Apple makes cybercrime risks argument to keep control of all iOS apps
Apple doubled down on its criticism of the European Union’s draft rules that would force it to allow users to install software from outside its App Store, saying the move will bolster malware and cybercrime risks.
The Coalition for App Fairness, including Epic Games, Spotify, and Match Group, ... Read more
Apple warns for active exploited zero-day vulnerability on Macs
Apple has warned iPhone and Mac users that it is aware of a zero-day bug under active exploit. The company thanked Google for spotting the bug, assigned CVE-2021-30869, which the world's largest ad company seems to have noticed since it impacts the WebKit browser engine.
It is a serious flaw, as... Read more
Apple loosens restrictions on App developers
Developers will now be able to communicate with their customers about direct purchase options.
This week Apple announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers. The terms of the agreement will help make the Ap... Read more
NSO Pegasus software exploited iOS vulnerability to spy on activists
A new report says that the Israel-based cybersecurity company NSO Group Technologies was used by the Bahrain government to spy on people, using vulnerabilities in Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS.
The report comes from Citizen Lab and says that Bahrain used NSO software between June 2020 a... Read more
Google competes will Apple, offers 5 years of Android updates on Pixel 6
Over the past several years, Google has been a market leader with it's Android OS for smartphone. There is one area where Android has been consistently behind on Apple's iOS, and that’s updates. Apple supports every iPhone for years with new updates. Google now sets the example for every Android ... Read more
New MacBook Pro with Apple’s M1 chip could be released this fall
New MacBook Pro models using Apple’s custom-designed M1 silicon and Mini LED displays could arrive this fall. The news comes from a Taiwanese publication known as DigiTimes and is in line with an announcement that Apple made last summer about its chips.
The iPhone maker announced that the enti... Read more
Apple states amount of macOS malware is unacceptable
Apple's head of software has reported that the amount of malware targeting the Mac operating system is unacceptable and it's the reason why iOS is a more closed operating system. Craig Federighi, the senior VP of Software Engineering, made these comments on Wednesday, during the Epic Games v Apple ... Read more
Google developer: Safari browser is not an alternative to apps
The idea that web apps can be an alternative to iOS apps doesn't make sense. That is what a Google developer suggests in rebuttal to an earlier claim by Apple as a contradiction in the various investigations into the company's App Store policy.
In a blog post, Google developer Alex Russell talks... Read more
Apple delays App Store commission for virtual classes once more
Apps that allow users to hold virtual meetings for a fee do not have to pay a commission to the App Store for the time being. Apple had already postponed this deadline from December 2020 to June 2021, but this deadline also turned out to be too early.
The deadline has now been pushed back to 31 ... Read more
Apple will soon start requiring privacy pop-ups
Apple has announced that in the coming weeks, it will start asking users about their privacy preferences. Apps that sell user data to third parties must first ask for permission to do so.
The new policy will take effect sometime in the coming weeks, writes Reuters. To be exact, the mandatory req... Read more