App Store revenue tumbled last month amid mobile gaming lull October 4, 2022 Apple’s App Store revenue fell last month as gaming slowed on smartphones, according to a note from Morgan Stanley. Analyst Erik Woodring said revenue dropped around five per cent, impacting the US, Canada and Japan. Using data from Sensor Tower, a firm that tracks app downloads and sales, Woodring said the main driver for the [...]
iPhone 14 Pro Max review: The notch is gone and other stories September 30, 2022 When Apple went fullscreen with the iPhone X, doing away with all but the slimmest black frame around the display, it divided the world into two categories: regular people, and those who vehemently, violently hated “the notch”. The notch, for those struggling to remember the furore it caused back in November 2017, is the little [...]
Top Apple exec let go over vulgar viral TikTok video September 30, 2022 A top Apple executive is to leave after being filmed making inappropriate jokes on social media. Tony Blevins, the technology giant’s vice president of procurement, was heard talking about “fondling big-breasted women” for his job, during a viral post on TikTok. In the clip by Daniel Mac, a viral blogger who asks people in nice [...]
Game on: Why Big Tech is betting big on gaming September 14, 2022 When Bill Gates said “content is king” back in 1996, he opened a can of worms that has become increasingly hard to contain. This content obsession has evolved in different ways in the last two decades, with the latest bet from Big Tech being on gaming. While the evolution of video games has been progressing [...]
Apple set to double digital ad team as Big Tech looks to cull September 5, 2022 Apple plans to nearly double its digital advertising business, just as the likes of Snap bid to make teams leaner.
Apple says security flaw could allow full control over devices August 19, 2022 Apple has said it has discovered a serious security vulnerability in its iPhones and iPads that could let hackers take full control over their devices. In an update, Apple said it had discovered a vulnerability that could let an application “execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges,” meaning hackers could obtain full access to devices. The [...]
Going old school: why new media’s rise is far from inevitable August 18, 2022 Ian Whittaker is twice winner of the City A.M. Analyst of the Year, a long-standing Square Mile media analyst and founder of advisory firm Liberty Sky Advisors The last 12 months has been a brutal one for many of the most high-profile names in the Media space. According to a recent FT piece, nearly $400bn [...]
Big Tech outlier: Apple pushes for three day return to office policy August 16, 2022 Apple has called on employees to get back into office at least three days a week as the tech giant continues to defy work from home trends that dominate Silicon Valley.
All eyes on Silicon Valley as Big Tech braces itself for a tense earnings week July 25, 2022 2022 has undoubtedly been a year of turbulence for tech stocks, battling major sell-offs and supply chain woes.
Apple settles £42m lawsuit over MacBook keyboards July 20, 2022 Apple has settled a $50m (£42m) lawsuit over its MacBook keyboards, after claimants said the tech giant knowingly sold unresponsive keyboards products.