447 times that of average Apple employee
Apple iPhone 14 To Lose Notch Cutout – Report
Industry insider offers his frank assessment of Apple's product releases in 2021, and makes major design prediction about iPhone 14
Apple First To Breach $3 Trillion Market Cap
The iPhone juggernaut briefly surpasses the $3 trillion market capitalisation threshold on Monday, over a year since passing the $2 trillion mark
Tumblr Bans 450 Words To Remain on App Store
Popular blogging service Tumblr has banned nearly 450 words from its iOS app, in order to comply with Apple's App Store Guidelines
Apple Pays $180,000 Bonus To Halt Staff Defections – Report
Staff retention. Apple is reportedly issuing a rare $180,000 bonus to select number of engineers to stave off defections to Facebook parent Meta
Apple Places Indian Foxconn Factory On Probation
After unrest and protests following mass food poisoning incident of workers, Apple places Foxconn factory in India on probation
Apple Closes New York Stores, As Omicron Infections Surge
Apple closes its New York stores in 11 locations to casual shoppers, but will allow buyers to pick up devices outside the shop
Apple Ordered To Change App Store Policies In Netherlands
Dutch competition authority finds Apple App Store in-app payment rules violate competition law in latest challenge to iPhone maker's policies
Apple Delays Staff Return To Offices Indefinitely
Amid rapid spread of Covid-19 Omicron variant, Apple has delayed the return of its corporate staff to the office indefinitely
Apple Releases ‘Tracker Detect’ For Android AirTag Detection
Preventing AirTag stalking? 'Tracker Detect' app lets Android users search for nearby active trackers such as Apple's AirTag
Apple Wins Court Delay To App Store Payment Change
Appeals court grants stay, meaning the Apple doesn't have to implement alternative payment methods just yet, to its App Store