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Apple Chief Privacy Engineer Erik Neuenschwander recently spoke out against a proposed bill in the North Dakota Senate that would prevent Apple and Google from requiring developers to use their respective app stores and payment methods, stating that it “threatens to destroy the iPhone as you know it.” MacRumors reports that this week the North Dakota Senate introduced a new bill that would prevent Apple and Google from requiring developers to use their respective app store and payment methods. Senate Bill 2333 was introduced by Sen. Kyle Davison (R) who stated that it was designed to “level the playing field” for app developers in North Dakota and shield customers from “devastating, monopolistic fees imposed by big tech companies,” referring to the fees that Apple and Google take from developers. The bill would prevent Apple from requiring developers to use a digital application distribution platform as the exclusive method of distributing a digital product and would keep the … [Read more...] about Apple Exec Claims North Dakota App Store Bill ‘Threatens to Destroy the iPhone as You Know It’

close Video Fox News Go Relationship therapist and television host Dr. Laura Berman and her husband are unable to access their recently deceased son’s cellphone, and must provide Apple with a death certificate before receiving the necessary approval to do so, according to a report. Berman, a doctor and award-winning radio and television host, told NBC for a segment that aired Tuesday that she and her husband, Sam Chapman, have been left with no choice but to wait for Apple to allow them to access their 16-year-old son’s iPhone because they don’t have the passcode. The teen, Samuel "Sammy" Berman Chapman, was pronounced dead on Sunday after his mother discovered him unconscious in the bedroom of his Santa Monica, Calif., home shortly before 4:30 p.m. local time, police and reports said. In a heartbreaking post shared on her Instagram, Berman explained how they have reason to believe he suffered a drug overdose. "My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. … [Read more...] about Dr. Laura Berman says Apple policy prevents access to son’s iPhone after overdose

Hong Kong / Seoul (CNN Business)Shares of Hyundai and Kia plunged on Monday in Seoul after the automakers said they were not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars after all. "We are not having talks with Apple about developing self-driving cars," Hyundai said in a statement. The statement added that Hyundai has received requests from "numerous companies" about developing self-driving electric cars, but that "no decision has been made as we are in the beginning stage." Kia Motors, which is owned by Hyundai, referred CNN Business to its parent company's statement. Apple declined to comment. Read More The announcement jolted investors who had been betting on some kind of tie-up between the companies based on weeks of speculation and local news reports. Kia's stock plummeted 13%, putting it on track for its worst day since 2008. Hyundai's stock fell 5.6%. News media in the country reported just last week that Kia was closing in on a major deal with Apple for a … [Read more...] about Hyundai and Kia say they are not talking to Apple about self-driving cars

An app developer has discovered a number of scam applications available to consumers in the Apple App Store, some of which have made millions of dollars from unsuspecting iPhone users. 9to5Mac reports that iOS developer Kosta Eleftheriou has been highlighting a growing issue in recent weeks — scam apps available in the Apple app store. Each of the scam apps Eleftheriou found appeared to use the same method including boosting their apparent legitimacy in the app store by purchasing fake reviews. Eleftheriou is the developer of FlickType, a popular Apple Watch keyboard application. Eleftheriou is also of the developers of the Flesky keyboard app which was acquired by Pinterest, and Blind Type which was acquired by Google. A week ago, Eleftheriou began highlighting applications that were basically non-functional copies of FlickType. One app in particular, KeyWatch, was a carbon copy of Eleftheriou’s app, according to the developer. In a Twitter post , Eleftheriou stated: Just … [Read more...] about Developer Uncovers Scam Apps Making Millions on Apple App Store

Apple CEO Tim Cook was the “architect” of the multinational corporation’s plan to outsource most of its production to China, ushering what Bloomberg Businessweek calls an “era of outsourced manufacturing and made-to-order products.” A profile published in Bloomberg Businessweek details Cook’s slick political maneuvering and an outsourcing scheme that has driven Apple’s market value to $2.3 trillion while gutting its U.S. manufacturing base — and encouraging others to do so — for cheap labor in China, India, and Vietnam. Bloomberg Businessweek reports : As everyone at the dinner well knew, the idea of mass-producing an iPhone, or any advanced consumer electronics, in a domestic factory was an exceptionally tall order. The big Asian contract manufacturers, especially Apple Inc.’s main partner, Foxconn, had built city-size factories in China with armies of hundreds of thousands of skilled laborers . None of that scale existed in the U.S. Chinese factory employees … [Read more...] about Bloomberg: Tim Cook ‘Architect’ of Outsourcing Apple Production to China