Apple extends AppleCare purchase window to one year
Apple is extending the window that U.S. and Canadian customers have to buy AppleCare subscriptions for their devices after purchase.
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General
Mike Peterson
Apple threatens to close Epic Games developer account on Aug. 28
Epic Games on Monday said Apple is threatening to terminate its developer account, a move that would cut it off from iOS and macOS development tools.
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Amber Neely
App service Setapp permanently halves new iOS subscription cost
Initially launched as a $4.99 extra cost per iPhone or iPad used, app subscription service Setapp has now permanently cut 50% off that monthly fee.
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William Gallagher
Apple offering CBS, Showtime as a $9.99 Apple TV+ add-on bundle
Apple has launched its first premium Apple TV+ bundle, allowing users to add on CBS All Access and Showtime for an additional $9.99 a month.
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Apple opens up independent repair shop program to include Macs [u]
Apple is expanding a repair program it launched in 2019 that provides independent repair businesses with access to the same tools, manuals, diagnostics, and parts as Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers, with the company now supplying parts for Mac repairs.
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Malcolm Owen
Intel details power efficiencies of its upcoming Xe LP graphics architecture
More details about Intel's plans for improved graphics onboard its processors have been revealed, with the Xe LP graphics destined for Tiger Lake processors seemingly going to be comparable to AMD's GPU technology in terms of performance, though it remains to be seen if Apple will use it before fully switching to Apple Silicon.
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App Store purchases have soared in 2020 due to COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly prompted major changes in the way people use mobile devices like the iPhone, with consumers spending more time with their smartphones and purchasing more apps and games in the first half of 2020 than the second half of 2019.
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Australian regulator accuses Google of spreading news law misinformation
Google is warning Australian users that the introduction of a proposed law forcing it to pay for access to local news outlets could be a danger to its free search and YouTube services, a claim that the Australian competition regulator dismisses as "misinformation."
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Apple holding off on Vietnam iPhone assembly over workers' living conditions
Apple is considering the possibility of bringing iPhone manufacturing to Vietnam, a report claims, after the Cupertino company visited a factory owned by assembly partner Luxshare to check the conditions of the facility.
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AppleInsider Staff
Mikey Campbell
Stephen Silver
