In a landmark decision, the European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion for antitrust violations related to its App Store policies, particularly those affecting music streaming services such as Spotify. This fine marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny over Apple’s control of its App Store, which has been a point of contention among app developers and competition regulators worldwide.
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At the end of Q4 2023, it was announced that Apple topped both Samsung and Google in global smartphone sales, shipping around 234.6 million smartphones worldwide in all of 2023. This marks the first time the Cupertino-based company has led the global market in unit smartphone sales, with the top spot previously being held by Samsung.
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Epic Games, creator of the hit video game “Fortnite”, won a critical lawsuit over Google citing the monopolistic nature of their mobile app store ecosystem. For years, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook have successfully defended against antitrust allegations, leaning heavily on the argument that their massive scale provides consumers with higher quality for lower costs. However, others argue that this market dominance prevents healthy competition and lacks sufficient power regulation.
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The IOS 17 update, compatible with iPhone SE (second generation) and all devices released after, became available on September 18, 2023. While many have downloaded the update and begun working with the advanced operating system, the significant changes must be highlighted. This discussion follows.
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As a general rule of thumb, things have been getting increasingly digital. Bluetooth connections are attempting to rid the world of tangled wire messes. Cryptocurrency is attempting to replace physical money with virtual wallets. Cloud storage is attempting to replace physical data warehouses with consolidated web servers. But there is one thing in tech that aims to go the opposite way, Biometrics.
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Apple AirPods Max headphones have been sweeping the nation. The trend can be representative of old fashion tastes coming back to light.
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On November 1st, former Apple employee, Dhirendra Prasad pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. Throughout his ten-year tenure at Apple, he would defraud the company of over 17 million dollars.
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The regular cycle of Apple releases is upon us once more. To Apple enthusiasts, it is like Christmas morning. A new gadget to buy with the latest technology the Cupertino-based tech giant can muster. To the more pessimistic customers in the tech market, it signifies yet another superficial dog and pony show that marks another step towards gradual solutionism.
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Digital ad spending ballooned in 2020, with billions of dollars being poured into ad brokers like Google, Facebook, Snapchat, and Pinterest. Many companies discovered that digital ad yields were up to 25% better than traditional mediums.
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Epic Games went to war with Apple…and lost badly. $3.5 million in damages bad. But their lawyers have turned them into a Martyr. Despite winning the case, Apple was ordered by the presiding judge to make concessions to the game developer.
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