US senators question Apple, Google over app store dominance
Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL.O) Google have come under attack by US senators united from both parties about the dominance of their mobile app stores and whether the companies abuse their power at the expense of smaller competitors.
Iran spent $600 mln on Apple phone imports
Figures provided by Iranian officials and corroborated by a local news agency show a fifth of all funds spent by the country on mobile phone imports in the year to March went to luxury devices made by the American company Apple Inc.
Apple Closes China Stores Due to Virus Outbreak
Apple Inc on Saturday said it would shut all of its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb 9.
Apple’s enterprise program block is not limited to Iran
Apple Inc. has blocked enterprise programs due to its rule for app distribution policy, which is worldwide and is not limited to Iran, head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, Amir Nazemi, told Mehr on Thursday.
The AirPower wireless charging pad has finally entered production: report
The AirPower charging mat is one of Apple’s most controversial products in recent history due to the company’s silence on its status. But now it seems as though it could finally be on the way. After multiple delays and development issues, Hong Kong website ChargerLab has revealed (via MacRumors) that manufacturer Luxshare Precision, the company currently in charge of making […]
Analyst says 2019 Apple iPhone models will have USB-C port and in-display Touch ID
We already know that the 2019 Apple iPhone models are expected to look very similar to the 2018 versions. Some believe that the only difference will be more AR capabilities. However, according to a column in Forbes written by Jean Baptiste Su, Vice-President and Principal Analyst at Atherton Research, the 2019 Apple iPhone units will feature a […]
Users Tricked Into Paying Hefty Fees by Two Highly Rated iOS Apps
Users on Reddit reported over the weekend that at least two highly rated Apple apps abused the iOS Touch ID feature to swindle users out of sums of more than $100. The offending “Fitness Balance app” and “Calories Tracker app” promised to calculate body mass index, monitor calorie intake, and provide other health-related services. With […]
Apple reportedly investigated the iPhone supply chain in China, but found no evidence of wrong doing
According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, earlier this year Apple investigated its supply chain, looking for misconduct among its suppliers. The U.S. based tech giant reportedly shook up its suppliers in China by looking for evidence of kickback schemes and bribes. The investigation also rattled Apple’s own employees in China since any […]
More Malicious Apps Found Stealing User Data in Mac App Store
Independent researchers found a number of apps in the Mac App Store that stealing data from users, acquiring sensitive information and sending it to the developer. Security researchers have independently found apps “exfiltrating” data to servers without the user’s knowledge, all of which were available to download from Apple’s Mac App Store. Each of the […]
90 GB of Confidential Data Stolen from Apple’s Servers by Teenage Hacker
90 GB of “secure files and customer accounts” has been download from Apple’s servers by a teenager from Melbourne who is now facing criminal charges, according to a report by Australian newspaper the Age. He accessed Apple’s backend network multiple times over a year, only to prove that he could. He apparently did this out […]