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Just 4% of US iPhone Users Let Apps Track Them After iOS Update
Photo: Saul Loeb (Getty Images) Apple recently rolled out its highly anticipated App Tracking Transparency feature with iOS 14.5, which lets users decide whether apps track their activity for targeted advertising. Overwhelmingly, users seem happy to leave app tracking disabled. Just 4% of iPhone users in the U.S. have agreed to app tracking after updating …
“Fortnite” creator Epic Games and Apple go to trial: live updates
In 2017, the FTC alleged that Qualcomm, which owns patents essential to the creation of mobile phones, was using its dominant position in the industry to extract unreasonable fees from companies that rely on its tech. Two years later, in May 2019, U.S. District Court judge Lucy Koh agreed. In a 233-page decision, she sided …
EU Accuses Apple of Breaking Antitrust Laws With App Store Rules
The EU’s antitrust chief accused Apple of breaching competition law with its App Store rules. The accusation centers around music streaming apps, and the investigation was prompted by a complaint from Spotify. Apple takes a commission on in-app payments while simultaneously competing with them through Apple Music. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The …
Apple Q2 earnings crush analysts’ estimates with iPhone, iPad, Mac sales
Apple (AAPL) reported its Q2 2021 earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, blowing away analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom line. Revenue was up a whopping 54% year-over-year on strong hardware sales in the quarter. Here are the most important numbers from the report compared to what Wall Street was expecting. Revenue: $89.58 …
Apple working on cuffless blood pressure monitoring technology
Apple is working on technology that could detect a user’s blood pressure by using neutral networks and seismocardiogram data, negating the need for a blood pressure cuff. According to a patent application published Thursday, a wearable device, potentially paired with Apple Watch, might one day be capable of monitoring a user’s blood pressure without the …
Apple packs iPad Pros with faster chips, slims iMacs and jumps into tracking tags
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) announced on Tuesday a range of new computers, a paid podcasting service and devices for finding lost items, signaling the continued expansion of its once-simple product line into more and more corners of customers’ lives. The new $30 AirTags, tiny devices that can be attached to items such as keys and wallets …
Apple Store sitemap is down: new iPad Pro, iMac and more expected at ‘Spring Loaded’ event
The Apple Store sitemap page is currently showing the iconic ‘Be right back’ message. Unlike previous events, the main store pages are not down (or at least not down yet). The sitemap being unavailable was first noticed by The 8-Bit. It is likely the rest of the store will follow shortly. Apple’s Spring Loaded event …
Here’s what to expect at Apple’s ‘Spring loaded’ event
Apple is holding an event Tuesday at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus, where it’s expected to make several announcements about upcoming products –the biggest of which is likely to be the arrival of new iMacs with a redesigned language. It may also introduce a new iPad Pro with a mini-LED display …
Siri Reveals Apple Event Planned for Tuesday, April 20
Siri has apparently prematurely revealed that Apple plans to hold an event on Tuesday, April 20, where the company is expected to reveal brand new iPad Pro models and possibly its long-awaited AirTags trackers. Upon being asked “When is the next Apple Event,” Siri is currently responding with, “The special event is on Tuesday, April …
Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’
Apple knows that iMessage’s blue bubbles are a big barrier to people switching to Android, which is why the service has never appeared on Google’s mobile operating system. That’s according to depositions and emails from Apple employees, including some high-ranking executives, revealed in a court filing from Epic Games as part of its legal dispute …
