Apple Lobbied US Congress on Uighur Slave Labor Bills

Apple paid an outside firm to lobby Congress on legislation targeting U.S. companies that do business in areas of China that may use slave labor. From a report: Congressional disclosure reports show that Fierce Government Relations lobbied for Apple on the Uyghur Forced Labor Pre … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 3 years ago

Apple MacPro and Display may cost at least $50K

Apple announced this week that its new Mac Pro starts at an already pricey $6,000, but the company neglected to mention how much the top-of-the-line model will cost. From a report on The Verge: So we shopped around for equivalent parts to the top-end spec that Apple's promising. … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 4 years ago

Apple Responds to Reports That It Is Sharing Data with Tencent

Over the weekend, reports emerged that claimed that Apple was sending users' browsing details to Tencent to run it against Chinese company's safe browsing feature. In a statement on Monday, an Apple spokesperson has offered a clarification: Apple protects user privacy and safegua … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 4 years ago

Apple Has No Backbone

Apple, a company that loves to talk about its values, has this week demonstrated that when it comes to China -- one of its biggest markets and where most of its iPhones and other products are assembled taking full benefit of low-cost labors -- even the Steve Jobs-founded company … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 4 years ago

Apple Permits Indian Telecom Regulator to Release Anti-Spam App

After months of back and forth, Apple has permitted Indian telecom regulator TRAI to release its anti-spam app on the App Store. The app, called TRAI DND - Do Not Disturb, went live on the iPhone app store on Friday. The free app, a version of which has existed on Android platfor … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 5 years ago

Apple Rebukes Australia's 'Dangerously Ambiguous' Anti-Encryption Bill

Apple has strongly criticized Australia's anti-encryption bill, calling it "dangerously ambiguous" and "alarming to every Australian." From a report: The Australian government's draft law -- known as the Access and Assistance Bill -- would compel tech companies operating in the … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 5 years ago

Review of iPhone Camera Over the Years, by the Verge

Which smartphone takes the best photos? For years, the unequivocal answer to that question has been the iPhone. Apple has, for years, taken pride in the pictures its iPhones are able to capture. And rightly so. But over the years, the competition has caught up and has arguably st … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 5 years ago

Apple Pulls 25,000 Apps from China Amid a Barrage of State-Media Criticism

Apple has pulled more than 25,000 illegal apps from its App Store in China after coming under fire from state media for not doing enough to filter out banned material. From a report: "Gambling apps are illegal and not allowed on the App Store in China," Apple said in a statement … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 5 years ago

Apple Maps is Down

An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple Maps is down and has been for a few hours today, 9to5Mac reports. Users are noting on Twitter and Apple Support that the service isn't working on phones, Apple Watch or CarPlay and searches for certain places or points of interest result … | Continue reading


@apple.slashdot.org | 5 years ago