Mac owners sometimes complain about being left out when it comes to gaming. However, Electronic Arts clearly has an equal opportunity policy: its launch of SimCity on the Mac has gone as badly as on PC. The Mac launch had already been put back two months because, in the words of Kip Katsarelis of EA, […]
If you thought the e-book pricing controversy was over, think again. Apple and major publishers, former partners in what was judged an unlawful price-fixing deal, have now fallen out over the proposed punishment for Apple. To give the Cliff’s Notes version of events we’ve covered several times, once upon a time the likes of Amazon […]
President Obama’s administration has overturned a patent ruling that would effectively have banned some iPhone and iPad models in the US. A government official said the rare veto was necessary to protect competition and consumer interests, but it’s the issue of standards-essential patents that is really the key here. The case is separate to the […]
Researchers at Georgia Tech say they’ve found a creative way to bypass the iTunes store security reviews: by having an app mutate once it’s installed. The same researchers also say they’ve found a way of carrying out a physical attack on iOS devices, though Apple has already mitigated it to some extent. Tielei Wang of […]
Apple has confirmed details of the settlement for people whose children made in-app purchases without their knowledge. It works slightly differently to the way it was originally planned, meaning more people may qualify. The settlement relates to the way Apple changed its rules on in-app purchases and passwords. After the change, once you typed in […]
BestBuy is recalling two models of replacement batteries for Macbook computers after multiple reports of overheating and one customer suffering burns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says BestBuy “received 13 reports that the battery caught fire, including one report of a serious burn to a consumer’s leg.” The models in question are both ATG lithium-ion […]
Prosecutors have shown an e-mail that they claim is proof that Steve Jobs was in on a plot with publishers to force Amazon to change the way electronic book pricing works. But there’s a mystery about whether the e-mail was ever sent. It’s all part of the ongoing trial in which Apple is accused of […]
Most company executives would not be happy to be described as having “yelled, screamed and threatened.” But that claim about Amazon management could be a key factor in shooting down one of Apple’s main arguments in the ongoing e-book pricing case. The case, pitting the government against Apple, is now in its fourth day of […]