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Apple has removed nearly 100,000 iPhone and iPad games from its digital store in China
Apple earlier this year removed thousands of paid gaming apps from the App Store in China, but the total tally could be close to a whopping 100,000 purged games in 2020 thus far.
Future AirPods may use through-body control, like touching your face or clicking your teeth
If Apple's new patent filing is anything to go by, a future version of the company's AirPods Pro earphones may incorporate a new through-body sensor system that would let you control music playback, Siri and more by touching your face, clicking your teeth and more.
Apple Pay predicted to become Apple’s next regulatory battleground
Apple Pay, the iPhone maker’s digital wallet, looks like it's going to become a battleground for regulators, with several antitrust probes having already begun as the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharges use of contactless payments.
Apple must bundle a power adapter with iPhone models sold in the Brazilian state of São Paulo
With the introduction of the latest iPhone 12 family, Apple has officially stopped including a power brick and its EarPods earphones in iPhone boxes “as part of our efforts to reach our environmental goals”. But it appears as if the Cupertino giant might be required to include a power adapter with every iPhone sold in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
WeChat remains available on the App Store as US judge blocks download ban
The Trump government's planned block of China's most popular all-in-one app, WeChat, on the US App Store that the Commerce Department said was meant to "safeguard" national security was temporarily blocked by a US judge who on Sunday ordered a temporary injunction on the side of the app's users.
Australia’s watchdog joins a growing list of regulators taking a closer look at the App Store
Apple's guidelines for app submissions, as well as its App Store and the fact that the company doubles as a mobile softer platform provider and a virtual store operator, are now being scrutinized by Australia's regulators, according to a new report Tuesday.
Italy investigating Apple with regards to cloud computing services
The Italian watchdog has opened its third antitrust inquiry into the iPhone maker, focusing on the Cupertino company's cloud computing services.
Russia may cap App Store fees at 20 percent
The Russian Parliament will soon vote on a bill that would cap the commission companies like Apple and Google charge on the sale of apps in digital stores to twenty percent. Last month, Russia’s anti-monopoly body alleged Apple abused its dominant position via the App Store.
$5 billion US class action lawsuit targets Google Chrome tracking in Incognito mode
Google is being sued for tracking users of its Chrome browser even when they have been surfing the web in a private-browsing mode, called Incognito.
A judge rules the police need a warrant to look at your iPhone’s Lock screen
The police can no longer look at your iPhone's Lock screen without a warrant.
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Apple’s appeal in patent fight with VirnetX worth $440 million
Apple has a couple different patent fights ongoing with VirnetX, but one of them has finally reached its conclusion.