Sources: MSNBC
Apple announces and demonstrates the Vision Pro mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference. It is the company's first major new product in almost 10 years and is expected to be commercially available in early 2024. 2023-06-5
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 introduces the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro, which are the first iPhones with support for 5G networks. 2020-10-13
Apple Inc. and Nokia agree to increase their partnership after settling a patent dispute. 2017-05-23
Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports "HummingBad" malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India. Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind "HummingBad" which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices. Apple devices have been hit by similar malware. 2016-07-5
A shooting just before midnight at the ninth annual Fort Myers, Florida, Zombicon kills one person and injures four others, none with life threatening injuries, and causes pandemomium on the city's downtown streets. Police ask attendees to share smartphone video from the incident. 2015-10-17
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