Apple was never serious about replacing Google with Microsoft's Bing as the default search engine in Macs and iPhones, but kept the possibility open as a "bargaining chip' to extract bigger payments from Google, a Microsoft executive testified Wednesday in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. It is no secret that Apple is making more money on Bing existing than Bing does,' Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft's chief of advertising and web services, said in U.S. District Court in Washington. The comment drew a laugh from the courtroom. Parakhin was describing Microsoft's years of futility trying to supplant Google on Apple devices. Analysts estimate Apple collects USD 15 billion to USD 20 billion a year in revenue-sharing payments from Google in return for giving its search engine the coveted default slot on Apple's devices. The revenue is generated when users click on advertisements in search results. The U.S. Department of Justice accuses Google of using similar agreement
Apple also has a rigorous testing process in place that's meant to catch any pitfalls before the iPhone goes into mass production
The lapse at key Apple supplier Pegatron's only factory in India, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, has cost three straight days of lost production
Apple accused the startup and the employees in a lawsuit of luring away its engineers and stealing proprietary information used to develop its homegrown chip designs
Latest model can log 40-50% higher sales in India than iPhone 14, say retailers
Google's largest contract is with Apple, which set Google as the default on Safari in exchange for a share of the revenue that the search engine earns through advertising
The situation grew more muddled Wednesday, when Beijing contradicted reports about iPhone restrictions while also raising concerns about security problems with the device
Preorders start Sept 15 and the new device will be available from Sept 22
Analysts say that the new registration mechanism would also mean that festival season sales would not take a hit
Apple also just renewed a contract to get modem chips from Qualcomm Inc., a sign that an effort to build its own components is taking longer than expected
Under the deal announced Monday, Qualcomm said it will supply Apple with chips for phones that will come out each year until 2026
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The investors will put in amounts ranging from $25 million to $100 million, according to the people
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In India, 60% revenue from iPhones, versus 52% globally
The company pursued the gun permits starting in 2017 so that Apple's executive protection team could be armed after Moyer's staff reported receiving more serious threats against Chief Executive Office
The judge threw out Apple's trade secret claims against Rivos, but gave the iPhone maker a chance to file a revised complaint
A Foxconn Technology Group plant in Sriperumbudur is preparing to deliver the newest devices only weeks after they start shipping from factories in China
Ford has hired away a key Apple executive to run a new business unit that will sell software-related subscription services to vehicle owners. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said Monday it hired Peter Stern, who was Apple's vice president of services. He'll run Ford Integrated Services, a unit that will combine software and hardware into services. At Apple, Stern oversaw Apple TV plus, iCloud storage, Apple Books, the arcade and fitness operations and other businesses, Ford said in a statement Monday. Stern started Monday and reports directly to CEO Jim Farley. Stern also will expand Ford's BlueCruise hands-free partially automated driving system, as well as productivity and safety and security services, the statement said.