iOS

Apple reverses course to approve Epic Games Store on iOS in EU

Arguments over buttons set to continue while European Commission looks on

Applications08 Jul 2024 | 15

Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card

After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped'

Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 41

Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes

Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now

OSes26 Jun 2024 | 22

How Europe can force Apple to support competition

Exclusive Open Web Advocacy report calls for these extensive changes to iGiant's rules

Personal Tech21 Jun 2024 | 56

European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules

iBiz potentially facing hefty penalties under the Digital Markets Act

Personal Tech15 Jun 2024 | 27

Apple finally adds RCS support after years of mixed messages

WWDC WWDC sees Cupertino up to its old trick of adding features - in this case a password manager - that compete directly with third parties

Personal Tech11 Jun 2024 | 28

Aghast iOS users report long-deleted photos back from the dead after update

Apple might be hanging on to nuked iPhone snaps for a while

Personal Tech15 May 2024 | 53

Brit publishers beg Apple not to hurt online ad revenue

Breaking news, perhaps literally: AI content blocking tool in Safari for iOS

Personal Tech14 May 2024 | 38

Meta, Spotify break Apple's device fingerprinting rules – new claim

Updated And the iOS titan doesn't seem that bothered with data leaking out

Research07 May 2024 | 29

Apple confirms iPadOS will fall under its Alternative Business Terms in the EU

Cupertino drops the Core Technology Fee for hobbyist developers with no revenue

Applications03 May 2024 | 11

Miss your morning iPhone alarm? It's not just you, and Apple is looking into it

Dear _____, please excuse _____’s tardiness. Their alarm didn’t go off for (see below). Sincerely, The Register

Personal Tech01 May 2024 | 48

Apple's pleas ineffective: iPadOS on EU's gatekeeper list

iFought the law, but the law wasn't particularly interested in my line of reasoning

OSes29 Apr 2024 | 6

Academics probe Apple's privacy settings and get lost and confused

Just disabling Siri requires visits to five submenus

Security05 Apr 2024 | 30

EU users can't update 3rd party iOS apps if abroad too long

Remember how Apple told you security was its paramount concern?

Applications06 Mar 2024 | 92

What a surprise! Apple found a way to deliver browser engine and app store choice

We know this because those features just landed in iOS 17.4, along with lots of other goodies

OSes06 Mar 2024 | 61

Rice isn't nice for drying your iPhone, according to Apple

Old wives revise their official advice

Personal Tech21 Feb 2024 | 73

Cybercriminals are stealing iOS users' face scans to break into mobile banking accounts

Deepfake-enabled attacks against Android and iPhone users are netting criminals serious cash

Research15 Feb 2024 | 30

Fake LastPass lookalike made it into Apple App Store

No walled garden can keep out every weed, we suppose

Cyber-crime08 Feb 2024 | 10

Europe forces Apple to give its citizens some choice over iOS browser engine, app store

That's the way the Cook, he crumbles

Software25 Jan 2024 | 13

Russia takes $13.5M bite out of Apple over in-app purchases

Gotta fund that war somehow, eh, Vlad?

Applications23 Jan 2024 | 39

BreachForums admin 'Pompourin' sentenced to 20 years of supervised release

Infosec in brief Also: Another UEFI flaw found; Kaspersky discovers iOS log files actually work; and a few critical vulnerabilities

Security22 Jan 2024 | 16

While you holidayed, Microsoft brought Copilot to mobile devices, again

First Look Redmond's AI assistant bounds onto Android and iOS without Bing branding

AI + ML02 Jan 2024 | 17

Apple, Corellium settle iOS virtualization case

iGiant was on the back foot after courts found virtual iPhones were fair use

Virtualization18 Dec 2023 | 2

MongoDB warns breach of internal systems exposed customer contact info

Infosec in brief PLUS: Cancer patients get ransom notes for Christmas, Delta Dental is the latest MOVEit victim, and critical vulns

Security18 Dec 2023 | 2

In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one

And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it

Software02 Nov 2023 | 52

Side channel attacks take bite out of Apple silicon with iLeakage exploit

Nearly six years on from Spectre and Meltdown, novel method steals passwords, emails, texts

Research26 Oct 2023 | 10

Apple blames iOS 17 bug for overheating iPhone 15 woes

Updated Fixes about to flow, perhaps along with an iSearch engine

Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 43

iPhone 15 is too hot to handle – and not in any good way

Influencers offer smouldering looks, analysts wonder if TSMC-fabbed silicon can take the heat

Personal Tech29 Sep 2023 | 32

Teardown reveals iPhone 15 to be series of questionable design decisions

Video High cost and hard to work with? Yep, that's Apple all over

Personal Tech26 Sep 2023 | 54

Apple pairs well with profits, not repair shops

iFixit demotes iPhone 14 from 7/10 to 4 after reality of software locks hit home

Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 28

Apple demands app makers explain use of sensitive APIs

Privacy ritual aims to deter fingerprinting of the iFaithful

Applications29 Jul 2023 | 28

Someone just blew over $190k on a 4GB first-gen iPhone

Could've sworn that came out yesterday

Offbeat18 Jul 2023 | 70

At last, Microsoft lets Windows 11 share files with Android apps

Android and Microsoft sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G! But not too much

OSes13 Jun 2023 | 6

About ducking time: Apple fixes up autocorrect in iOS 17

WWDC And makes developer-grade OS betas available to all ducking loyalists

OSes07 Jun 2023 | 15

M2 Ultra chip lands in 'cheese grater' Mac Pro to displace Apple's last Intel holdout

WWDC Workstations boosted, MacBook Air embiggened, iOS embraces web apps, and all the rest of Cupertino's new stuff

Personal Tech06 Jun 2023 | 44

Apple pushes first-ever 'rapid' patch – and rapidly screws up

Maybe you're just installing it wrong?

Patches02 May 2023 | 43

iPhones hook up with Windows as Microsoft’s Phone Link dials up Apple's iOS

Windows Phone did this ages ago but flopped

OSes28 Apr 2023 | 39

Spyware slinger QuaDream’s reported demise may be the canary in the coal mine

Analysis NSO and others are still out there, but pariahs find it hard to do business

Cyber-crime19 Apr 2023 | 3

Apple squashes iOS, macOS zero-day bugs already exploited by snoops

Keep calm and install patches before abuse becomes widespread

Patches10 Apr 2023 | 1

Apple patches all the iThings, including iOS 15 hole under attack right now

Issue identified in February but owners of older kit weren't warned

Patches28 Mar 2023 | 11

Microsoft to snatch Visio app away from iOS users this summer

If you want to use the diagram tool for the long haul, it's going to take a subscription

Applications08 Mar 2023 | 37

Europe trims Apple App Store probe after deciding in-app payments not a problem

Cupertino not entirely off the hook – yet

Personal Tech01 Mar 2023 | 8

Apple: No more sneak-peek previews of iOS unless you pay for the privilege

iGiant shuts dev beta loophole

Software21 Feb 2023 | 10

Apple splats zero-day bug, other gremlins in macOS, iOS

WebKit flaw 'may have been exploited' – just like Tim Cook 'may have' made a million bucks this week

Patches15 Feb 2023 | 7

Apple complains UK watchdog wants to make iOS a 'clone' of Android

Move means possibility of new WebKit-free iPhone browsers is even more likely

Applications09 Feb 2023 | 69

US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps

As for actually doing anything about it - that'll have to wait

Software03 Feb 2023 | 11

Apple preps for 'third-party iOS app stores' in Europe

Despite dire predictions about sideloading, iGiant said to be ready to comply with EU law

Software14 Dec 2022 | 118

Get ready for $10,000 apps in Apple's software souk

With Tim taking his third, natch

Software07 Dec 2022 | 16

Almost 300 predatory loan apps found in Google and Apple stores

Note to self: Lenders don’t need the contact list on your mobile device

Security01 Dec 2022 | 34

Only iPhone 15 Pro models will have higher data transfer speeds on USB-C – analyst

Ming-Chi Kuo is prognosticating again

Personal Tech17 Nov 2022 | 35

Evernote's fall from grace is complete, with sale to Italian app maker

Frustrate enough users and your product will stumble. Hint, hint, Elon

Applications17 Nov 2022 | 74

Apple sued for collecting user data despite opt-outs

Doesn't matter what the data is, they thought they pushed the off switch, argues complaint

Legal14 Nov 2022 | 16

Microsoft hits the switch on password-free smartphone authentication

No more MF phish on this MFA cellphone as Azure AD CBA + YubiKey hits preview

Security07 Nov 2022 | 23

Windows 11 runs on fewer than 1 in 6 PCs

Statcounter says Number 10 is still Number 1 in the Windows world

OSes02 Nov 2022 | 101

iPhone 14 car crash detection triggered by roller coasters

While you're having a blast, your mobe could be telling your family you're dead

Offbeat10 Oct 2022 | 58

Open standards body for digital wallets announced

Open Source Summit No, not the dodgy cryptocurrency kind

Off-Prem16 Sep 2022 | 5