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Apple’s Stranglehold on In-App Purchases Smacked Down in Epic Court Decision
The federal judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games against Apple, United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, has issued a permanent injunction that will serve as a massive blow to the walled-garden business model of Apple’s App Store.
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A New MagSafe Charger May Debut With the iPhone 13
When you hear about new FCC filings, it’s a pretty good sign that a company is about to drop new products. Well, Apple just filed one for a new magnetic charger, hinting that we’ll likely see a new MagSafe charger along with the new iPhone 13 lineup.
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Apple Hits Pause on Controversial CSAM Detection Feature
Early last month, Apple announced it would introduce a new set of tools to help detect known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in photos stored on iPhones. The feature was criticised by security experts as a violation of user privacy, and what followed was a public relations nightmare for Apple. Now, in a rare move,…
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No One Wants a Smartwatch With Two Cameras
Of the myriad reasons why Google’s Wear OS platform has struggled over the years, Qualcomm’s sluggish smartwatch chips are largely to blame. The chipmaker’s current Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform is over a year old, running outdated process tech, and likely won’t run the upcoming Wear OS 3 nearly as well as Samsung’s newest watch chip.…