The discount will only apply to developers with app store revenue up to $1 million annually — a threshold that excludes the makers of some of the most popular apps downloaded on iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices.

The lawsuit seeks damages from Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Tesla and Alphabet, the parent company of Google.

The company said the move was necessary to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue.

Qualcomm says it will ask the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of infringing Apple devices.

Apple has been ordered to pay nearly $533 million by a federal jury that found Apple's iTunes music store uses software that infringes on patents held by a Texas company.

Battery maker A123 Systems is suing Apple, claiming it aggressively poached some key staff members in violation of their nondisclosure and noncompete agreements when they left A123.

An update released this week by Apple reduces the amount of storage required by devices to perform a software update.

Apple is facing legal action over the amount of memory required by its latest mobile operating system iOS 8, after many users had trouble installing the update due to its size.