A surprised announcement was made by Apple on Wednesday, to begin accommodating DIY repairs by selling customers the parts and tools they need to repair their iPhones and Macs at home. In the announcement, Apple said that the new program, Self Service Repair, will launch with the parts for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 […]
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In a speech at Web Summit 2021 proclaiming the security risks, Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi stressed that “Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend and requiring that on iPhone would be a gold rush for the malware industry.” Federighi, on the other hand, opposes a solution that allows users to decide for themselves […]
Apple is planning to unleash its latest mixed reality headset to the public as early as 2022, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s Power On Newsletter revealed that the tech giant’s AR/VR headset would be more lenient towards the pricy side, due to its higher-end characteristics and features, with an initial launch day in the upcoming year. Claims […]
Apple Inc. was toppled aside from its throne as the world’s most valuable public company by Big Tech fellow, Microsoft, after the iOS developer’s market share fell on Friday by almost 2 percent. The fluctuation arises from Apple’s financial report for the fiscal year 2021, revealing unusual results – despite failing to meet Wall Street’s earnings expectations […]
The rippling effect the global chip shortage inflicted on Big Tech firms manifested into Apple’s fourth quarter (Q4) revenues, reporting in a $6 billion loss that could potentially delay manufacturing plans, according to CEO Tim Cook. The Big Tech titan revealed Thursday its financial report for the fiscal year 2021, failing to accommodate Wall Street expectations, an outcome heavily attributed to […]
The U.S. Copyright Office is intensifying its legal defense in improving digital devices by submitting its latest anti-circumvention exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to forbid breaking software copyright protection. Section 1201 anti-circumvention exemptions are recommended by the Register of Copyrights every three years. A procedure that delivers legal protections distributed on various […]
Australia’s parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services vocalized concerns around Apple’s business conduct in relation to prohibiting NFC chips incorporated into its device from being utilized for Apple Pay. Australian banks are required to deliver a monetary fee to the iOS developer to obtain access to its Apple Pay feature. In parallel, numerous […]
Five Chinese university students are suing tech giant Apple for not including a charger with an iPhone 12 Pro Max, media reports said. EarPods and wall chargers were not being included with iPhones in 2020; only adding a USB-C to Lightning cable in its packaging. A decision taken by Apple to supposedly reduce carbon emissions […]
Following Facebook’s financial results released on Monday, the social networking giant is anticipating a damaging effect rising from Apple’s iPhone privacy alterations led by Snap Inc’s missed revenue targets. In April, the iOS developer incorporated additional privacy updates to prohibit advertisers from monitoring iPhone users without their permission. Apple’s move fueled fear in digital ad […]
U.S. Big Tech legion seems to be torn between two economic powerhouses. In a battle for dominion between the East and the West, Big Tech companies are forfeiting from the Chinese market to prevent getting caught in the conflict, except for Apple, according to the BBC. Last week, Microsoft announced news of shutting down its professional […]