Fortnite maker complains of Apple’s ‘anti-competitive’ behaviour to UK watchdog March 30, 2021 Fortnite maker Epic Games has complained to the UK’s markets watchdog today over Apple’s ‘anti-competitive’ rules, after a spat that led to the game being banned from the App Store last year. Epic took its competition complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), claiming Apple exercised unfair control over app makers. Last August, Fortnite [...]
Fortnite calls on Apple to allow its developers back on app store September 10, 2021 Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, has demanded that Apple restore its developer account on the app store as a legal battle over payments wages on. In August 2020, Epic Games was kicked off the app store for flouting lucrative rules which let Apple take a 30 per cent cut of in-app payments. In response, [...]
Apple relaxes controversial App Store rules amid regulatory scrutiny September 2, 2021 Apple has agreed to make modest changes to relax its App Store rules after facing heat from regulators worldwide. The change will allow developers of “reader” apps to link to external sites for payments to avoid paying Apple’s controversial fees for in-app purchases, as high as 30 per cent. The changes, due to come into [...]
Apple to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images August 6, 2021 Apple has announced plans to search people’s iPhones for child sex abuse material (CSAM) using new technology raising privacy concerns. Overnight Apple confirmed that “NeuralHash” technology will allow them to detect known CSAM images stored in iCloud photos. The automated system will perform on-device checks of photos before they are uploaded to the iCloud. The [...]
All EU devices to use a common charger port in major setback for Apple September 23, 2021 In a major setback for Apple the European Commission has issued a directive calling for all EU mobile phones, tablets and headphones to use the same charger. The European Union executive said the move will bring environmental benefits as well as saving European citizens an estimated €250m (£214m) each year. The directive will mandate the [...]
Global chip shortage has reached Apple: Production of iPhone 13 to be cut October 13, 2021 Apple is likely to cut down production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10m units due to the global chip shortage, Bloomberg News reported today, citing people familiar with the matter. Watch the full report.
Apple pushes to delay court ruling forcing its hand on app store payments October 9, 2021 Apple is calling for a US judge to pause an order which would change app store rules as it appeals the latest judgement in an ongoing antitrust case. The Tech giant has been embroiled in a globe-spanning set of legal disputes with Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, after it kicked the company off the [...]
Apple’s China dilemma: as the tech giant cracks down on privacy, Beijing finds a workaround April 9, 2021 China’s tech companies have long lived in a parallel universe to their western rivals. But the news that a number of them are testing a tool to bypass Apple’s new privacy rules raises a number of questions about the future of privacy – and perhaps the internet in general. In short, app developers have long [...]
Apple sales worth billions of dollars at risk after App Store ruling September 11, 2021 Apple has been declared “anticompetitive” by a US judge who has ruled that the tech giant must let developers use alternative payment methods, according to widespread reports. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Apple “engaged in anticompetitive conduct” by stopping apps from using payment methods other than its own, which charges fees of up to 30 [...]
Apple to sell spare parts so iPhone users can complete repairs from home November 17, 2021 Apple has announced plans to sell iPhone parts to the general public so that they can carry out their own repairs from home. At first the scheme will be rolled out to US iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 holders with the company confirming it has plans to expand the scheme to some Mac products and [...]