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Apple lets developers accept payments outside app store: Report
Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars annually for the iPhone maker. The concession announced late Thursday, which covers emailed notifications but does not allow in-app notifications, is part of a preliminary settlement of a nearly 2-year-old lawsuit filed on behalf of iPhone app developers in the U.S. It also addresses an issue raised by a federal court judge who is expected to soon rule on a separate case brought by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite. Apple also will set up a USD 100 million fund that will pay thousands of app developers covered in the lawsuit sums ranging from USD 250 to USD 30,000. App developers will get more flexibility to set different prices within their apps, expanding the options from about 100 to 500 choices. Under long-standing Apple rules, makers of iPhone apps were forbidd
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Apple settlement lets app makers advertise outside payments
The settlement will include $100 million worth of payments to app makers ranging from $250 to $30,000 per developer
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Tech firms promise Joe Biden billions of dollars to bolster cybersecurity
Tech giants like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have promised US President Joe Biden to help him improve cybersecurity infrastructure in the wake of several high-profile hacking cases
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South Korea likely to curb Google and Apple commission dominance
The parliament's legislation and judiciary committee is expected on Tuesday to approve the amendment of the Telecommunications Business Act, dubbed the "Anti-Google law"
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Apple patents keyboard with removable keys that can double as a mouse
The removable key could serve as a precision mouse for swift navigation of the display.
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Apple delays return to office until Jan 2022 amid Covid surge
Apple has delayed return to office until at least January 2022, as the US witnesses a surge in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.
Apple won't let you engrave certain keywords on iPhones in China
Apple is censoring words and phrases relating to politics, religion, democracy and human rights -- which customers can engrave on its products -- in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
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Policy groups ask Apple to drop plans to scan iMessages for child abuse
Signatories in nations as varied as India, Mexico, Germany fear tech to prevent spread of child sexual abuse material could be used for censorship.
Apple updates iCloud Passwords app for Microsoft Windows operating system
People can now sync their iCloud Passwords with Windows with Apples new iCloud Passwords app update.
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'iPhone 13' to launch in September with bigger batteries: Report
Tech giant Apple is likely to unveil all four models of its upcoming "iPhone 13" lineup in September with larger batteries, an updated chipset and expanded mmWave 5G support, a new report said
US lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores
The bill won praise from Spotify, Epic and Tile. Tile, which makes tags to find lost objects, complained earlier this year about Apple launching a rival product
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Apple faces setback in bias case filed by ex-worker of Pakistani background
Anita Nariani Schulze's lawsuit says two of her former supervisors at the company were a Hindu Indian and a Muslim Pakistani.
US lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores
A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google
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43.7% iPhone users intend to upgrade to iPhone 13, says report
As Apple is preparing to launch new iPhones, a new survey has revealed that nearly 44 per cent of current iPhone users intend to upgrade to an iPhone 13 model.
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Japan's TechnoPro acquires Udupi-based Robosoft for Rs 805 crore
Robosoft will continue to be led by its current management team, headed by chief executive officer Ravi Teja Bommireddipalli who is also being elevated to managing director and CEO.
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Amazon lures advertisers from Facebook after Apple privacy shift
The shift from Facebook to Amazon is nascent, and it's too early to gauge how widespread the phenomenon is or how enduring it will be
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Apple will scan iPhones, iPads for pictures of child sex abuse
Tech giant Apple is adding a series of new child-safety features to its next big operating system updates for iPhones and iPads.
Apple leads China tablet market in Apr-Jun quarter with market share of 31%
Apple maintained its leading status despite sharp decline in its tablet shipments in China with a market share of 31 percent
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Apple to scan iPhones for images of child abuse, researchers raise concern
Some security researchers believe the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens
