United States customs delayed the import of the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE due to patent issues with Apple, according to The Verge. This is the first type of delay of this nature that we have seen, and it is definitely very interesting. Customs is holding back the handsets while the agency investigates outstanding patent issues currently raised with Apple. During December of last year, the International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Apple and ordered a ban on a number of HTC products....

Just like the original Rosetta technology, Rosetta 2 lets users run macOS apps from one platform on another — this time translating Intel apps to the ARM architecture of the M1 chip. While I don’t expect Rosetta to go away any time soon, Apple may disable it in some regions as macOS 11.3 beta codes suggest just that. iOS developer Steve Moser just shared on Twitter what he found in the third beta of macOS Big Sur 11....

If you’re buying a product through Apple’s online store, you can pay for it with a regular credit or debit card, Apple Pay, and even PayPal. Starting today, users will also find a dedicated option to easily check out with Apple Card. If you have an Apple Card, you can now simply choose the Apple Card option from the Apple Online Store to complete the purchase. This option will be available for paying the full price of any product on Apple’s website, as there are already some Apple products that can be purchased directly with Apple Card monthly payments....

The states are said to have met with the attorney general yesterday… Reuters reports. In addition to Texas, four other states have been named with varying degrees of certainty. The bipartisan group held discussions centered on “big tech companies stifling competition on the internet,” the statement said. The other participants were not named, although four other states have been identified as having attended. “It was a productive meeting and we’re considering a range of possible antitrust actions against such companies,” the statement said....

From the courtroom of the Apple vs. Samsung trial comes some major news involving Apple’s iOS device patents and Microsoft. Some may have noticed that some of Microsoft’s mobile device designs are akin to Apple’s iOS device designs. Specifically, the Microsoft Surface has the same general curved, black bezel design as the iPad. This is, of course, also the case with Samsung’s products. However, as Reuters reports, this is perfectly legal for Microsoft....

The Apple Accessibility website has been given a major revamp, in a move praised by accessibility and assisting tech reporter Steven Aquino – who said that it “captures their institutional love for accessibility as a thing.” Apple heads the page with an invitation to “make something wonderful” … The page itself uses large, high-contrast copy to describe the accessibility features in Apple products. Built‑in features that work the way you do....

Speaking to TechCrunch today, Apple has shared an official statement regarding the decreased performance of iPhones with older batteries. While Apple’s response doesn’t offer much that’s new, it does reveal that the company plans on rolling out the battery stabilizing feature to more iPhones. TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino shares a thorough look at this situation with some actionable feedback for Apple. Earlier this week, Geekbench developer John Poole shared detailed test results of the iPhone 6s and 7 as he looked further into the performance/battery age issues that gained a lot of attention on Reddit....

All of the details from Apple’s Support Doc: As a thank you to our former MobileMe members, we will continue to provide you with this complimentary storage upgrade at no charge, for an additional year, until September 30, 2013. No action is required on your part. For complete details, please read this article. iCloud Team As a thank you to our former MobileMe members who moved to iCloud, we have extended the complimentary storage upgrade they received until September 30, 2013....

[Update: Apple has changed its page back to allowing users to check their device’s warranty status without logging in with an Apple ID.] In an update to its warranty coverage utility, Apple now requires users to log in with the Apple ID associated with a device before being able to check its warranty coverage status. Previously, users could check the warranty of an iPhone using just its serial number or IMEI....

While Apple Music’s content library may be plenty, there’s undoubtedly issues with the software behind it as the product is new and faces the hurdle of integration with lots of legacy iTunes cruft. Some may find that okay during the start of the three-month free trial period, but Apple’s streaming music service will have to shape up and quick if it wants to compete with Spotify and others in the same space....

Apple gave The Loop a look inside the audio labs the company uses to test speakers for its iPhone and iPad devices, as well as the company’s new HomePod smart speaker which trumpets sound quality as its number 1 feature. Apple said that the HomePod project began six years ago. All parts inside HomePod are custom designed by Apple, even including the fabric that wraps around the outside. Apple’s labs include an echo-free chamber, and a separate chamber that measures unwanted noise from the HomePod itself....

BioWare’s Anthem is one of the biggest releases of 2019 so far. That might seem like a strange statement given that we’re only two months into the calendar year, but we’ve already seen games like Kingdom Hearts 3 and Metro Exodus release to strong showings. Contextually, Anthem is competing with a lot even though it’s so early, and there are more contenders on the horizon - namely The Division 2, which occupies roughly the same space as EA’s newest sci-fi shooter....

EA and BioWare have a problem. To say that Anthem is currently underperforming would be a massive understatement. It is the worst-reviewed BioWare game in the studio’s history, somehow beating out Mass Effect: Andromeda for that lofty accolade despite the latter having facial animation glitches so prolific they still haunt the dreams of thousands of unfortunate gamers. Anthem also can’t seem to go longer than a few days without unearthing a fresh bug ready to break the way weapons work or to force PlayStations to shut themselves down out of fear of having to process whatever’s going on inside the game....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTjejvnBJfU&feature=youtu.be&a Just a few hours after a report claimed that Apple was moving its TV advertising in house, the company debuted a new ad during the Stanley Cup Finals. The ad is part of Apple’s “You’re more powerful than you think” campaign and focuses on using your iPhone to track your fitness progress. The ad is set to the song “Chicken Fat,” performed by Robert Preston. The track was originally written for President John F....

Radio Shack, a US retailler with over 4,700 US locations, has expanded its lineup of Apple products online and in stores. While Radio Shack has long carried iOS devices and accessories including Apple’s Wireless Keyboard, the retail chain is now offering Mac specific accessories including Wired keyboards, Mice/Trackpads, Magsafe power adapters, video adapter/cables and more. The additions were first noticed by MacRumors. The move follows Apple’s addition of Staples to it’s stable earlier this year and the combined total of new places to find these items near 6,500 locations in the US....

As it continues to deepen its augmented and virtual reality ambitions, Apple has hired the developer of a popular painting app for VR headsets. According to a new report from Variety, the company has hired Sterling Crispin, the developer behind ‘Cyber Paint.’ The Cyber Paint application allows virtual reality users to create 2D and 360-degree pictures using a virtual reality headset. Currently, the application is available for the HTC Vive Focus, Oculus Go, and Google Day Dream....

Apple today posted a job listing on its website looking for a Payments Software Engineer that will “help build a next generation payment platform.” Apple says the payment system will consist of integration of payment devices, middleware and acquirers that will “push the boundaries in new markets for Apple Retail.” Apple is interested in experts in eCommerce, banking, retail, and card industries and lists various payment technologies including Chip&Pin, bank messaging specifications, country specific technologies such as EFTPOS (AUS) and Interac (CAN), and testing solutions used by Visa, Mastercard and others including ADVT, M-TIP, AEIPS, and Interac testing....

[Update: Apple has confirmed the policy with us. Statement below.] [Update #2: Reports are now surfacing that Apple is now reinstating some apps with the Confederate flag to the App Store. The company is working with developers who use the Confederate flag, but not in a mean-spirited manner.] [Update #3: TouchArcade specifies that affected games are able to change their app icons and App Store screenshots to avoid removal.] Touch Arcade noticed that many Civil War games like Ultimate General: Gettysburg and the Hunted Cow series have all disappeared....

A federal appeals court today has upheld the 2013 ruling in Apple’s long-winded and high-profile ebooks case. The case, which centered around Apple price fixing content in the iBooks store, went through three years of litigation thanks mostly to Apple. Today’s ruling by a federal appeals court will see Apple pay $450 million in damages at long last. Most of that $450 million will go to e-book customers as part of the agreement it made last year....

All of today’s best deals are headlined by an up to 40% off sale on official Apple MagSafe chargers and cases. That’s alongside AirPods Pro at $160 and a new low on the latest iPad Air at $70 off. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple MagSafe Charger deals take 40% off Verizon Wireless is launching a new buy more and save sale that’s taking up to 40% off a selection of smartphone accessories....