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Apple’s $1.5 billion investment in satellite communications firm Globalstar, changes the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite game according to Emma Mohr-McClune, chief analyst of technology at GlobalData. -
Apple will invest US$1.5 billion in Globalstar, the satellite operator enabling its iPhones' emergency SOS and messaging capabilities when cellular coverage is unavailable.
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Apple’s IoS18 update, announced at its WWDC 2024 event this week, will support satellite-based messaging services.
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Elon Musk warned yesterday that he plans to ban Apple devices from his company if the US juggernaut goes forward with its planned integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
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The European Commission will open five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google and Meta comply with its new Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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In a surprising move, Apple revealed yesterday that it would introduce Rich Communication Services (RCS) to the iPhone next year.
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Nokia has signed a new patent cross-license agreement with Apple, replacing the current license that is due to expire at the end of the year.
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Smartphone shipments were down by 12% in 2022, according to market research company Canalys, and down by 18% in the last quarter of the year.
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Ericsson and Apple have reached a multi-year global patent license agreement, the companies have announced.
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Five hyperscalers make up the world’s five most valuable brands, according to the latest brand-value survey, and two others are also in the top 10.
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Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft have all broken their existing records for quarterly revenues in their latest financial results.
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Apple has officially opened its first Chinese data centre, in the south western province of Guizhou, reports state press agency Xinhua.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have come closer to facing regulation in the US following approval of a report by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
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The chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel has unveiled a new strategy to take on big tech.
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Apple is planning a new semiconductor design centre in Munich, Germany, as part of its US$1.2 billion drive to secure supplies of semiconductor chips.
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The CMA has launched an investigation into Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) following complaints that its terms and conditions for app developers are unfair and anti-competitive.
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US chip manufacturers had their wishes granted yesterday when President Joe Biden pledged US$37 billion in funding to boost manufacturing.
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US senator Amy Klobuchar is taking on Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (GAFA) in an anti-trust reform bill that she has introduced into Congress.
