Will Apple and Google be forced to open up their app stores?
This week, Epic Games won a high-profile lawsuit against Google. A U.S. jury ruled that the Google Play Store monopoly had harmed Epic and has to be addressed. The decision could have a major impact on the Android ecosystem, while Apple's dominance over the App Store is once again under a microscop... Read more
Apple overhauls its iPad lineup
Apple has a busy agenda for 2024. The iPad lineup will be overhauled. Also possibly coming to market are the VR glasses Vision Pro and a new MacBook Air.
Apple seems to have a lot in the pipeline for 2024, Bloomberg reports. One of the main plans is to simplify the iPad lineup. Instead of the cu... Read more
Bluetooth vulnerability affects Android, Apple and Linux devices
A recently discovered vulnerability in Bluetooth, CVE-2023-45866, opens the door to a hostile takeover of Android, Apple and Linux devices. Security researcher Marc Newlin made the discovery.
In a posting on GitHub, Newlin recently disclosed the Bluetooth vulnerability CVE-2023-45866. By exploit... Read more
Apple iMessage may escape European regulation DMA
Apple's messaging service iMessage may escape regulation under the EU Digital Markets Act. According to the EU, the messaging service would not be popular enough among business users, so it would not have to comply with the regulations.
The DMA has been keeping Big Tech quite busy lately. The re... Read more
Apple releases iOS updates for two exploited zero-day vulnerabilities
Apple recently released fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities that may already be exploited by hackers. The vulnerabilities apply to virtually all Apple devices.
The two zero-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-42916 and CVE-2023-42917, were found in the WebKit browser, according to the tech giant. T... Read more
‘Apple’s Objective-C is reaching end of life’
The Objective-C programming language appears to be reaching end of life, according to research by JetBrains. Its usage is the lowest of any programming language, and developers plan to stop using it altogether by 2024. JavaScript is the most popular programming language.
JetBrains' survey shows ... Read more
Apple goes to European court over Digital Markets Act
Apple has filed a legal case with the European Court of Justice against the European Commission. In particular, it would like to challenge the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Reuters reports. With this, the tech giant opposes the measures it must comply with by this European law.
What exactly is the ... Read more
Apple embraces text messaging successor RCS for iMessage
Apple will soon implement the RCS standard in its iPhones, after all. This should make sending text messages via iMessage between iPhones and devices based on other platforms, such as Android, more conform and easier.
Apple plans to eventually implement the Rich Communications Standard Universal... Read more
While Google compensates Apple handsomely, Android manufacturers lag behind
Google is paying Apple 36 percent of all ad revenue coming in through searches from the Safari browser. This is to ensure that Google Search remains the default search engine within that browser. That percentage is up to three times what the tech giant pays to manufacturers of devices with an Andro... Read more
Apple thinks 8GB of memory can be sufficient for a MacBook Pro
Apple chief Bob Borchers recently defended the decision to equip the base model of the 14-inch MacBook Pro with only 8GB of memory. "8GB in a MacBook Pro is probably comparable to 16GB on other systems. We are able to use memory much more efficiently."
When the new iMac and MacBooks with M3 chip... Read more