Samsung does better than Apple in smartphones
Tame Apple Press sulks
In the fourth quarter of 2022 the Tame Apple Press was overjoyed when Apple replaced Samsung as the top seller of smartphones, now it turns out that quarter was an aboration and the South Koreans are back on top again.
Apple surrenders to the Germans
Agrees to allow apps to be hosted outside its official store
Fruity cargo cult Apple has finally bent to European pressure and will allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store.
General Motors dumps Apple Carplay
Tame Apple press goes into meltdown
The Tame Apple Press has been calling on its readers to boycott General Motors cars after the outfit dumped Apple Play or Android Auto as its in-car entertainment system.
Apple PCs spurned as if they were a rabid dog
Tanking shipments fall by 40.5 per cent
Fruity cargo cult Apple saw its PC sales fall faster than a team of free-fall parachuting elephants who have forgotten to pack the key component of their act.
Cyber mercenary outfit hacked the iPhones of journalists, political opposition figures
Fortunately, Microsoft saved Apple’s security bacon
A cyber mercenary outfit QuaDream was using holes in iPhone security to allow governments to spy on journalists and political opposition figures for repressive regimes.
French thinking about another anti-trust action against Apple
This time it may not surrender
France's anti-trust watchdog, the French Competition Authority, is likely to move forward soon with an antitrust investigation into Apple over complaints tied to 2021 changes to its app tracking policies.
Thieves tunnel into an Apple store
iPhones worth more than a bank vault
In a move normally reserved for thieves wanting to break into bank vaults, robbers tunnelled their way into an Apple backstore to steal $500,000 worth of iPhones (that is probably about six).
iPhone 7 will stop working properly soon
We doubt anyone will notice
iPhone owners who have been saving money by using older phones and not updating their iOS are going to have a nasty surprise later this year.
Apple’s ignored 'Find My iPhone' glitch could lead to deaths
Texas man fears he could be shot any day
A Texas man has begged Apple to pull finger and fix a glitch in their 'Find My iPhone' app before a patriotic fellow American uses their constitutional rights to execute him for stealing their expensive gear.
US teens don’t see the point of Virtual Reality
Better things to do
A new survey from Piper Sandler shows that US teens find Virtual Reality silly.