Android had a suite of Google apps pre-installed on its phones, including the company's own search engine, "which accorded significant competitive edge to Google's search services over its competitors", a Competition Commission of India statement said late Thursday. "Markets should be allowed to compete on merits and the onus is...

The Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn has moved to diversify beyond electronics assembly and embraced the competitive but rapidly expanding EV business, unveiling three concept cars last year.

The decision, which can be appealed, came after Brazil's justice ministry slapped a separate fine of nearly $2.5 million on Apple in September over the same issue and barred the US tech giant from selling its iPhone 12 and 13 models without chargers. The new fine -- 100 million reais...

The device was unveiled this week in Brooklyn, where representatives from the Mountain View, California giant highlighted top-flight features that can silence background noise on the phone. First introduced in 2016, the Pixel was a late-comer to the portable phone trend, arriving nearly a decade after Apple's iPhone and seven...

So far this year, Meta has identified more than 400 "malicious" apps tailored for smartphones powered by Apple or Android software and available at the Apple and Google app stores, director of threat disruption David Agranovich said during a briefing. "These apps were listed on the Google Play Store and...

Big tech platforms have been suffering from the economic climate, which is forcing advertisers to cut back on marketing budgets, and Apple's data privacy changes, which have reduced leeway for ad personalization. Snap and e-commerce colossus Amazon are among tech firms that have announced workforce cuts this year.

The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 Russian individuals and entities after President Vladimir Putin's regime held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine -- denounced by Kyiv and its allies as a "sham" -- and stepped up threats against the West. "Sham referendums held at the barrel of a gun...

The iPhone supply chain is based mainly in China but the country's zero-Covid policies and tensions with the United States have hurt production, analysts say. The California-based firm already makes older iPhone models in India via Taiwanese manufacturers such as Foxconn, which has a factory in the southern state of Tamil...

One year after a Californian court ruled in favor of Apple, the US justice department wants to have its say on Apple's antitrust tussle with Epic Games, which is due to be heard on appeal next month. The appeals court granted the department the right to send a representative to...

The General Court, however, reduced the fine to $4.1bn.

The decision by the Luxembourg-based General Court could undo or demand modifications to the landmark decision, taken by the European Commission in 2018, which remains the EU's biggest-ever antitrust fine.

In the past few years, the EU has slapped eye-watering fines on Apple and Google in tax and competition cases, and drawn up a landmark law to curb the market dominance of Big Tech. Brussels has also toughened its code of conduct on disinformation and hate speech.

The Saudi firm made $279.4bn in profit in 12 months.

Patches were released Thursday and Wednesday by the tech titan to fix what it described as a vulnerability hackers already knew about and may be taking advantage of. "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," the Silicon Valley-based company said.

The firm will sell its full range of products and spare parts.

As people are freed from pandemic lifestyles that had them relying on the internet for shopping, playing, working and learning, inflation is pushing up prices and Covid-19 is causing temporary shutdowns of factories in China relied on by tech firms.

Most stocks fell Tuesday after a Wall Street sell-off fueled by fresh recession worries following a report that Apple planned to ease back on spending due to uncertainty over the economic outlook. While some are predicting inflation may have reached its peak, oil prices continues to hold its strength, despite...

The EU said the current situation remained wasteful and that European consumers spent approximately 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) annually on standalone chargers they bought separately.

Apple opened Monday its first in-person developers conference since the onset of the pandemic with chips, maps and a way to delete precipitously sent messages, but was mum on any virtual reality offerings. The tech giant touted new features and capabilities being built into the operating systems running iPhone, Apple...

The Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, billed as the largest oil producing company in the world, was valued at $2.42 trillion based on the price of its shares at close of market. Apple, meanwhile, has seen its share price drop over the past month and was valued...

Apple said it is working on enabling iPhones to more precisely locate AirTags to help people find any planted without their consent

It packed "a mind-blowing 1,000 songs" the company said at the time, and together with Apple's iTunes shop established a new distribution model for the music industry.

The popular battle royale title from Epic Games will be the first free-to-play game available through an Xbox Cloud Gaming service available in 26 countries.

However, it warned of a $4-8bn hit from Covid and supply chain woes.

Foxconn Technology Group and Saudi Arabia are expected to jointly build a $9 billion facility that can make microchips, electric-vehicle components and other electronics. Foxconn, which is a supplier to Apple Inc, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, official sources said. According to reports, the Saudi authorities...

It has stopped its Moscow operations and support for Russian airlines.

Apple Pay and other services are also limited in Russia.

Aramco is inching closer to dislodging Apple as the world's most valuable company when the former's shares rose up, taking the market value of the Saudi company to $2.24 trillion. The market capitalization of Apple stands at $2.6 trillion.

The metaverse is a 3D virtual world where people will be able to interact using sensors, head gear and other gadgets.

Google announced plans Wednesday to limit ad tracking on its Android operating system running on billions of devices, a sensitive privacy issue that rival Apple has already moved to address on its iPhones. Tech giants are under growing pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting, as users complain and regulators...

At the heart of the issue is how much internet companies should know about people's online lives, which is key to how much Big Tech makes on ads.

The expectations-beating results offered signals that the coronavirus-era tech boom may not be quite over yet.

iPhone accounted for 23% of the market in Oct-Dec.

If the search giant loses this lawsuit, it could have to pay back a significant portion of the revenue it generated through advertisements.

It has become the first US company to reach that valuation.

Meat alternatives have become common in an increasing number of US households, thanks in part to Beyond Meat and Impossible Food plant-based products.

Persistent double-digit inflation and the weakness of the Turkish currency has eroded the purchasing power of Turkish consumers, leading to a cost of living crisis and pressure on the government to act. The iPhone 12, one of Apple's bestsellers, cost 10,999 liras on Thursday evening.

A judge rejected Apple's request to delay letting App Store offerings bypass its payment system as ordered by the court was, saying it had 30 days to comply in a case brought by Epic Games.

Smartphone sales are dominated by Apple, Samsung

Apple is unlikely to meet production goals for its new iPhone before the holidays because of a global electronic chip shortage, a report said Tuesday. The firm had planned to produce 90 million iPhone 13s before the end of the year, but will have to settle with 80 million as...

Mobile phone users in the Gulf country are currently allowed to use the internet-enabled video and audio calls only through BOTIM app.

The verdict ordered Apple to loosen control of its App Store payment options but said Epic failed to prove any antitrust violations.

The companies face outrage after pulling a Russian opposition app.

Apple Inc today revealed iPhone 13, Series 7 smart watch, and an iPad Mini with 5G connectivity. The iPhones will have brighter screens and will be available in several colors. The phone will start at $699, and participating wireless carriers will offer up to $700 off for qualifying trade-ins.

Researchers found the problem while analysing a Saudi activist's phone

Apple was forced to loosen the grip it holds on its App Store payment system. The tech giant requires developers to adhere to its rules for what apps can or can't do, and makes them use the App Store payment system for all transactions there.

FB was recently accused of breaching WhatsApp users’ privacy.

Epic had launched the case to break Apple's grip on App Store.

The NSA whistleblower has said other companies following suit could lead to a torrent of privacy breaches across the board.

With temperatures rising globally, this could be a useful feature for users of this Apple device.