Operating Systems News
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Judge presses Epic CEO during second day of Apple antitrust trial
A U.S. judge on Tuesday pressed the chief executive of “Fortnite” creator Epic Games on how the fundamental changes the game maker is asking her to force on Apple Inc&#...
Apple soars past sales, profit targets with strong iPhone demand
Apple Inc has posted sales and profits far ahead of expectations and announced a $90 billion share buyback as customers continued to upgrade to 5G iPhones but warned that supply co...
Microsoft sales grow on cloud strength, shares dip on heightened valuation
Microsoft Corp met analysts’ quarterly sales expectations and beat profit estimates, but its shares fell slightly as investors hoped for an even stronger performance after a ...
Google sales top estimates; Alphabet plans $50 billion buyback
Alphabet beat quarterly revenue estimates and announced a $50 billion share buyback as the recovering economy and surging use of online services combined to accelerate its advertis...
US antitrust senators query Google over testimony meddling concerns
US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee sent a letter to Google saying they were “deeply troubled” by what they called a possible attempt to influence witness testimony ...
Source: European Union to hit Apple with antitrust charge this week
European Union antitrust regulators are set to charge iPhone maker Apple this week with blocking rivals on its App Store following a complaint by music streaming service Spotify, a...
How will Apple’s new privacy changes impact businesses and consumers?
Apple has now begun rolling out an update of its iOS operating system with new privacy controls designed to limit digital advertisers from tracking iPhone users.
German business groups file complaint over Apple privacy settings
Germany’s media, internet and advertising industries have filed an antitrust complaint against Apple Inc, alleging that new iPhone privacy settings represent a market abuse a...
Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple’s privacy changes
Facebook has said it is making changes to its advertising tools to comply with an upcoming privacy update by Apple, limiting the effectiveness of data collection features used by a...
Google and Apple executives to testify in app store hearing on Wednesday
Senior executives from Google and Apple will testify tomorrow about antitrust concerns related to their app stores along with executives of three companies which rely on those onli...
Apple to bring social media platform Parler back to App Store
Apple will bring controversial social media app Parler back to its App Store according to a letter sent to two Republican lawmakers.
Australian Watchdog: Google misled consumers over data collection
Australia’s federal court found Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, the country’s competition regulator ...
US House committee approves blueprint for Big Tech crackdown
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee formally approved a report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or crushing smaller firms, Representative David Cicilline’...
Apple to hold special event on April 20
Apple Inc has said it will hold a special event on the 20th of April, with many expecting the tech giant to launch new iPad Pro models and other products ahead of its annual develo...