Apple supplier AMS reported fourth-quarter revenues above its own forecast amid strong demand for high-end smartphones. The Austrian group, which is…
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Disney+ launch moved up in UK, Western Europe to March 24
The Disney+ launch has been moved up a week. Those in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Austria…
Apple reveals which governments requested the most user data
In their biannual “Apple Transparency Report: Government and Private Party Requests” report, Apple reveals which governments requested the most user data …
German law set to force Apple to grant banks, payment rival access to iPhone’s secure NFC chip
Banks and payment service rivals complain that Apple restricts access to iPhone’s secure NFC chip…
Apple supplier AMS acquires 59% of Osram shares
AMS, known for supplying Apple with sensors for iPhones, wants to build a leader in integrated sensors and lights and develop systems for…
Apple warns of security risks from German law to force open Apple Pay system to rivals
Apple said on Friday moves in Germany to force it to open up its Apple Pay mobile payments system…
Apple Pay expands to additional banks in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands
ING supporting Apple Pay in Germany is notable after a lengthy waiting period following the original announcement…
Amazon Music now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD
Starting today, customers can download the Amazon Music app from the App Store for Apple TV and get access to stream millions of songs and thousands of playlists and stations on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, fake news, and more during speech to students in Italy
Tim Cook has been busy traveling Europe over the last week, and his latest stop is in Italy…
Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues U.S. chip rival GlobalFoundries for patent infringement
Apple Inc supplier TSMC has counter-sued smaller contract chipmaking rival GlobalFoundries Inc in the United States, Germany and Singapore…
Tim Cook visits Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich
Apple CEO Tim Cook has traveled to Germany this week to visit local Apple employees and App Store developers…
GlobalFoundries sues TSMC for patent infringement, seeks U.S. and German import bans
In a move to highlight its investment in the United States amid an intensifying U.S. trade war with China over Beijing’s alleged unfair practices involving technology transfers and intellectual property…
Dow plunges 800 points in worst day of 2019
A selloff in U.S. stocks accelerated into Wednesday afternoon after the bond market flashed its brightest warning signal…
Analyst: Goldman Sachs spends $350 for every Apple Card customer; may lose money on credit card in the next recession
An analyst estimates that Goldman Sachs spends $350 to acquire each new Apple Card holder and thinks the bank will begin to break even on a customer after four years…
U.S. Treasury bond curve inverts for first time since 2007 in recession warning
In a classic sign of investor concern that the world’s biggest economy could be heading for recession, the U.S. Treasury bond yield curve inverted on Wednesday for the first time since 2007…
Apple supplier AMS sparks bidding war for Osram
Austrian sensor maker and Apple supplier AMS triggered a bidding war for the German lighting group Osram, trumping a bid by Bain Capital and Carlyle…
Why the Apple Card is better than a regular credit card
Apple Card completely rethinks everything about the credit card. It represents all the things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency, security, and privacy…
Apple Card launch imminent as Apple trademark filings appear
With Apple’s new payment card appearing to be set for imminent launch in the U.S.A…
iPhone users can scan German ID cards in iOS 13; many other countries expected to follow
The Federal Ministry of the Interior has announced that it will be possible to scan German ID cards with an iPhone running iOS 13…
Prior to settlement, Apple got Qualcomm’s fake patent injunction lifted in Germany
Days before the sudden settlement between Apple and Qualcomm, a German appeals court…
Testimony on stolen patent deals huge blow to Qualcomm’s San Diego infringement case against Apple
The ongoing Qualcomm v. Apple patent infringement trial in San Diego…
Former Apple engineer says Qualcomm tech was his idea but doesn’t claim inventor status
A former Apple engineer testified Monday that some of his ideas are at the heart of a contentious…
Apple loses star witness Arjuna Siva in Qualcomm trial
Apple said Thursday that its star witness in a patent trial against Qualcomm doesn’t intend to appear…
Apple says Qualcomm stole idea for smartphone boot-up tech from engineer
Apple and Qualcomm kicked off the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle…
The Qualcomm v. Apple patent jury won’t get these simple, brutally honest instructions
Obviously, the jury will get nonjudgmental instructions in accordance with the law from Judge Dana M. Sabraw, but…
Qualcomm puts value of its patent portfolio on line in Apple jury trial
Qualcomm Inc. is putting the value of its patent portfolio on the line in a California courtroom…
Qualcomm launches patent challenge to Apple ahead of antitrust case
Qualcomm Inc on Monday kicks off a patent challenge to Apple Inc, capping off a two-year legal strategy…
Apple expands ‘There’s More to iPhone’ campaign to more countries, debuts new videos
Apple today expanded its ‘There’s More to iPhone’ marketing campaign to France and the United Kingdom…
Patently absurd: Qualcomm charges a 5% wireless patent royalty on iPhone repairs
One of the best examples of hidden costs that we — the consumers — don’t know about, but who are the ones who have to foot the bill…
German court stays Qualcomm patent infringement suit against Apple; patent-in-suit likely invalid
The real showdown between Apple and Qualcomm will take place in San Diego starting April 15…
Apple’s workaround for German fake injunction exacerbates Qualcomm’s antitrust woes
At the end of my shareholder-value-focused analysis of Qualcomm’s $1.5 billion deposit…
Munich court tells Apple to retract portion of press statement regarding iPhone case
Apple Inc. was ordered to stop using part of a press release that claims…
German court throws out Qualcomm’s latest patent case against Apple
A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc against Apple Inc was thrown out by a German court on Tuesday…
Qualcomm calls Apple CEO Cook’s settlement talk comment ‘misleading’
Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday responded to comments Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made in an interview…
Apple’s iPhone activations set new records in U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, and more in holiday quarter
After Apple cut its Q1 revenue forecast by $9 billion, CEO Tim Cook…
Qualcomm posts $1.5 billion bond required to enforce iPhone sales ban in Germany
Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that it has posted security bonds…
Qualcomm places high-stakes bet on iPhone injunction in Germany
Today, Apple indicated that they will stop selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany…
Apple pulls some older iPhones from sale in Germany after patent ruling
Chip supplier Qualcomm Inc won a second court skirmish in its worldwide patent battle…
Apple Pay launches in Germany
Apple has launched its mobile payments service in Germany…
Apple will buy Tesla – and other outrageous predictions for 2019
What price Apple to buy Tesla in 2019?
Germany still aims for ‘fair taxation’ of Apple, other tech companies
The German finance ministry denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that Finance Minister Olaf Scholz…
Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon face German scrutiny
American technology giants will continue to face regulatory pressure in Europe…
