Month: August 2026

Russia has escalated its long-running dispute with Apple by opening an antitrust case that could cost the iPhone maker nearly $50 million over its refusal to preload state-backed apps.Russia opens antitrust case against Apple over iPhone appsAfter years of threatening to do so, Russia has finally begun investigating Apple after it failed to preinstall state-backed…

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Apple Health and Google Health can now sync data between them, which means your Fitbit data and other tracked metrics can finally show up in the Health app without needing third-party apps or workarounds.Google Health for iOSIn May, Google Health launched as a replacement for the Fitbit app, making the fitness brand’s hardware operate under…

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Apple Pay expanded to the Philippines today, which means iPhone and Apple Watch owners in the country can add supported debit and credit cards to the Wallet app for contactless payments. Credit and debit cards can be added by opening the Wallet app and tapping on the “+” button. According to users on Reddit, supported…

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The way Apple combines work and personal iCloud accounts left some employees able to access confidential documents after departing the company, reports The Information. The site spoke to more than half a dozen former Apple employees who were unknowingly left with access to sensitive content. The former employees said many Apple files they had been…

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Apple’s iPhone production in India is getting more of a boost, as the government considers extending a tax exemption on manufacturing machinery and component imports until 2041.Tata’s iPhone component production facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. Image Credit: TataIndia is a major location in Apple’s work to diversify its production outside of China. While it…

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India has proposed extending tax breaks until 2041 for foreign companies that supply machinery to their contract manufacturers, handing a win to Apple as it expands iPhone production in the country, Reuters reports. Introduced in February, the exemption previously ran only until 2031, and Apple had long since lobbied against being taxed on the high-end…

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Apple deals are selling out fast, with limited quantities available of Apple’s 15-inch M5 MacBook Air with 24GB of memory, now $200 off.Save $200 on a popular M5 MacBook Air laptop with 24GB RAM – Image credit: AppleB&H’s August MacBook Air sale knocks $200 off a popular 15-inch MacBook Air spec featuring Apple’s current M5…

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Apple last month filed a new legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) over the British government’s demand for access to encrypted iCloud backups belonging to UK users, according to an order issued by the court and reported by the Financial Times. The Home Office previously agreed to drop its original demand for…

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