Apple grabs top spot in Chinese smartphone market
According to the latest data from Counterpoint, US gadget giant Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market is growing rapidly.
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Ericsson and Apple renew patent hostilities
Negotiations over patent fees have once more broken down between Apple and Ericsson so they thought it would be fun to sue each other instead.
Apple in Korea climbdown after third-party payment ruling
The iPhone maker, which recently saw its market cap briefly top $3 trillion, returned to Earth with a bump this week.
Apple joins the NSO pile-on
US gadget giant Apple is suing Israeli smartphone spyware maker NSO Group on behalf of iPhone users it alleges had their phones hacked.
Netflix enters the mobile gaming arena with a whisper
Video streaming giant Netflix is now bundling mobile games in its offer, starting with a small number of titles and thus limited disruption to the gaming industry’s business model.
Telcos expand Eco Rating phone scheme, but guess who’s still not in
The scheme to rate mobile phone models based on eco-friendly criteria is ready to be launched globally but there is one device maker that still does not appear on the list of participants.
Apple iPhone production reportedly hit by chip drought
The global semiconductor supply crunch is showing no sign of abating with reports that Apple is having to cut its iPhone orders by 10 million.
Netherlands reportedly finds Apple app store rules to be anticompetitive
A Dutch antitrust authority has been looking into Apple’s policy of excluding all other payment systems and seems to have decided it needs changing.
The EU wants all phone chargers to be USB-C, Apple not happy
The European Commission wants the whole bloc to harmonise around a single device interface and has decided it should be USB-C.
Apple and Google forced to delete Russian opposition app ahead of election
An app created by Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been removed from the Apple and Google apps stores after they were threatened by the government.
The Apple iPhone 13 is one better than the iPhone 12
US gadget giant Apple has done its traditional September refresh of its iPhone line-up and the new ones are a bit better than their predecessors.
Apple wins a Pyrrhic victory over Epic
In the long-running case over Apple’s right to prevent iOS apps circumventing its payment system a judge has ruled the company is not a monopoly in this context, just.
Apple puts plans to scan its users’ photos on hold due to backlash
Last month Apple announced plans to introduce a number of measures to protect children from abuse, which included scanning images stored in iCloud Photos.
Apple placates Japan Fair Trade Commission with token app store concession
A five-year Japanese investigation into Apple’s app store practices has been resolved with a superficial tweak.
South Korea demands Apple and Google open app stores to 3rd-party payments
A bill voted through by Korea’s parliamentarians demands application store operators like Apple and Google to allow customers to choose alternative payment methods when buying apps and content.
Apple said to be mulling LEO connectivity for iPhones
The word on the street is that US gadget giant Apple is planning to introduce support for low earth orbit satellites in future iPhones.
Smartwatch market bounces back strongly as Apple Watch user base hits 100 million
The latest global smartwatch market data from Counterpoint reveals 27% year-on-year growth in Q2 2021.
Apple opens its purse to settle developer class-action suit
Apple has agreed to loosen its grip on how mobile apps can be distributed and promised more transparency on app approval processes in a package to settle a class-action suit brought by app developers.
US government co-opts big tech into cybersecurity initiative
Google, Microsoft, AWS, Apple and IBM have all pledged to collaborate with the US government to improve cyber security.
US Senators out to tear down the app store walls
A bipartisan Senate bill is introduced to boost competition in the mobile apps market with rules to restrict what Apple and Google can impose on developers and users.
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