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iOSMay 10, 2021

Apple gave special App Store API access to Hulu and some other developers

Documents from the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial have revealed that Apple had given special App Store API access to popular video streaming service Hulu. This access was related to StoreKit API and allowed Hulu to special subscription cancel/refund…

May 10, 2021May 20, 2021

Deezer now works with Apple HomePod and HomePod mini

by Rida Imran

Music streaming service Deezer has announced native integration with Apple’s smart speakers: Home Pod and HomePod mini. Deezer subscribers can now set the service as their default music player and ask Siri to play their favorite tracks from its library…

iOS iPhoneMay 10, 2021

Apple has started using randomized serial number with purple iPhone 12

by Imran Hussain

Apple has started using randomized serial numbers with the introduction of the purple iPhone 12 in many countries. The company had shared this plan internally with employees in March 2021, and has initiated the switch with the new purple iPhone…

iPhoneMay 9, 2021May 9, 2021

Apple partner Foxconn announces bonus pay for new recruits ahead of iPhone 13 production

by Rida Imran

Ahead of iPhone 13 production, Apple’s manufacturing partner, Foxconn has announced a bonus pay incentive for new recruits. South China Morning Post reports that for a third time this month, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacture has given new bonuses…

FacebookMay 9, 2021May 13, 2021

WhatsApp is taking a soft approach to implementation of new privacy policy

by Rida Imran

As scheduled, WhatsApp will release its controversial privacy update on May 15. But a few days ahead of the launch, the company is implying that it will not strictly enforce the policy on users. TNW reports that WhatsApp will not…

May 8, 2021

FTC report calls Apple’s repair restrictions as anti-competitive

by Imran Hussain

FTC has published a new report in which it has called out various tech giants such as Apple and Microsoft for their repair restrictions which can be deemed as anti-competitive. These restrictions mean that customers cannot get repairs done for…

iOSMay 8, 2021

Even if Apple wins against Epic, it will have to make changes for developers

by Imran Hussain

Apple has a strong case against Epic Games based on the trial so far since the latter has not been able to prove its accusations through its witness testimonies. Epic faces a difficult fight and seems either ill-prepared for the…

iOS iPhoneMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

Scam apps on the App Store made Apple’s Phil Schiller question company’s review process as per 2012 internal emails

by Rida Imran

Shared in the Epic vs. Apple lawsuit, 2012 emails of Apple Fellow Phil Schiller revealed that the executive was extremely furious with scam app ranking #1 on the App Store. As the company’s Chief Marketing Officer in 2012, Schiller wrote…

iPad iPhoneMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

Apple Card Family members, 18 years or older, will be able to order physical titanium cards

by Rida Imran

Apple expanded its Family Sharing feature to its credit card as well at the Spring Loaded event on April 20. The company announced a new Apple Card Family feature for users to share their accounts with up to 5 family…

iOS iPhoneMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

Apple’s App Store VP tells judge that it features competitors’ apps “all the time”, though Epic has provided evidence that supports the contrary

by Usman Hussain

Since the commencement of the Epic Games vs. Apple legal trial, emails shared between Apple executives and employees have been discovered and submitted by Epic as evidence to present its case. The latest piece of evidence reveals that the Vice…