Dutch antitrust to soon decide on App Store commission
The Dutch Consumer and Market Authority (Autoriteit Consument en Markt) seems close to deciding on Apple's commission for purchases made through the App Store. This would make it the first antitrust commission to rule on the matter.
This writes Reuters, which has seen an internal letter. The ACM...
Review: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max after 3 months
Last year, Apple released not three, not four, but five smartphones. We already reviewed some of those iPhone models, but we saved the best one for last. How did we like the big, luxurious and expensive Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max after three months of use? Find out in this review.
For the first tim...
Apple ranked number one in smartphone sales for 2020
This marks the first time since 2016 that the iOS devices reached the number one spot in worldwide smartphone sales.
Worldwide smartphone sales declined 5% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest Gartner smartphone sales report. But thanks to a relatively strong fourth quarter sa...
Apple appears to be working on 6G already
Apple has posted some job offerings online in which the company indicates that it is looking for people who can contribute to the development of a 6G network. In this way, the company seems to want to become less dependent on Qualcomm.
The two vacancies were noticed by Bloomberg. The website wri...
Epic Games takes Apple legal dispute to EU antitrust watchdogs
The company that created Fortnite, Epic Games, is taking its fight with Apple to the European Union’s antitrust regulators, after attempts to make headway in a US court failed. The case was over a dispute involving Apple’s iPhone maker’s payment system in its App Store and control over apps d...
Zuckerberg: we need to inflict pain on Apple
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told people around him that he thinks Facebook needs to inflict pain on Apple. The two companies are embroiled in a battle over new privacy measures in the App Store.
The quote comes from The Wall Street Journal, which quotes sources inside Facebook. Zuckerberg i...
Ethical hacker cracks software from Apple and Microsoft
A security researcher has found a problem with the way many programming languages deal with dependencies. By creating new public packages with the same names as those used internally by companies, he managed to add code to the companies' software.
In his blog, researcher Alex Birsan writes that ...
Jamf collaborates with TRUCE for mobile device management
Jamf, an administration service for Apple devices, has announced that it is entering into a partnership with TRUCE Software. The companies want to focus together on the management of iPhones and iPads.
The new product that the companies will release together is called Jamf Worker Safety powered ...
EU’s antitrust chief warns Apple to treat all apps equally
Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s antitrust chief, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform. This comes after the company introduced new privacy changes that have attracted accusations of anti-competitive practices from rival Facebook.
Apple will ask iPhone users for con...
Bitcoin rises to new heights, Apple might be joining in too
In recent days, the value of bitcoin has risen to new record heights. This is mainly due to the actions of Elon Musk and his company Tesla, but Apple might also want to enter the crypto market.
Car brand Tesla recently announced that the company will accept bitcoin as a means of payment and even...
Rumour: Apple approached Hyundai and Kia for car collaboration
Apple seems to be planning to work with South Korean car brands Hyundai and Kia to develop cars. The cars would be electrically powered and capable of driving autonomously.
The rumours come from a Korean newspaper, writes Bloomberg. The companies intend to make a deal in the coming weeks to prod...
Apple releases Chrome extension for password management
Apple has released an extension for Chrome that allows users who store their passwords in iCloud to use them in Chrome. Windows users will also benefit from this.
The first hints that Apple was working on such an extension came out a few days ago when Apple released the latest version of iCloud ...