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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Android’s horrid green bubbles will remain, so get a real iPhone
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Wednesday that Android green bubbles will remain as Apple doesn’t spend a lot of effort improving texting…
Apple iPhone overtakes derivative Android to take majority share of smartphones used in America
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone has overtaken derivative Android phones to account for more than 50% of American’s smartphones…
President Trump’s Truth Social app, long available via Apple’s App Store, not approved on Google’s Android Play Store
U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Google’s Play Store for Android …
High rates of Android to iPhone switchers is a catalyst for Apple stock
In its fiscal third quarter, Apple saw a record number of Android to iPhone switchers (really, they’re upgraders; big upgraders)…
Apple’s iPhone continues to sell well as smartphone market falters
The global smartphone market is faltering, but Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup continues to sell well, and the company is expecting its upcoming…
Apple exec on Android phones: ‘They ripped off our technology; took the innovations that we had created and created a poor copy of it’
On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone went on sale. Over the next 15 years, the iPhone grew… Through interviews with current and former…
Apple iPhone and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware – Google
An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple iPhones and Android phones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Google said in a report…
Apple’s iPhone supply chain has a brighter outlook than Android’s – analysts
Production of hardware could gradually resume to normal levels in June/July, with a brighter outlook for Apple’s supply chain than Android …
Android’s market share shows significant declines while Apple’s iOS gains
Android’s global share of the operating system space has been declining over the past five years. Its worldwide market share in January 2022…
Apple TV app removes option to buy or rent movies on Android TV and Google TV
The Apple TV app on both Google TV and Android TV no longer has an option to purchase or rent movies or TV shows, leading to…
New low-cost Apple 5G iPhone SE’s prediction for Android: Pain.
Apple ‘s new low-cost iPhone SE at $399 or less – a real iPhone with 5G – could case Android phone peddlers much pain …
Samsung promises to fix their latest broken iPhone wannabe real soon now
South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung said on Friday it will offer a software update for their Galaxy S22 phone to address complaints…
Google yet again to weakly follow Apple with limited user controls for ad tracking across apps
Alphabet subsidiary Google plans to weakly follow Apple by offering limited user controls for ad tracking across apps that are less robust…
Meta pulls the plug on its AR/VR operating system, settles for Android instead
Meta (née Facebook), has axed its current efforts to develop an operating system for AR and VR devices, and wil instead settle for Android …
Apple launches ‘Tracker Detect’ AirTag detector app for Android
Apple on Monday released a new Android app called “Tracker Detect,” designed to those who’ve settled for pretend iPhones to identify…
J.P. Morgan: Apple’s upcoming 5G iPhone SE could help attract billion-plus Android users
Apple’s upcoming 5G iPhone SE has the potential to attract more than a billion non-premium Android users, J.P. Morgan analysts wrote…
Android devices infected with malware 15 to 47 times more than iPhone
Devices that run on Android – a platform that supports sideloading – have an estimated 15 to 47 times more infections from malware…
Google, fighting record $5.1 billion EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple
Google on Monday launched a bid to get Europe to annul a record $5.1 billion fine and blasted EUn antitrust regulators for “ignoring” Apple …
After Apple installs iPhone backdoor, Android owners less likely to switch, says survey
After Apple inexplicably threw away iPhone’s privacy advantage by uninstalling a backdoor into iPhone, fewer Android users are considering…
Apple’s iOS surges in U.S. to 50% mobile OS market share
The analysis features findings about trends in mobile phone activations from April-June 2021 for Apple’s iOS and Alphabet’s Android …
After Apple introduces app tracking rules, advertisers shift spending toward Android
Advertisers have begun shifting their spending patterns in the months since Apple began requiring apps to gain iPhone and iPad users’ permission…
UK to investigate Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ in mobile operating systems
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look at whether Apple’s and Google’s “effective duopoly” over the supply…
Google, following Apple yet again, to allow Android settlers to opt out of ad tracking later this year
Once again following an earlier move by rival Apple to further bolster privacy protections on iPhones, Google will allow Android settlers…
Amazon’s Bezos says retail is much more competitive than the smartphone market
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the retail industry is far more competitive than the smartphone operating system market, an obvious reference to…
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Google in Android copyright dispute with Oracle
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc.’s Google a big victory on Monday, ruling that its line-for-line use of Oracle’s software code…
Hackers used 11 zero-day exploits, compromised websites to infiltrate iOS, Android, and Windows
In a highly sophisticated attack, a group of hackers leveraged a total of 11 zero-day vulnerabilities along withf compromised websites to…
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ top U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ topped U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps in 2020. Worldwide consumer spending grew…
Looming Apple privacy changes worry Snap despite revenue growth
On Thursday, Snap Inc., maker of the photo-messaging app Snapchat, warned that upcoming privacy changes by Apple could hurt Snap’s ad…
Google explores ‘less stringent’ knockoff of Apple’s anti-tracking privacy feature for Android
If there’s anything Google focuses almost as much as being an online advertising broker masquerading as a search engine, it’s copying Apple…
Apple’s App Store had gross sales of at least $64 billion last year
Apple’s App Store grossed more than $64 billion in 2020 while other data shows consumer spending on the store hit $72.3 billion…
Apple’s App Store generated more than double the revenue of Google’s Play Store in 2020
Apple’s App Store has once again captured the bulk of the revenue generated between the two major platforms, iOS and the derivative Android…
Cydia, the app store for jailbreakers, hits Apple with antitrust lawsuit over App Store
Cydia, a once-popular app store for iPhone jailbreakers that launched in 2007 prior to Apple’s App Store, has filed a lawsuit vs. Apple …
SCOTUS Justice Gorsuch: Apple’s didn’t need to copy anyone to invent iPhone, so why did Google?
Alphabet’s Google got a mixed reception at the U.S. Supreme Court as it sought to overturn a ruling that could force the company to pay…
Apple iPhone users 76% more attractive on dating apps
A new study studied the world of online dating and found that schlepping a pretend iPhone could make you up to 75% less swipe-worthy…
Google-backed advertising groups criticize Apple’s new warnings on user tracking
Digital advertisers, backed by Google, on Friday criticized Apple’s plans to require apps to seek additional permission from users before tracking them…
Apple’s Dark Sky weather service for Android will be discontinued on August 1st
On March 31st, the Dark Sky weather service announced they’d been purchased by Apple and that Dark Sky for iOS would continue to be available…
How to opt out of COVID-19 contact tracing in iOS 13.5
Apple in iOS 13.5 is introducing an “exposure notification” (née “contact tracing”) API. In Apple’s iOS 13.5 beta, you can opt out of contact tracing …
Apple iPhone sales in China spiked sharply in April
Apple saw a sharp spike in iPhone sales in China in April, according to new government figures as interpreted by Barclays analyst Tim Long…
Smartphone shipments in China up 17% in April, signaling likely rebound
According to Chinese government data released on Tuesday, smartphone shipments from factories in China to vendors rose 17% in April compared to the same…
How to opt out of COVID-19 contact tracing in iOS 13.5
Apple in iOS 13.5 is introducing an “exposure notification” (née “contact tracing”) API. In Apple’s iOS 13.5 beta, you can opt out of contact tracing …
Android settlers mourn loss of Dark Sky app after Apple acquisition
Popular hyper-local weather app Dark Sky yesterday announced the company’s acquisition by none other than Apple, meaning the Andoid verison is discontinued…
