After several years of slugging it out in a prolonged patent-based legal battle, Apple and Qualcomm have agreed to a last-minute settlement. The first issue began when chipmaker Qualcomm, instead of charging Apple a flat license fee for permission to use its patented technology in iPhones, insisted upon a percentage of the iPhone’s value. Apple […]
If you’re en route to Canada, this could come in handy. Apple announced on Thursday that its “Tap to Pay on iPhone” feature is now available beginning yesterday via select payment platforms in the country. The technology allows businesses to accept contactless payments on an iPhone, with no additional point-of-sale hardware like a Square Terminal […]
A number of larger publishers aren’t happy about Apple’s App Store policies and believe they don’t comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). A coalition of 34 companies and associations, including Spotify, Epic Games, Deezer, and Paddle, on Friday sent a joint letter to the European Commission to complain about Apple’s “proposed scheme for compliance” […]
In the latest chapter of Netflix and its ongoing squabbles with everyone else in the known universe, it’s not impossible to sign up directly for the streaming service within the iPhone app, and new subscribers must now sign up directly through the Netflix website. Netflix ended the ability to subscribe from within its iOS app […]
You can now use Apple Pay at various Lowe’s retail locations throughout the United States. While the payment option has been available in the Lowe’s app and the Lowe’s website for some time, the company has been a longtime Apple Pay holdout for its retail store locations. As noted over on Reddit, Lowe’s employees said […]