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DOJ suit over Apple iPhone cites failures of Amazon Fire Phone and Microsoft Windows Phone

GeekWire

Justice Department’s landmark antitrust lawsuit Thursday morning against Apple, which accuses the company of illegally maintaining an iPhone smartphone monopoly, reads at times like a technology history lesson. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announces the Fire Phone in June 2014. GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) The U.S.

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Vergecast: This week in operating systems

The Verge

This week, The Vergecast dedicates the show to operating systems — updates, releases, and rumors from this past week. Nilay and Dieter talk with Verge senior editor Tom Warren and managing editor Alex Cranz about what to expect at Apple’s developer conference next week (HomeOS?) Apple TV app comes to Nvidia Shield.

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iOS 15: Apple sets the scene for the next big thing

Computerworld Vertical IT

Apple has reached a fork in the road and seems on course to maintain two primary iOS installations in the future, rather than driving all users to upgrade each year. As Apple explained the move: To read this article in full, please click here While we're being highly speculative, I think it sets the scene for the next big thing.

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The Apple car, briefly explained

Vox

Apple, led by CEO Tim Cook, might finally be ready to produce its own line of cars. The Apple car, if there is one, could be on the road by 2024. The long-rumored, long-dead Apple car may have been resurrected. Apple, being Apple, almost surely will want to do this. Never count Apple out.

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Apple apparently has a spatial audio event right after today’s WWDC keynote

The Verge

Apple appears to have planned a dedicated event on Apple Music’s upcoming spatial audio feature for later today. According to a video that MacRumors says was uploaded to Apple Music as a teaser — it’s since been removed — Apple will broadcast a special event called “Introducing Spatial Audio.”

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Apple will require apps to add privacy ‘nutrition labels’ starting December 8th

The Verge

Image: Apple. Apple debuted a collection of privacy features when it announced iOS 14, but the company’s privacy “nutrition label” concept did not arrive with the launch of the new operating system in September. Image: Apple. A mockup of an iPhone displaying the App Store labels.

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Nine things we learned from the Epic v. Apple trial

The Verge

Apple proceedings kicked off, and the news has been relentless. 1] Apple keeps iMessage closed in order to sell more iPhones. 3] Apple pulled out all the stops to keep Netflix selling subscriptions on the iPhone. But for a while, Apple was willing to do just about anything to keep Netflix from giving in to the obvious economics.

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