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Sir Jony Ive, iPhone Designer, To Leave Apple
The 'spiritual partner' of the late Steve Jobs, British designer of the iPhone Sir Jony Ive is to leave Apple
Apple Poaches Top ARM Engineer
One of ARM's top chip engineers has been hired by Apple as it seeks to expand its inhouse expertise
Apple Calls On White House To Halt China Tariffs
President Trump warning. Tariffs on Chinese goods will impact our global competitiveness, Apple predicts
Apple Mulls Manufacturing Shift From China – Report
Trade war repercussions as Apple reportedly explores moving 30 percent of production away from China
Apple Explores Purchase Of Intel’s Modem Unit – Report
So long Qualcomm? Apple is reportedly mulling a purchase of Intel’s smartphone modem business
DoJ Antitrust Boss Urged To Recuse Himself From Tech Probe
Antitrust chief must recuse himself from Google, Apple probe as he previously worked for them, says US senator
Apple Sued By Developers Over App Store ‘Monopoly’
Two developers sue Apple, alleging its App store is an illegal monopoly and levies “profit killing” charges
Apple Services Recovered After Tuesday Outage
Users of Apple services around the world suffer disruption on Tuesday, but services are now restored
US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe
The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare their own investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
WWDC 2019: Apple Takes On Google, Facebook With ‘Private’ Single Sign-On
iPhone maker also introduces iOS 13, new Apple Watch features and 'cheese grater' Mac Pro complete with £790 monitor stand
WWDC 2019: Apple Gives iPad Laptop-Like Features With iPadOS
The latest iPad operating system update adds multitasking and productivity enhancements as well as support for USB storage devices
WWDC 2019: Apple Bids Farewell To iTunes
iTunes is set to be phased out in favour of a more diverse set of desktop apps, while other updates are planned for watchOS, iOS, iPads and the Mac Pro
Safari Proposal Takes Aim At Google, Facebook Advertising
Apple WebKit proposes privacy-focused compromise for ad-tracking in Safari web browser
Apple Offers Free MacBook Repairs For Keyboard Flaw
Butterfly mechanism for nearly all modern MacBooks contains design flaw, as Apple redesigns keyboards for new models
Apple Promises To Be ‘Upfront’ About iPhone Battery Health
Promises UK watchdog that it will be “clearer and more upfront” with iPhone users about battery health
US Supreme Court Gives Go-Ahead To Apple Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit
The action alleges Apple's App Store violates federal monopoly law by forcing users to buy from it and imposing a 30 percent levy on developers
SAP Uses Apple Machine Learning To Expand App Family
Apple in the enterprise. SAP expands app portfolio with deal to use Apple's machine learning tech
EU Regulators Plan Apple Probe After Spotify Antitrust Complaint
Spotify accused Apple of misusing its dominant iPhone App Store to charge a 'tax' on rival music services
Apple Profit Falls As iPhone Sales Slow
Smartphone worries as Tim Cook said China demand and price cuts helped stablise iPhone sales
Apple Pulls Parental Control Apps
Firm denies it was competition move, but insists that security and privacy concerns were main reason
Apple Issues Recall On UK Plugs
Shock recall for plugs shipped in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore between 2003 and 2010
Apple Opens Up About Recycling iPhones Via Robot
Apple shows off robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour in both the US and Holland
Intel Exits 5G For Smartphones After Apple Settlement
No surprise. Intel confirms 5G smartphone modem exit, after Apple and Qualcomm kiss and make up
Apple Surprises With Qualcomm Settlement
Billion dollar lawsuits around the world halted after Apple agrees to pay Qualcomm undisclosed sum
Huawei ‘Open’ To Becoming Apple’s 5G Chip Supplier
Apple has few choices where it comes to 5G smartphone tech, as it launches massive court battle with Qualcomm
Apple’s £21bn Patent Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Arrives In Court
The row focuses on Qualcomm's lucrative licensing practices for patents and its dominant smartphone modems
Toddler Disables Dad’s Apple iPad For 48 Years
Bit of a wait. A father will have to wait until 2067 before he can try to unlock his Apple iPad
Vestager Calls For Europe To ‘Take The Lead’ On Digital Tax
European countries should push ahead with taxes aimed at fairer digital taxation and allow the rest of the world to catch up, says EU competition commissioner
Former Mozilla CTO Ordered To Unlock Devices At US Border
Apple staffer and American citizen Andreas Gal detained by US border agents after refusing to unlock devices