Following years of legal entanglements between Apple and Epic Games, things are changing. Apple on Friday stated that the company has approved the third-party Epic Games Store in the European Union. The new storefront allows Epic to launch its alternative app marketplace in those countries. According to Reuters, Epic Games had submitted the Epic Games […]
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 […]
Following years of debate and controversy, the Federal Communications Commission is set to hold a new vote on April 25 that will likely reinstate net neutrality, restoring protections affecting broadband internet usage in the United States. Net Neutrality as a policy functions as the principle that internet providers should handle web traffic equally regardless of […]
After more than three years, and thanks to a refusal on the part of the US Supreme Court to hear Epic’s appeal, the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple has come to an end. On August 13, 2020, Epic Games decided to implement direct payments for “Fortnite” in an attempt to circumvent Apple’s 30 […]
The mighty Woz has been admitted to a hospital, although it’s unknown as to exactly why. According to Reuters, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been admitted to a hospital in Mexico City, although conflicting sources have been unable to discern as to why. Woz was scheduled to participate in a World Business Forum in Mexico […]