Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, the news agency Reuters reported Friday. Meta’s newer, Twitter-esque text-based social networking app, Threads, has also…
EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on…
Meta Quest+ VR subscription service launched
Facebook owner Meta has launched a virtual reality (VR) subscription service as it tries to make that part of its business profitable. Meta says paying users will get access to two new games a month. For the first three months…
Vision Pro: Apple’s new augmented reality headset unveiled
Apple has unveiled a much-anticipated augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, in its first major hardware launch for almost a decade. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the new headset “seamlessly blends the real world and the virtual world”. The…
Foxconn revenue plunges due to low electronics demand globally
Foxconn, Apple’s biggest supplier and contract manufacturer, has seen a slump in revenue due to weaker demand for electronics in February 2023. The revenue last month fell by 11.65% compared to the same period in 2022. Despite this decrease, the…
Foldable iPad could arrive as early as next year, claims noted Apple analyst
Apple could be on track to release a foldable iPad as early as next year, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. “I’m positive about the foldable iPad in 2024 and expect this new model will boost shipments and improve…
Elon Musk accuses Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from App Store
Elon Musk has accused Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from its App Store without giving a reason to the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on Twitter, prompting him to ask…
Foxconn: iPhone maker apologises after huge protests at China plant
Apple supplier Foxconn has apologised for a “technical error” in its payment systems, a day after its iPhone factory in China was rocked by angry protests. Videos had showed hundreds of workers marching at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in…
China Covid: Angry protests at giant iPhone factory in Zhengzhou
Protests have erupted at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, according to footage circulated widely online. Videos show hundreds of workers marching, with some confronted by people in hazmat suits and riot police. Those livestreaming…
Apple warns customers to expect delays in iPhone 14 shipments
Apple has warned customers to expect delays on iPhone shipments due to COVID-19 restrictions at a manufacturing factory in China. Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn’s iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, is operating under restrictions, temporarily impacting the primary iPhone 14 Pro…
