• Apple has agreed to pay $113 millions to 34 states over deliberately slowing down older iPhones to extend their battery life

    Apple has agreed to pay $113 millions to 34 states over deliberately slowing down older iPhones to extend their battery life

  • Apple to pay $113M to settle iPhone slowdown complaints

    Apple to pay $113M to settle iPhone slowdown complaints

    Apple Inc will pay $113 million to settle allegations from 33 US states and the District of Columbia that it slowed down iPhones to mask battery issues and get users to purchase new devices, state
  • Apple loosens some of its in-app payment rules amid controversy

    Apple loosens some of its in-app payment rules amid controversy

    Apple on Friday published a revision of some of its App Store review guidelines, loosening some restrictions on streaming game services, online classes and when developers must use its in-app purchase system, which charges a 30 percent commission. The company made the changes after criticism from developers over its App Store practices and after rivals …
  • Apple announces all-digital product launch event next week

    Apple announces all-digital product launch event next week

    Apple is launching a new product next week, but it may not be the hotly anticipated 5G iPhone. The company on Tuesday afternoon announced a surprise even scheduled for Sept. 15, with Apple’s senior vice president of marketing Greg Joswiak sharing a video of the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, Calif. The event invite didn’t …
  • Apple boots ‘Fortnite’ from App Store over payment system

    Apple boots ‘Fortnite’ from App Store over payment system

    Mega-popular battle royale game “Fortnite” has been booted from the App Store after launching an in-app payment system that allowed it to circumvent Apple’s stiff 30-percent fees. The move effectively bars any new downloads of “Fortnite” onto iPhones or iPads, as the App Store is the only way to download new software onto Apple devices. …
  • Apple sales, profits exceed expectations as Chinese market brightens

    Apple sales, profits exceed expectations as Chinese market brightens

    Apple reported sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying China sales were “headed in the right direction” as that country reopens from the novel coronavirus. But Cook said it was impossible to forecast overall results for the current quarter because of uncertainty created by the virus. Few …
  • Hackers may have found a scary way to break into your iPhone

    Hackers may have found a scary way to break into your iPhone

    The iPhone’s email app may be making Apple’s notoriously un-hackable gadget vulnerable to cybercriminals, a new report says. High-tech cybercriminals have found a way to exploit a flaw in Apple’s software and gain access to targets’ phones by simply sending an email — regardless of whether the recipient opens the email or not, according to …