Apple maintains max score on LGBTQ equality index for 17th year running

Apple has once again claimed a score of 100 — the highest possible — on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, gauging U.S. businesses' treatment of LGBTQ people both in and outside of the workplace.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

Some macOS Mojave 10.14.4 users having problems with Gmail & G Suite authentication in Apple Mail

While it does not appear to be affecting all users, a number of people are reporting being unable to access their G suite or Gmail accounts when using Apple's Mail app, since updating to macOS Mojave 10.14.4.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 39

US FTC orders Comcast, Google, AT&T & others to share full details on data collection practices

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued letters to several major internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast, ordering them all to detail their respective data collection practices.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5

Apple missing from list of companies supporting OpenXR AR and VR spec

The Khronos Group has ratified and publicly released a provisional specification for OpenXR, an open standard for AR and VR platforms, but while many major firms are supporting the effort, Apple does not appear to be publicly offering its own support.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 29

Google up to $9.4 billion in total fines to EU, with latest $1.7 billion AdSense penalty

The European Commission has fined Google $1.7 billion for illegally favoring its own AdSense in search advertising, bringing the company's total fines for anticompetitive behavior so far in the region to $9.42 billion.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 21

Google premieres Stadia, an online cross-platform game streaming service

Google on Tuesday revealed Stadia, a new cloud-based gaming platform able to stream high-end PC games to phones, tablets, computers, and TVs.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 23

Google Translate support added to iOS Gboard two years after Android version

Google has updated Gboard, its third-party keyboard for iOS, adding the ability to take advantage of Google Translate to write text in another language directly from the keyboard itself, without requiring users to access the separate Google Translate app or the website version.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 8

Apple's services revenue will double, adding $6 to earnings per share by 2021

A multitude of factors support the idea of services, like a new streaming video platform, adding $6 to Apple's earnings per share by its 2021 fiscal year, Cowen analysts said in resuming coverage on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Another F for Alphabet: after abandoning Android tablets last year, Google retreats from Chrome OS Pixel notebooks

After dumping support for its last remaining Android Pixel C tablet last spring, Google is starting off 2019 with another major retreat in its hardware lineup — including the cancellation of various concepts in development.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 53

Editorial: Senator Warren's stance on big tech breakup is dangerous politics

Running for President, Senator Warren proposes plans to break up big technology companies, that ignore real security concerns. You can't apply simplistic solutions to complex problems just because it's politically expedient, and you can't conveniently dance around Apple being included, then bring it in when you're forced to give a soundbite.

William Gallagher and Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 92

iPhone interest in China going 'from bad to worse,' hitting suppliers

Hopes for a recovery in Apple's iPhone sales are a ways off, a Longbow Research analyst hinted on Tuesday, noting serious blows to public demand and Apple's supply chain.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22

Elizabeth Warren confirms Apple is on her big tech breakup list

Speaking at SXSW, presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren explicitly called out Apple's App Store as one example of what would need to be split away from the company to comply with her big tech breakup plan, if Apple wanted to continue to distribute its own apps and services.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 172

If you use Google Chrome on your Mac, update it right now

Google has confirmed a recent update to Chrome was to patch a zero-day issue in the popular browser, an exploit that was actively used in attacks, and has recommended all Chrome users on Mac, Windows, and Linux update their installations as soon as possible.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 45

Elizabeth Warren calls for tech giant breakup, with Apple in the cross-hairs

On Friday, Democratic Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren advocated for breaking up major tech companies with large services, specifically naming Amazon, Facebook, and Google — but Apple fits in the targeted category as well.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 103

Apple breaks with digital music competitors, will not appeal songwriter royalty increase

Major digital music and streaming services Amazon, Google, Pandora and Spotify on Thursday filed separate appeals of a U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling that greatly increases royalty rates paid out to songwriters. Apple is conspicuously absent from the list of appellants.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 36

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