Apple Music, iTunes Movies and iBooks debut in China

Apple announced a major expansion to its digital content offerings on Wednesday local China time as the company introduced the huge Asian market to Apple Music, iTunes Movies and iBooks services.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 13

Apple appeals to Supreme Court in e-books price fixing antitrust case

Apple is looking to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in order to overturn previous court decisions, which found that the company conspired with book publishers to fix the price of e-books.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 49

Apple Music, App Store, iTunes & more buckle under VMA announcement traffic

A range of Apple's cloud-based services, including the App Store, iTunes, and even OS X Software Update were affected on Tuesday, likely from excess traffic associated with MTV's 2015 Video Music Awards nominees exclusively revealed on Beats 1.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 47

Apple loses final e-books antitrust appeal, will pay $450M settlement [u]

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday confirmed a lower court's finding that Apple colluded with major publishers to raise the price of e-books following the launch of the iBookstore, putting the case to rest and clearing the way for distribution of a $450 million settlement.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 46

This week on AppleInsider: Ive's promotion, Apple Watch apps, augmented reality & more

Several events this week pointed to Apple's future plans, including a promotion for designer Jony Ive, comments from operations head Jeff Williams, and a takeover of augmented reality firm Metaio.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 4

Appeals court denies Apple's bid to remove antitrust monitor in e-books case

Apple's efforts to have antitrust compliance monitor Michael Bromwich removed from oversight of its business were denied on Wednesday, as an appeals court said the iBooks operator lacked sufficient reasoning to have him replaced.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 22

Apple's feud with antitrust monitor continues; company accused of not cooperating in iBooks oversight

Tension between Apple and its court-appointed antitrust monitor continues to mount, as Michael Bromwich has accused the iPad maker of reducing its cooperating with his reviews of the company.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 63

iOS 8.4 moves audiobooks to iBooks, adds separate CarPlay audiobook access

Apple's newly released iOS 8.4 beta relocates audiobooks out of the Music app into iBooks, and it adds a separate launcher for them in CarPlay, AppleInsider has discovered.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 15

Extended downtime for Apple's iTunes, App Store and more lingers for hours [ux2]

Apple's online services, including the iTunes Store and App Store, experienced an extended outage Wednesday morning, stretching for hours, even though Apple's official system status page suggested all services were online.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 29

Apple finds sympathetic ear in fight to remove antitrust monitor Bromwich

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Tuesday heard Apple's arguments to dislodge lawyer Michael Bromwich from his position as external antitrust monitor, with one judge voicing concern over the methods used in his investigation.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 25

Report alleges iBooks antitrust monitor has committed 'major abuse' against Apple

A scathing critique of Michael Bromwich, the lawyer overseeing Apple after it lost an iBooks antitrust lawsuit, alleges that he has unfairly billed the company some $2.65 million for investigative practices that have gone well beyond the initial intent of his role.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 59

Baking iBooks into iOS 8 has led to 1M new users for Apple every week

Apple's iBookstore has averaged a million new customers every week since iOS 8 launched last fall, benefitting from the inclusion of iBooks as a built-in app.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 33

Judge shows opposition to government's case at start of Apple's e-book antitrust appeal

Apple's appeal of the U.S. government's e-book antitrust case got underway Monday, with one judge presiding over the hearing questioning whether the government's original case was legitimate.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 39

Pixelmator, Beyonce, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' & 'Fargo' lead Apple's iTunes Best of 2014 awards

Apple on Monday debuted its curated list of the best content available from its various digital platforms, including apps, music, movies, books, podcasts and more.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 9

Apple's Eddy Cue speaks out on iBooks price fixing ruling: 'It's just not right'

Days before an appeals court will revisit Apple's iBooks price fixing case, the head of the company's digital content business has spoken out on why Apple continues to fight the government's antitrust allegations, calling it a "fight for the truth."

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 69

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