Sources: MSNBC
Based on its preliminary findings, the European Commission accuses Apple of violating the EU's competition law by blocking its competitors from accessing the technology used for the Apple Pay service, and threatens to fine the company up to 10% of its global revenue. 2022-05-3
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
American electronics company Apple Inc. and Korean company Samsung Electronics agree to end their patent litigation outside the United States. 2014-08-6
iOS 7, the seventh iteration of Apple Inc.'s iOS mobile operating system, is officially released. The new OS includes major changes to the user interface. 2013-09-18
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
The European Union and United States approve Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Motorola. 2012-02-13
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
Software company Oracle announces that it is looking for damages "in the billions of dollars" from Google in an ongoing patent law action over the smartphone. 2011-06-16