Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of May 5-9.
° EA SPORTS FC Mobile is partnering with MLS and Apple TV to bring four live broadcasts to players worldwide.
° The upcoming foldable iPhone will offer two key advantages over other foldable smartphones, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says.
° The battle with Epic may be back on: After a rebuke in the lower courts over its legal battle with Epic, Apple filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit on Monday.
° Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit regarding its App Store policies and practices, according to Hagens Berman.
° Apple supplier Jabil plans to boost AirPods enclosure production in India by adding a second facility in Tamil Nadu.
° Apple’s smartwatch shipments declined 19% year-over-year in 2024, according to Counterpoint’s Global Smartwatch Shipment Tracker, Q4 2024.
° Apple’s homeOS software is expected to debut on the company’s upcoming HomePod with display (the “HomePad” or “Command Center”).
° Apple has announced that Apple Arcade will welcome five new games and updates for hit games on the service next month.
° Apple and Google’s app store practices will take another hit with the proposed App Store Freedom Act.
° Winston & Strawn and its client Musi Inc. should be sanctioned for including false allegations in a lawsuit, Apple says.
° Apple is looking at reworking Safari to directly support AI-powered search services.
° Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the threat of Trump tariffs didn’t lead to “panic buying” of devices such as the iPhone. However, the folks at a Consumer Intelligence Research Partners beg to differ.
° Google has issued a statement disagreeing with Apple’s Eddy Cue, who said that Safari browser searches declined for the first time in April.
° Apple has filed an emergency motion asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to pause key parts of a recent ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction designed to stop the company’s anticompetitive App Store practices.
° Apple plans to appeal the European Commission’s €500 million fine for breaking the bloc’s digital rules, accusing the European Union executive of spurning the firm’s efforts to comply with the law and resolving to impose a large fine months ahead of the official decision.
° Apple is working on specialized chips for Macs, AI services — and smart glasses that would compete with Meta’s Ray-Bans, reports Bloomberg.
° Apple is rumored to be working on versions of the AirPods and Apple Watch that incorporate a camera, and the devices could be ready to launch sometime around 2027.
° Apple TV+ movies and shows received 17 nominations at the 25th Golden Trailer Awards.
