Apple iPhone policy may have breached Japan's antitrust laws

according to Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty ImagesApple might have breached Japanese competition laws by requiring carriers to sell iPhones at a lower cost than its competition. "Obliging carriers to offer subsidies [for iPhones] could have prevented the carriers from offering lower monthly charges and restricted competition," the FTC told Reuters. But Apple won't be punished, because it has agreed to alter this practice and revise its contracts with service providers. That will give consumers the option of buying an iPhone without any subsidies, with lower monthly charges. "We work hard to make sure our customers have great choices when choosing their iPhone and the plans offered with them," an Apple spokesperson said.

Apple iOS 12 Security: All the Improvements Coming to Your iPhone

The annual iOS refresh is on the way—Apple has previewed it, beta testers have installed it, and the rest of us should get iOS 12 when iPhones arrive in September. iOS 12 eases that pain with a new feature called Security code AutoFill. In iOS 12, Apple says Safari will start suggesting stronger passwords, though it's not immediately clear what that means. FaceTime will get a long-awaited group video calling feature with iOS 12, so you can hold video calls with up to 31 other people at once. With iOS 12, Apple is drastically narrowing the window of time in which that can be effective.

Samsung mocks Apple iPhone X in its latest ad

referring to Samsung mocks Apple iPhone X in its latest adMoneycontrol NewsAmid the dwindling sales of its latest flagship phone Galaxy S9, Samsung has again poked fun at Apple, taking a dig at download speed of the Apple iPhone X. In a new ad, a shopper at an Apple store asks an assistant if iPhone X has the best LTE (4G) download speed. The assistant, called Genius in the ad, says it has a better download speed than the iPhone 8. However, he goes speechless when the shopper asks the speed in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S9. Recently, it had released an ad as the controversy around Apple's throttling of performance with the older iPhones became vocal.

Apple Leak 'Confirms' Expensive iPhone Cancellations

There's a lot to be excited about with Apple's upcoming iPhone overhaul, and its cutting-edge budget model in particular. That said, this obviously throws up major doubts the iPhone SE itself will now survive, something acclaimed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also revealed in January. BlueFin Research Partners report (via Barron's) that Apple will cancel both the current iPhone X and the iPhone SE when its new iPhones launch in September. BlueFin says Apple is so sure of demand for its second-generation iPhone X (details), new iPhone X Plus (details) and budget iPhone X (details) that it is "planning for 91 million units to be built" in the final two quarters of 2017 and "another 92 million units in the first two quarters of next year". Notably, the iPhone SE currently retails for just $350 and while a so-called 'budget iPhone X' sounds promising, in reality, it is budget-friendly only in that it will retain many iPhone X features (and few compromises) for the same price tag as an iPhone 8.

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