Apple is set to halt sales of two models of its smartwatch in the coming days as the company prepares to comply with a U.S. import ban related to a patent dispute. The ban stems from a federal trade ruling over a blood-oxygen sensor on...
China is reportedly widening its ban on the use of Apple’s iPhone by government employees. According to a Friday (Dec. 15) report by Bloomberg News, an increasing number of government agencies and state-owned businesses have instructed workers to cease bringing iPhones and other foreign devices to work. Sources tell...
Apple is expanding its self-service repair program to include its latest iPhone models. The program, which gives anyone with experience in electronic device repair access to the same manuals, parts and tools used by Apple’s experts, is now available for the iPhone 15 lineup and...
Apple is reportedly beta testing a new feature called Stolen Device Protection that is designed to safeguard users whose iPhone has been stolen. The new iOS setting aims to address a security vulnerability that allows criminals who have stolen the devices to access users’ accounts...
Apple reportedly offered to let competitors access its tap-to-pay mobile wallet system. The agreement could mean the end of a European Union antitrust case and help Apple avoid a steep fine, Reuters reported Tuesday (Dec. 12) citing unnamed sources. The EU last year charged Apple...
Apple has reportedly shuttered third-party apps that let Android and iPhone users communicate via iMessage. The tech giant has “taken steps to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials in order to gain access to iMessage,” according to a statement by the...
Steve Hotelling, a senior executive at Apple, is reportedly retiring from the company after overseeing touch-screen technology, health sensors and the Face ID interface. Hotelling, who serves as a company vice president, played a crucial role in developing some of Apple’s most complex and critical technologies...
Apple is reportedly on the verge of ending its card relationship with Goldman Sachs. Is Chase the natural successor to take over? A report Sunday (Dec. 3) by Bloomberg News argues the partnership makes sense, as the bank already has a “significant” relationship with Apple....
Microsoft is in talks with partners to launch a mobile gaming store that would compete with those of Apple and Google. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox video game division, revealed the company’s plans during an interview at the CCXP comics and entertainment convention...