Profits at Apple's Cork based subsidiary down 19% Pre-tax profits at an Irish-based Apple business last year decreased by 19% to $33.8 billion (€28 billion), new figures show today. Business • 21 hrs
EU charges Apple with unfair competition in App Store EU competition regulators have today charged iPhone maker Apple with setting restrictive rules on its App Store that force developers to use its own in-app ... Business • 30 Apr
Apple soars past profit targets on strong iPhone demand Apple last night posted sales and profits ahead of Wall Street expectations fueled by 5G iPhone upgrades but warned a global chip shortage could dent ... Business • 29 Apr
Russia fines Apple $12m for 'abusing' dominant position Russia has imposed a $12.1m fine on Apple for "abusing" its dominant position in the market by giving preference to its own applications, a government ... Business • 27 Apr
New iMac, iPad Pro and AirTags unveiled at Apple launch Apple has announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its migration away ... Business • 20 Apr
Apple says it faces competition in video game market Apple said it plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for video game transactions to defend itself against antitrust allegations by ... Business • 08 Apr
Apple to host developers event online again Apple has said it will host its annual developers' conference in an online-only format for the second year in a row, from June 7 to ... Business • 30 Mar
Epic Games files complaint against Apple in UK Fortnite maker Epic Games said today it had filed a complaint with Britain's competition regulator in support of its investigation into Apple's anti-competitive behaviour. Business • 30 Mar
Apple supplier Foxconn's Q4 profit slips Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, has today posted a lower fourth-quarter profit that lagged expectations despite strong iPhone 12 sales and pandemic-led demand ... Business • 30 Mar
Apple facing fresh EU competition probe over App Store Apple could face an EU competition charge sheet in the coming weeks after a complaint by rival Spotify that it unfairly pushed its own music ... Business • 04 Mar
Epic Games takes Apple fight to EU regulators Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, ramping up its dispute with the iPhone maker's payment system ... Business • 17 Feb
Nissan not in talks with Apple on self-driving cars Japanese car maker Nissan said today it is not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars, a week after Hyundai also denied reports it ... Business • 15 Feb
EU's Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps 'equally' Europe's competition chief Margrethe Vestager has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform amid the iPhone maker's privacy changes that ... Business • 09 Feb
Court made legal errors in Apple tax case, EU says EU competition enforcers have claimed a court made legal errors when it scrapped their order for iPhone maker Apple to pay €13 billion in Irish ... Business • 01 Feb
Apple boss criticises social media practices Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has criticised polarization and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and Facebook. Business • 28 Jan
Facebook's fourth quarter results beat expectations Facebook soundly beat quarterly revenue estimates last night after heavy Christmas advertising by e-commerce retailers, but it warned Apple's impending privacy changes could hurt revenue ... Business • 28 Jan
Apple beats Wall St estimates with record iPhone sales Apple has reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, as new 5G iPhones helped push handset revenue to a new record ... Business • 28 Jan
Banks to create payment app to rival Revolut and N26 Four of the five main Irish retail banks have notified the competitor regulator of plans for an app based payment system that would enable consumers ... Business • 12 Jan
Apple loses claims in lawsuit against US bug startup A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Apple's copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulnerabilities in Apple products ... Business • 30 Dec 20
Apple targets car production by 2024 - sources Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, ... Business • 22 Dec 20
Facebook accuses Apple of anti-competitive behaviour Facebook has accused rival Apple of engaging in anti-competitive practices, firing another shot in a months long standoff between the two tech giants over Apple's ... Business • 16 Dec 20
US tech giants face fines as EU unveils new rules The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition ... Business • 15 Dec 20
Apple applies new privacy labels to apps Apple has begun the rollout of new labels about the privacy practices of apps for users to see before they are downloaded from its App ... Business • 14 Dec 20
Microsoft to bring Xbox cloud gaming to iOS next year Microsoft is to launch its cloud gaming service on Apple devices and Windows PCs early next year. Business • 09 Dec 20
Apple launches its first own-brand headphones Apple has revealed its first pair of own-brand wireless headphones, the AirPods Max, as the tech giant enters the over-ear headphone space for the first ... Business • 08 Dec 20
