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France Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking FeatureFrance Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking Feature

France Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking Feature

Apple fined 150m euros over App Tracking Transparency feature that it says abuses Apple's market dominance on iOS devices

3 weeks ago
Huawei Next-Gen OS Gets Boost With Tencent’s WeChatHuawei Next-Gen OS Gets Boost With Tencent’s WeChat

Huawei Next-Gen OS Gets Boost With Tencent’s WeChat

Tencent's super-app WeChat launches on Huawei's HarmonyOS Next platform in major boost to company's Android and iOS competitor

3 months ago
Apple Creates Data-Processing Company In ShanghaiApple Creates Data-Processing Company In Shanghai

Apple Creates Data-Processing Company In Shanghai

Apple forms data-processing venture in Shanghai amidst ongoing efforts to introduce AI offerings in mainland China

3 months ago
Apple To Update AI After False Headlines ReportedApple To Update AI After False Headlines Reported

Apple To Update AI After False Headlines Reported

Apple update to clarify when notification summaries are AI-generated after false headlines reported from BBC, New York Times

3 months ago
Apple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts ChampionshipApple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts Championship

Apple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts Championship

Apple's new AI feature falsely claims Luke Littler won PDC World Championship before event had taken place, in latest such…

4 months ago
EU Publishes iOS Interoperability PlansEU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

4 months ago
Huawei Ditches Android Apps With HarmonyOS NextHuawei Ditches Android Apps With HarmonyOS Next

Huawei Ditches Android Apps With HarmonyOS Next

Sanctioned Huawei formally launches HarmonyOS Next on smartphones, tablets as it builds new ecosystem around Android-free experience

7 months ago
Apple Reverses Course Over EU Ban On Web AppsApple Reverses Course Over EU Ban On Web Apps

Apple Reverses Course Over EU Ban On Web Apps

Apple to allow iOS web apps in EU after previously planning to disable them as Digital Markets Act 'compliance' measure

1 year ago
Apple ‘Infringes DMA’ With New EU Developer TermsApple ‘Infringes DMA’ With New EU Developer Terms

Apple ‘Infringes DMA’ With New EU Developer Terms

Apple plans for compliance with EU's Digital Markets Act show 'disdain' for regulators and 'should not be tolerated', argues legal…

1 year ago
Fortnite To Return To iPhones In European UnionFortnite To Return To iPhones In European Union

Fortnite To Return To iPhones In European Union

Epic Games to bring Fortnite back to iPhones under new EU competition rules – but criticises new Apple 'junk fees'

1 year ago
Apple Begins Making Payments In iPhone Slowdown CaseApple Begins Making Payments In iPhone Slowdown Case

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

1 year ago
Ski Slopes Trigger Flood Of 911 Calls From Apple DevicesSki Slopes Trigger Flood Of 911 Calls From Apple Devices

Ski Slopes Trigger Flood Of 911 Calls From Apple Devices

Ski slopes in Colorado trigger dozens of calls every day from crash-detection feature enabled by default in new Apple iPhone…

2 years ago
Meta To Shutter Facebook Gaming AppMeta To Shutter Facebook Gaming App

Meta To Shutter Facebook Gaming App

That didn't last long. Meta is to close its Facebook Gaming app later this year – two years after it…

3 years ago
Australia Wants Search Engine Choice Screen On SmartphonesAustralia Wants Search Engine Choice Screen On Smartphones

Australia Wants Search Engine Choice Screen On Smartphones

Search engine move plotted down under. Australian watchdog plans to make Google offer smartphone users an alternative search engine

3 years ago
Snap Shares Slump On Apple Privacy DisruptionSnap Shares Slump On Apple Privacy Disruption

Snap Shares Slump On Apple Privacy Disruption

Shares in Snapchat developer Snap drop after it projects prolonged slump in ad revenues from introduction of Apple's iPhone privacy…

3 years ago

Apple ‘May Be Working On Mobile Advertising Platform’

Anti-tracking tech in iOS 14.5 may be part of Apple plan to compete in online advertising against Facebook and Google,…

4 years ago

Snapchat Owner ‘Explored Ways’ Of Violating Apple’s Privacy Rules

Snap, owner of Snapchat, admits it conducted tests into tech that could bypass Apple's privacy controls to track iPhone users

4 years ago

Microsoft Kills Cortana iOS, Android App

Protracted death of digital assistant continues, as Redmond officially pulls support for the Cortana apps on the Android and iOS…

4 years ago

Google Has Not Updated Its iOS Apps For Two Months

No update for Google's iOS apps including Chrome, Photos, YouTube etc, after Apple insists on privacy 'nutrient label' requirement

4 years ago

Apple Delays Advertising Privacy Changes

After pushback from Facebook and advertising associations, Apple delays implementation of new privacy controls on advertisers tracking ability

5 years ago

Facebook Hits Out At Apple’s Advertising Changes

Apple iOS 14 promises world of pain for small developers, warns Facebook, with option to give app users the option…

5 years ago

Facebook Code Changes Crashes Dozens Of iOS Apps – Again

Popular iPhone and iPad apps such as Spotify, Tinder, TikTok and Waze offline for hours after Facebook makes changes to…

5 years ago

WWDC 2020: Apple Redesigns Desktop, Mobile Software

Mac desktop gets an iPad-like look, iPhones can now unlock cars and the Apple Watch gets customiseable watch faces, amongst…

5 years ago

Latvia Set To Release Covid-19 App Based On Tech Companies’ Framework

Latvia is aiming to be one of the first countries to release a Covid-19 contact-tracing app based on Apple and…

5 years ago