Apple was called out in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report for its alleged “anti-competitive repair restrictions” that stifle independent repair businesses from fixing its devices, 9to5Mac reported. The FTC said in its report that repair restrictions have a negative effect on small businesses as well as...
Media, technology and advertising associations in Germany have initiated an antitrust complaint against Apple regarding the iPhone maker’s latest operating system, iOS 14.5, the Financial Times (FT) reported. ZAW, the German Advertising Federation, launched the complaint to Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s competition regulator. The antitrust beef was initiated...
Apple has updated its Developer page and is continuing to forgo the App Store requirement for paid online group services to use in-app purchases for payments, 9to5mac reported. The service will remain as it is until Dec. 31. “Last year, to support apps that adapted...
Apple is preparing a major overhaul to its mobile software, along with changes that could see it competing in the messaging arena with Facebook. That’s according to Bloomberg, which cites unnamed sources as saying the changes include upgrades to how users handle notifications, redesigns to...
Apple held its virtual “Spring Loaded” event Tuesday (April 20) and delivered on what industry professionals were expecting, namely a new screen for the iPad Pro, a more feature-rich Apple TV, a refresh for the iMac and a few other goodies. One of the big...
The event is called “Spring Loaded.” It will be Apple’s first product announcement run of 2021 — webcast worldwide Tuesday (April 20). Whether or not the title accurately describes the latest product line, it certainly sums up the anticipation for what’s next from Cupertino, California,...
A letter viewed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from Apple Music that was sent to creators, publishers and labels said that the tech giant has a penny-per-stream payment structure. The disclosure was sent to artists on Friday (April 16) via Apple Music’s artist dashboard....
Apple is slated to roll out an updated iPad Pro and AirPods this year at its first product launch, CNN reported on Tuesday (April 13). Apple sent out press releases for this event with the tagline “Spring Loaded.” The event will take place Tuesday, April...
Tech giant Apple dropped the ball on gearing up for the connected home market. But while Amazon and Google have surged ahead in that area, Apple is still in the game. Now, Apple is developing a product that would take on a wide array of...
