Apple gets into the satellite game with its latest iPhones
US gadget giant Apple had its annual major product refresh, featuring the usual incremental improvements and a couple of milestones.
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Apple and Amazon see revenue hikes in face of economic turmoil
In the midst of a global cost of living crisis both Amazon and Apple beat expectations, with revenue for iPhone sales up 3% to $40.7 billion and Amazon clocking a 7% YoY revenue jump to $121.1 billion.
Apple beefs up device security as spy agencies warn of increasing Chinese threats
US tech giant Apple has announced ‘Lockdown Mode’ – an upcoming security feature for iPhones, iPads and Macs made specifically to defend against state-sponsored mercenary spyware and cyberattacks.
Claim launched against Apple for £768 million over battery ‘throttling’
Allegations made in a class action suit by a man called Justin Gutmann are that automatic iOS updates caused older iPhones to slow down, and that breached UK competition law.
Apple is set to kill off the Lightning port, claims analyst
Consumer tech giant Apple will drop its proprietary lightning charging and earphone port and replace it with the more widely used USB-C next year, according to an analyst.
Apple abused its dominant position in mobile payments, says EU
The European Commission has informed consumer tech giant Apple that it has formed a ‘preliminary view’ that it abused its dominant position in markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices.
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.
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.
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 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.
Rakuten decides to compete on price, again
The Japanese greenfield operator Rakuten Mobile has seen its low-price strategy driving fast subscriber growth, so it has decided to double down on its iPhone 12 offers.
Global smartphone revenues forecast for fastest growth in six years
Strategy Analytics forecasts that the global smartphone wholesale revenues will increase by 13% in 2021, driven primarily by pent-up demand during the pandemic and increased device price.
Italy fines Apple for making misleading iPhone claims
Apple made a bunch of claims about the water resistance of some iPhones, but the Italian Antitrust Authority didn’t like them and has fined Apple €10 million accordingly.
Apple finally gets around to 5G
Gadget giant Apple waited a bit longer than usual for its annual iPhone refresh, which was presumably to make sure it got its first 5G ones right.
EE gets ready for the new iPhone with some more 5G locations
UK MNO EE has switched on 5G in 12 more UK towns and claims to be the country’s number one network for that sort of thing.
WeChat ban could see 30% iPhone decline – analyst
The White House might think it has the Chinese digital economy on the ropes, but once again the Law of Unintended Consequences has reared its curious head.
If there was a good time for COVID-19 to impact Apple, it is now
Hardware sales for Apple have dipped over the last three months, but with services gaining weight and the firm still in the building stages for 5G, few seem to be worried.
France does exactly what it was told not to with COVID-19 app
Much has been said about using technology to combat the coronavirus outbreak, but France has done exactly what many critics feared by cutting corners to compromise security and privacy.
Apple launches a new version of its least expensive iPhone
Gadget giant Apple wasn’t about to let a global pandemic cramp its style, but don’t get too excited because the iPhone SE is just an old phone with a newer chip.
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