Apple’s Independent Repair Provider program will soon be available in more than 200 countries, nearly every country where Apple products are sold.
Apple has released the fifth public beta of iOS 14.5. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews and register devices now.
The consumer protection agency in Brazil, Procon-SP, has fined Apple nearly R$10.55 million (about £1.38 million) for removing the power adapter from the iPhone 12 series and newer production runs of older iPhones.
A federal jury in Texas has directed that Apple must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management.
Apple has unexpectedly released iOS 14.4.1, which fixes a vulnerability in WebKit, so that malicious web content won’t have its way. Apple describes this as “A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation”.
Apple has launched a new service that automates the process of transferring a copy of your iCloud Photos to Google Photos. The service is initially available to customers in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and the U.S. for transfers to Google Photos.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigating Apple’s conduct in relation to the distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK, in particular, the terms and conditions governing app developers’ access to Apple’s App Store.
Apple TV is now available on Google's Chromecast with Google TV. If you don't already subscribe to Apple's £4.99-per-month streaming plan you can sign up directly from the on-screen app.
Apple and foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) are to develop micro OLED displays for Apple's upcoming augmented reality devices.
Ookla Speedtest has launched a new video test, allowing users the ability to directly measure their video streaming experience, providing a new Speedtest that measures max resolution, buffering and loading times.
Apple has rolled out watchOS 7.3 bringing ECG to more countries and a new Unity watch face. Among the new features included in watchOS 7.3 is Time to Walk - an audio experience found in the workout app that lets Apple Fitness+ subscribers listen to stories as they walk.
Apple has officially released iOS 14.4, bringing some important bug fixes and security updates. Smaller QR codes can now be recognised by Camera and there is an option to classify Bluetooth device type in Settings for correct identification of headphones for audio notifications.
