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US Supreme Court Snubs Apple App Store Appeal
Highest court in the United States declines to hear Apple appeal of lower court ruling in antitrust case from Epic Games
Apple Becomes Top Smartphone Vendor By Volume For First Time
Apple has become the world's biggest smartphone maker by volume for the first time ever, dethroning Samsung after 12 years
Apple Supplier Goertek To Set Up Vietnam Unit
Key Apple supplier Goertek to set up subsidiary in Vietnam as cutting-edge tech manufacturers diversify outside of China
Apple Offers iPhone Discounts In China Amidst Stiff Competition
Apple offers unusual iPhone discounts in China amidst lower sales, stiffer competition from Xiaomi, Huawei
Al Gore Steps Down From Apple Board, Due To Age
Former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, steps down from Apple board, because he is now 75 years old
Microsoft Briefly Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Tech Company
Microsoft briefly overtook Apple as the most valuable tech company in the world, after share price pushed market cap to $2.87 trillion
China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders
Apple's encryption for AirDrop file-sharing has alleged being cracked, as Chinese authorities claim they can ID senders
Apple Begins Making Payments In iPhone Slowdown Case
Apple begins paying users under 2020 settlement that ended legal dispute over deliberately slowing older iPhone models
EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week
Margrethe Vestager to met Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang etc to discuss EU digital regulation and competition policy
Apple Watch Credited With Saving Woman’s Life After Poisoning
Emergency SOS function on Apple Watch credited with saving the life of a woman and her cat after carbon monoxide poisoning
Apple Settles Lawsuit Concerning iTunes Gift Card Scam
Agreement reached with Apple to settle a lawsuit that alleged it knowingly let scammers exploit iTunes gift cards, and kept stolen funds
Apple Design VP To Join Jony Ive, Sam Altman For AI Device – Report
Apple’s iPhone design boss Tang Tan will leave Apple and join Sir Jony Ive's LoveFrom, to work on AI device with Sam Altman
Apple Files Appeal, Amid US Ban On Apple Watch Sales
Apple to appeal, after the White House declines to overturn ITC ban on US sales of certain Apple Watch devices
Apple To Pause Series 9, Ultra 2 Watch Sales In US
Apple prepares temporary halt to sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 watches starting this week amidst Masimo patent dispute
TSMC Chair Mark Liu To Retire In 2024
TSMC chair Mark Liu to retire from company next year amidst major upheaval as US, Japan, EU seek to diversify away from Asia
Apple To Overhaul ‘Confusing’ iPad Family – Report
New versions of iPad Pro and iPad Air reportedly on the way, as Apple seeks to make iPad portfolio less confusing
Fortnite Maker Epic Wins Antitrust Case Against Google
Legal win against Google for Epic Games may force Android maker to allow more app stores and alternative payment methods
Apple To Move Key iPad Engineering Resources To Vietnam – Report
Fresh reports of Apple shifting manufacturing from China, with iPad product development resources relocated to Vietnam
Apple ‘Asks For Rethink’ On India Universal Charger Rules
Apple reportedly asks Indian authorities for extension or for existing models to be exempted from EU-style universal charger rules
Apple, Paramount Discuss Bundling Streaming Service Offer – Report
Streaming tie-up? Discussions reportedly between Apple and Paramount discuss bundling respective streaming services
UK’s CMA Wins Appeal To Investigate Apple
Apple's mobile browser and cloud gaming services will be investigated after the CMA won an appeal on Thursday
IBM Pulls Advertising From X/Twitter, Amid Nazi Content Row
Another big name suspends advertising on X (aka Twitter), after its ads appeared next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis
Apple To Add RCS To Improve Texting Between Android, iPhone
Cross platform texting improvement on the way, as Apple says it will add support for RCS messaging in 2024
US Wraps Up Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google
Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024
Meta Says App Stores Should Get Parental Approval For Under-16 App Installs
As the US Senate examines Meta's protection children, firm calls for federal law for App Stores to approve app downloads for under-16s
Apple To Allow European Side Loading Of iPhone Apps – Report
EU legislation could mean Apple will allow European iPhone users to 'side load' apps from outside of Apple's official app store
Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue
CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Confirms ‘Minor Stroke’
Steve Wozniak is back home in the US, after he was rushed to hospital in Mexico City, after suffering minor stroke
Apple Setback In EU $14 Billion Tax Row
Legal setback for Apple as it seeks to avoid to paying over $14 billion in back taxes, after EU clampdown on unfair state aid