Scott Forstall told Pandora to jailbreak early iPhones to get a head start on development

Ahead of the official App Store SDK, Scott Forstall told Pandora to use jailbroken iPhones to develop their music app.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 16

Arizona bill that could force Apple App Store to allow third-party payments one step closer to law

Arizona lawmakers have narrowly advanced a bill that could force Apple and Google App Stores — but not video game console sellers — to allow third-party payment systems on their app stores.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 51

Google Chrome to emulate Apple's Safari ad-tracking privacy ethos

Future versions of Google Chrome will stop supporting ad-tracking cookies, and instead, the company will implement privacy features in the browser similar to Apple's iOS 14 plans.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 26

Nicole Kidman and Alison Brie to star in 'Roar' on Apple TV+

Apple TV+ has announced a new "darkly comic" anthology series based on Cecelia Ahern's book "Roar," and starring Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, and Cynthia Erivo.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Apple's iPhone 12 Pro range to grow smartphone sales 50% worldwide

Demand for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max is predicted to mean overall global sales of smartphones will be 50% greater in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same time in 2020.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 1

iPhone not migrating to USB-C or getting Touch ID on power button any time soon

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that market and financial benefits will mean Apple skips USB-C for iPhones, and will also not move Touch ID to the power button at any time in the near future.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 22

How Apple's walled garden iPhone security can help hackers evade scrutiny

Apple has a secure mobile ecosystem because of choices in hardware and software that it has made, but the same systems and policies that keep most hackers out could be dramatically helping those few who can beat it.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 12

Jason Sudeikis wins first Golden Globe for Apple TV+ with 'Ted Lasso'

The hit comedy "Ted Lasso" has landed Apple TV + its first Golden Globe award, with star Jason Sudeikis winning the comedy actor trophy.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Apple edges out Samsung on Q4 European smartphone sales

Despite the European smartphone market plummeting overall in 2020, Apple's sales in the region were similar to its 2019 numbers — finishing the year strong with the iPhone 12.

Will Shanklin 5 years ago 7

World Health Organization denies vaccine passport talks with Apple

The European Commission had said that Apple and Google were talking with the World Health Organization about coronavirus vaccine passport, but WHO officials refuted those claims.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 8

Dutch regulators near antitrust decision in Apple investigation

Authorities in the Netherlands say they are close to a draft decision over allegations that Apple's App Store in-app payment system is anti-competitive.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 10

Apple researching voice accessibility features for Siri like stutter detection

Apple is working on making Siri and its other voice recognition technologies more accessible to users with atypical speech patterns.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1

US House lays out three potential areas of change to rein in Big Tech

The U.S. House antitrust subcommittee met again on Thursday to listen to expert witnesses and consider legislative proposals to "address the rise and abuse of market power online."

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Insultingly, Facebook continues to try to convince users that privacy-violating targeted ads are good

Somewhere along the line, Facebook moved from being the preposterously insecure social media service, into a corporation whose people seem pretty insecure — which has been further demonstrated by the company on Thursday trying its latest attempt to convince people how privacy-breaking targeted advertisements are actually good for consumers.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 30

Claris extends app development training program

FileMaker Pro company Claris has announced a further partnership with a training provider to provide both technical and business training for new app developers.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 1

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