Sources: MSNBC
Spain's competition commission fines American technology companies Amazon and Apple 194 million (US$218 million) for allegedly agreeing to restrict competition by having Apple products sold directly through Amazon's platforms and limiting opportunities for third-party retailers. 2023-07-18
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
The human rights group International Rights Advocates formally launches a lawsuit in the United States against Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc. (Google), Tesla, Inc., Dell and Microsoft on behalf of 14 Congolese families whose children died or were injured in Copperbelt mines that supply cobalt for the firms' lithium-ion battery products. 2019-12-16
Two new classes of malware called "Wirelurker" and "Rootpipe" attack Apple products. 2014-11-6
Apple announces the introduction of iPad Air and the availability of the newest version of OS X, Mavericks. 2013-10-22
Apple initiates the largest ever non-bank bond offering, valued at $17 billion. 2013-04-30
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