Sources: MSNBC
United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rules that Apple Inc. cannot stop mobile app developers from directing users to third-party payment options, issuing a permanent injunction against the company. 2021-09-10
Apple Inc. announces that it will begin to continuously scan its smartphone and tablet devices for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Before an image is stored on the iCloud, the new system will search for matches of already known CSAM. The company claims the system has an "extremely high level of accuracy", and will be included in iOS and iPadOS updates later this year. 2021-08-5
Apple Inc. notifies the GOP that this year it will not fund or provide other support for the party’s 2016 presidential convention, citing Donald Trump’s controversial comments about women, immigrants and minorities. 2016-06-18
John McAfee, creator of the anti-virus software McAfee, Inc. and former CEO, offers to unlock an iPhone that belonged to San Bernardino attacker Syed Farook for the FBI for free after Apple Inc. refused to comply with a court order asking it to unlock the device. McAfee said "It will take us three weeks," with access to a super-computer in an article published by the "Business Insider". 2016-02-19
An administrative law judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission issues a preliminary decision on a long-running Samsung-Apple dispute, in favor of Apple's complaint on four of the six patents in dispute. 2012-10-24
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics both agree to settlement talks over pending smartphone related patent litigation. These talks have come about at the urging of U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh. 2012-04-17
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC loses a patent infringement case in the United States, with the United States International Trade Commission ruling that Apple Inc.'s iPhone technology does not violate HTC's patents. 2011-10-18
Apple Inc. releases its sales report for the iPhone 4S smartphone, which has reportedly sold over 4 million units worldwide in under four days, breaking company sales records. 2011-10-17
Technology company Apple Inc. announces its much-anticipated iPhone 4S at Apple's Cupertino campus. 2011-10-4