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Lees meerIndex down almost quarter in year tech firm has thrived as people turn to digital servicesApple has notched up another milestone by overtaking the combined market value of the entire FTSE 100 index of the UK’s biggest publicly listed companies.The i…
Lees meeriPhone maker thrives in coronavirus crisis as people turn to digital servicesApple has notched up another milestone by overtaking the combined market value of the entire FTSE 100 index of the UK’s biggest publicly listed companies.The iPhone and iMa…
Lees meerFacebook, Amazon and Google all have their problems, but Apple is losing friends fasterFacebook may be the home of international conspiracy theories, Amazon the bane of high streets everywhere and Google slowly tightening its grip on the entire web …
Lees meerOperating system update will allow opt-in to coronavirus exposure notifications without need of an appCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageApple and Google are preparing to roll out “phase two” of their Covid-19 contact-tracin…
Lees meerDispute over in-app purchases is seen as proxy war over future of App StoreMicrosoft has joined the court battle between Apple and Epic Games, filing a legal brief supporting the Fortnite developer’s right to carry on developing software for Mac and…
Lees meerTech giant behind iPhone hits crucial share valuation of $467.77 but closes at $1.979tn just after breaking barrierApple became the first US $2tn company on Wednesday, only two years after becoming the first to be valued at $1tn by Wall Street.The t…
Lees meerTech giant behind iPhone hits crucial share valuation of $467.77Apple has become a $2tn company, only two years after becoming the first company to be valued at $1tn by Wall Street.The technology powerhouse behind the iPhone needed to hit a share pr…
Lees meerOne can get Apple’s boom but we’re seeing notions of risk being replaced by an overdose of optimismCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageApple’s rise to a valuation of $2tn, only five months after it was worth half that sum, is…
Lees meerThe tech giant behind the iPhone hit the crucial a share valuation of £467.77Apple has become America’s first 2 trillion dollar company, only two years after becoming the first company to be valued at $1tn by Wall Street.The technology powerhouse be…
Lees meerUpdated version promises ‘more vibrant’ representation of natural features and built environmentGoogle Maps is getting a visual overhaul worldwide, finally letting users distinguish forest from floodplain, and desert from snowfield, at a glance.Alon…
Lees meerThe most recent test data and information about changes made to the app have been released under freedom of informationThe makers of the Covidsafe app have had to overhaul the algorithm for determining close contacts to improve the functionality of …
Lees meerApple threatens to cut off access to development tools if Epic does not back down within 14 daysApple has given the Fortnite developer Epic Games less than two weeks to stop breaking its payment rules or it will cut off Epic’s access to development …
Lees meerOther sectors are opening up, but travel and tourism were dealt a further blow last week. They urgently need state supportThe coronavirus pandemic has thrown the travel industry into a tailspin. In the latest blow for the sector, the government last…
Lees meerGames firm launches perfectly stage-managed attack just as tech giants’ detente is fracturingIn Fortnite, the astronomically successful video game from Epic Games, 100 players skydive on to an island and enter into one-on-one combat until only the w…
Lees meerThe public deserves to know the extent to which Apple employees have been listening to our private conversations and intimate momentsNo one wants their most private activities secretly monitored. That’s why wiretapping is strictly regulated in the U…
Lees meerMove over payment guideline violations prompts maker Epic Games to take legal actionApple and Google have removed the enormously popular video game Fortnite from their app stores for violating their in-app payment guidelines, prompting the maker, Ep…
Lees meerRemoval came after Fortnite circumvented Apple’s in-app payments, encouraging users to pay gaming company directlyApple on Thursday removed the enormously popular video game Fortnite from its App Store for violating its in-app payment guidelines, in…
Lees meerRemoval came after Fortnite circumvented Apple’s in-app payments, encouraging users to pay gaming company directlyApple on Thursday removed the enormously popular video game Fortnite from its App Store for violating its in-app payment guidelines, in…
Lees meerDo you like to read the headlines at night? QA/test analyst Gwyn Lockett discusses the introduction of dark mode on the Guardian’s main news appAs the QA/test analyst for the Guardian’s mobile apps team, part of my role is processing user feedback a…
Lees meerApple has thrived under Cook’s leadership with the iPhone X and a move into subscription TVApple chief executive Tim Cook has joined the billionaire club as the iPhone maker is poised to become the US’s first 2 trillion dollar company.Apple’s perfor…
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