Stolen Device Protection is a great move by Apple; Activation Lock next, please
One of the key features added in the iOS 17.3 beta is Stolen Device Protection. This is a thoughtful and creative solution to balancing out the need for protecting iPhone users without stopping them do the things they want to do with their devices.
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Epic Games victory against Google puts Apple back under App Store pressure
Yesterday saw an Epic Games victory in its court case against Google, a jury finding that the Play Store was indeed operated in an anti-competitive fashion.
This is despite the fact that Epic mostly lost a near-identical case against Apple back in 2...
Push notification data used to investigate Capitol rioters; Apple sets higher legal bar
When it was revealed that foreign governments were demanding push notification data from Apple and Google, it was suspected that the US government was doing the same. This has now been confirmed, one use of it being to investigate January 6th Capitol r...
iPhone 16 batteries should preferably be made in India, Apple tells suppliers
As part of the company’s continuing work to reduce its dependence on China, Apple has reportedly told suppliers that it has a preference for iPhone 16 batteries being made in India.
One battery supplier which already manufactures in India has been a...
Apple reveals ‘push notification spying’ by foreign governments, after open letter
Update: Apple issued the following statement to 9to5Mac:
Apple is committed to transparency and we have long been a supporter of efforts to ensure that providers are able to disclose as much information as possible to their users. In this case, th...
EU’s iMessage antitrust investigation looks set to rule in Apple’s favor
The European Union’s iMessage antitrust investigation looks set to rule in favor of Apple, meaning that the secure messaging service would be exempt from upcoming interoperability rules.
If confirmed, it would mean that Apple would not have to make ...
Under-screen Face ID camera after 2026, suggests supply-chain report
A new supply-chain report suggests that we could see an under-screen Face ID camera in the iPhone “after 2026,” using technology developed by LG Innotek.
It’s likely that the tech would initially be used for Face ID only, but would be a stepping sto...
iPhone assembler Foxconn expects strong sales for the holiday quarter
iPhone assembler Foxconn had already predicted “significant growth” during the holiday quarter, but now says that October and November have been even stronger than expected.
The company told investors that its November revenue hit T$650 billion ($20...
USB-C charging port law in India could cause three big problems for Apple
India is planning to copy the European Union’s USB-C charging port law, requiring all smartphones to adopt the standard, which poses three big problems for Apple – and not just in India.
A new report today says that Apple is lobbying either for an e...
AI Alliance will open-source AI models; Meta, IBM, Intel, NASA on board
A new industry group known as the AI Alliance believes that artificial intelligence models should be open-source, in contrast to the proprietary models developed by OpenAI and Google.
Meta, IBM, Intel, and NASA are just some of the organizations to ...