Apple

• Apple apologizes after refusing to refund mom for $1.1k in app store purchases made by young son

  Vasquez reached out to Consumer Matters for help. Within a week, she received a full refund.

  Consumer

  May 3
• Facebook benefits from ad spending amid COVID-19 but new Apple policies could ruin it

  A surge in digital ad spending during the pandemic when consumers shopped online, along with higher ad prices, helped Facebook revenue surge 48 per cent.

  Consumer

  Apr 28
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• Apple launches new iPad Pro, slim iMacs with remote workers in mind

  Apple announced Tuesday a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality as it speeds its migration away from Intel and caters to a work-from-home world.

  Tech

  Apr 20
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• U.K. launches probe into Apple App Store for allegedly stifling competition

  The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it was looking into ``suspected breaches of competition law'' by Apple.

  Tech

  Mar 4
• Apple apologizes after mistakenly removing B.C. student’s Indigenous language app

  “I hope in the future I can continue to use innovative technology to share my  traditional knowledge, culture, and, obviously, my language."

  Consumer

  Feb 9
• Apple to cut app store fees in half amid legal debate over the tech giant’s commissions

  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.

  Tech

  Nov 18, 2020
• ‘I could cry’: Millions of apples rotting in Okanagan orchards

  In 50 years of farming, Julius Kish said he’s never seen a worse growing season.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2020
• U.S. stock market sees biggest 1-day dive since June

  The technology-centric Nasdaq led the declines as its heavyweight stocks took a hit with the biggest drags from companies including Facebook Inc, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Inc and Google-parent Alphabet Inc.

  World

  Sep 3, 2020
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• Apple, Google building coronavirus tracing tech directly into phone software

  The move could make it much easier for people in the U.S. to get the tool on their phone even if their local public health agency hasn't built its own compatible app.

  Tech

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Apple is now worth $2 trillion — doubling in just two years

  Apple shares have gained nearly 60 per cent this year as the company overcame the shutdown of factories in China.

  Money

  Aug 19, 2020