House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Tim Cook to let antitrust bills play out

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed that she spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook about a recent slate of antitrust bills, adding that she told him to let the process play out.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 18

Analyst shoots down concerns of weak Apple June quarter, 2022 growth

Investment bank Morgan Stanley is increasingly confident that Apple will both outperform in the June quarter and show solid growth across its products in 2022.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 0

Judiciary committee on path to advance entire big tech antitrust bill package

Following a debate that extended into the early morning, the US House Judiciary Committee has advanced all but one of the bills before it that focus on curbing Big Tech and its ability to promote its own products and services over others — and the last one will likely get the nod on Thursday.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 8

Claris FileMaker Pro gets native Apple Silicon update

Claris has released its Apple Silicon version of database and software development tool FileMaker Pro, including a new quick-start app builder.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 13

Apple explores how students, teachers used its devices during the pandemic

Apple has highlighted the various ways that students and educators used products like the iPad and Mac to support remote learning and graduation ceremonies during the pandemic.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 2

Apple urges House Judiciary Committee to block antitrust legislation

Apple has written an open letter to the House Judiciary Committee arguing that proposed App Store legislation would "harm consumers," and create a privacy "race to the bottom."

William Gallagher 4 years ago 2

Apple's head of privacy doubles down on anti-sideloading stance

As part of Apple's push on Wednesday morning, privacy lead Erik Neuenschwander reiterates the company's stance on sideloading on iOS — and says that it actually reduces user choice.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 22

Apple explains why getting iPhone apps outside the App Store is a bad idea

Apple has released a new research report detailing the reasons why it prohibits the sideloading of apps on iOS, including some of the dangers of the distribution method.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 139

Microsoft becomes second U.S. firm to pass $2 trillion market cap

Microsoft reached a $2 trillion market capitalization in trading Tuesday, joining a small group of global companies that have crossed that threshold — including Apple.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 13

Apple updates Dark Sky app with minor updates, bug fixes

Apple has updated the Dark Sky app for the first time in months with under-the-hood changes and other minor features.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 2

Patreon doesn't pay Apple's 30% App Store commission, and its CEO isn't sure why not

Patreon's CEO Jack Conte has confirmed that the platform doesn't pay the Apple's commission on App Store purchases — and it doesn't have a special deal with the iPhone maker.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 12

Apple researching cameras that can capture direction of light for better AR, VR

Future iPhone cameras that capture the direction light is traveling may provide greater 3D detail that will improve Apple AR walk-through experiences.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

TSMC will prioritize Apple 'iPhone 13,' car builder chip orders

In a challenging chip manufacturing environment, Apple partner TSMC is reportedly de-prioritizing orders destined for PCs and servers orders, and is instead focusing on car manufacturers, and Apple's needs.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 17

Apple-backed think tanks urge lawmakers not to vote for antitrust bills

A group of nonprofit organizations, including some connected to Apple, have sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging them to reject a slate of recently released antitrust bills.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 10

Germany investigating App Store for alleged anti-competitive behavior

Germany's Federal Cartel Office has launched an investigation into Apple's ecosystem and if the App Store allows the company to "influence the business activities" of competitors.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 19

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