Apple has run into trouble with US regulators on several occasions to date, including its attempt to illegally collude with book publishers to manipulate eBook prices. Up until now, the company has never been accused of breaking the law on iPhone prices. Earlier this week, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service …
Read More »Apple gives indie gamers a permanent home on the App Store
Breaking into the App Store can be difficult enough, but for small-time mobile game developers it’s even more of a challenge as they go up against billion-dollar, global publishers who dominate the top charts, like Supercell, Activision Blizzard, Niantic, EA, Tencent and others who can afford to invest millions in marketing budgets …
Read More »Apple orders an estimated 160 million iPhone 8 OLED panels, plans massive shipments
We’ve been discussing the expected features on Apple’s iPhone 8 for a few weeks now, including some specific features believed to be limited to the highest-end 10th anniversary model, such as a massive 5.8-inch end-to-end screen, integrated Touch ID functionality baked into the display, and an OLED panel instead of the …
Read More »Rumor: Apple may add wireless charging to iPhone 8, but top-end model could cost $1,000
There are rumors swirling around the iPhone 8 suggesting Apple could be planning to offer a major technology leap forward with its 10th Anniversary iPhone, but the highest-end devices may not be cheap. Business Insider has published a pair of rumors on various aspects of the upcoming iPhone 8. KGI …
Read More »Apple suspends 5K LG panel sales following hardware problems, will ship new displays in 5-6 weeks
When news broke earlier this winter about a router disruption flaw in LG’s 5K UltraFine panels, Apple initially appeared to take no real notice of the problem. Now, however, the company is responding — by pulling all sales of existing 5K UltraFine stock and putting customers on notice that new …
Read More »Apple rumored to announce complete refresh of iPad lineup this spring
Apple’s announcement of the iPad in 2010 heralded a new age for tablets, but that age was short-lived. Already consumers are tiring of tablets as sales decline. Even Apple is struggling to convince people to upgrade their tablets on a regular basis, and selling high-margin hardware is what keeps Apple …
Read More »Apple may integrate new custom ARM cores into future Macs, but x86 swap still unlikely
When Apple launched its new MacBook Pros with the new Touch Bar, they also included a new ARM core, dubbed the T1, to handle the Touch Bar screen and certain other aspects of the system. Now, a new report claims that Apple will include more ARM silicon in future products. …
Read More »LG’s Apple-approved 5K monitor goes bananas if placed near a router
Last year, when Apple canceled its own Thunderbolt-equipped monitor line, it offered LG’s UltraFine 5K as a successor. The UltraFine 5K appears to be a fine monitor, as far as it goes, but it suffers from one critical problem — it dies if you put it near a router. The …
Read More »New Apple MacBook Pro banned from bar exams in multiple states thanks to Touch Bar
Apple’s new Touch Bar is the updated MacBook Pro’s signature new feature. It offers an array of programmable buttons across the top of the laptop where the function keys typically sit. Unlike function keys, however, these virtual buttons can be adapted to display whatever commands or functions an application wants. …
Read More »Lyft surges to the top 10 on Apple’s App Store following the #DeleteUber campaign
Lyft’s app has surged in the App Store thanks to the “Delete Uber” campaign which took place via social media over the weekend. People were angry that Uber appeared to be taking advantage of a taxi strike at JFK in order to promote its car-hailing service. The company had tweeted that surge pricing …
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