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Apple is looking at refocusing on AI-powered search engines with Google deal in peril
Apple is exploring a revamp of its Safari browser, emphasizing AI-driven search engines, as its Google partnership faces potential…
Mac users, don’t fall for this repurposed Windows phishing attack
LayerX Labs, a security firm, has uncovered an advanced phishing campaign that has shifted its focus to Mac users following the…
Apple says UK regulator’s mobile browser ‘remedy’ will stifle innovation
Apple has told UK’s competition regulator that some of the remedy options proposed by the watchdog to address concerns in the mobile…
Apple files emergency motion asking court to halt Google search monopoly case
Apple has filed an emergency motion to halt the upcoming remedies trial by the Justice Department against Google, seeking a more…
Apple, Google to face UK probe over mobile browsers
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has expressed concerns that Apple and Google’s dominance in the mobile ecosystem…
DOJ proposes Google end search deal with Apple, sell Chrome browser; sell Android should remedies fail
In a significant legal battle, U.S. DOJ prosecutors have argued that Google should be forced to divest its Chrome browser and share data and…
Apple releases new ‘Distraction Control’ feature for Safari browser
Apple has debited a new feature called “Distraction Control” which allows people to hide content that covers web pages as they browse…
Apple champions user privacy in new Safari ad campaign
Apple has debuted a new ad – “Flock” – that highlights the robust security features built directly into Safari, Apple’s web browser. While…
Lucrative Apple – Google default search deal threatened by antitrust lawsuit
Apple’s lucrative deal with Google, making Google Search the default on Safari, faces an uncertain future due to the looming U.S. Department…
Apple’s Ajax LLM to power significant AI upgrade for Siri, Safari, Messages, Mail, and more
Several of Apple’s standard system components are poised to get significant AI-related enhancements, powered by Apple’s forthcoming…
Google paid $20 billion to Apple in 2022 to be Safari’s default search engine
Google paid $20 billion to Apple in 2022 to be Safari’s default search engine newly unsealed court documents in the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust suit…
iOS 18 said to add a slew of new features to 15 of Apple’s iPhone apps
Apple is widely expected to show off iOS 18 during its June 10th WWDC keynote, including new features for many apps, including Safari…
Key Safari designer leaves Apple to join ‘The Browser Company’
One of Apple’s lead designers for Safari has departed the company to join The Browser Company. The news was announced today…
The European Commission forced Apple to discontinue web apps in EU
As Apple prepares to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company is turning off the ability to use web apps right from the iPhone…
Apple makes significant browser-related changes to iOS in EU
Apple announced a raft of iOS in the EUyesterday, as it prepares for the March 7th enforcement of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act…
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Apple today announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the European Union (EU) to comply…
UK antitrust regulator wins appeal to launch Apple probe
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has been granted authority by the Court of Appeal to launch a probe of Apple’s Safari mobile…
Google paid Apple $18 billion to be Safari’s default search engine in 2021 alone – NYT
The New York Times on Thursday reports that Alphabet-subsidiary Google paid Apple “around $18 billion” to be Safari’s default search engine…
Google’s Pichai worried over ‘bad optics,’ poor ‘user experience’ with search engine deal with Apple
Google’s Sundar Pichai raised concerns years before he became the company’s chief executive officer that its deal with Apple had “bad optics”…
Apple considered, rejected default search switch to DuckDuckGo from Google
Apple held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Alphabet subsidiary Google’s search engine as the default for the private mode on…
Microsoft complains that Apple used Bing as a ‘bargaining chip’ in Google negotiations
A Microsoft executive complained that when it came to the search-engine wars with Alphabet subsidiary Google, the company’s Bing was…
Google Maps lost 60% of its mobile traffic when Apple Maps became iPhone’s default
Apple Maps became iPhone’s default in 2012. By 2014, Google Maps has lost at least 60% of its mobile traffic…
Apple previews macOS Sonoma
Apple today previewed macOS Sonoma, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, bringing a rich…
Tribunal quashes UK antitrust regulator’s appeal to investigate Apple
The UK’s antitrust regulator was refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it had no power to open an investigation into Apple…
Apple wins appeal to quash the UK probe into mobile browser dominance
Apple won its legal challenge against the UK antitrust watchdog’s investigation into its dominance of the mobile phone market…
Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdog
Apple as filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain’s competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud…
UK investigates Apple’s and Google’s mobile browser dominance
The UK’s competition watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation into the dominance of Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome…
Antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome web browsers
Of late, regulators and rivals are again questioning whether web browsers, especially Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome, are too tightly…
Apple releases Safari Technology Preview 151
Apple this week released a new update for Safari Technology Preview (v. 151), the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016…
Apple and Google face UK probe over mobile browsers and cloud gaming
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is planning an investigation into Apple’s and Alphabet-parent Google’s market power in…
Apple’s Safari tops North America mobile browser market with 50% share
Apple’s Safari Browser commands the North American mobile browser market with a market share of 50%. Its closest challenger Google Chrome…
Apple’s Safari browser surpasses 1 billion users milestone
According to the findings by the Atlas VPN team, 1,006,232,879 internet users (19.16% of all internet users) now use the Safari browser…
Apple releases Safari Technology Preview 143 with bug fixes and performance improvements
Apple on Thursday released Safari Technology Preview 143, the latest version of their developer preview web browser which offers users…
Apple Safari team looks for feedback amid ‘Safari is the worst, it’s the new IE’ criticism
Apple’s Safari and WebKit team has asked for feedback on Twitter amid criticisms – “Safari is the worst” – of the browser’s bugs…
Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.2
Apple on Wednesday released macOS Monterey 12.2 with an important security fix for Safari, improved scrolling in Safari for Macs with…
YouTube TV now supports Safari browser
ouTube TV is rolling out support for Apple’s Safari browser on macOS. Previously, the service required Chrome, Firefox, or other Chromium…
Google to pay Apple $15 billion to remain Safari’s default search engine this year
Google is expected to pay Apple $15 billion this year for its search engine to remain the default on Apple’s Safari web browser…
Hands on with Apple’s all-new Safari in iOS 15
iOS 15 will deliver a totally redesigned Safari (with the ability to roll back some of the more drastic changes). The all-new browser …
Apple tried to hire away former Google search chief Ben Gomes
When Apple went after a pair of high-profile managers for its Siri and artificial intelligence groups: Google’s top brass overseeing search …
iOS 15 beta 6 again offers Safari redesign
Apple on Tuesday released the sixth beta of iOS 15 for developer, delivering yet another redesign to Safari. Apple has reversed some…
Apple inviting Mac users to try out the new Safari 15 beta
Apple introduced Safari 15, a new redesigned version of the company’s web browser, with macOS Monterey to much sturm und drang (it’s already…
