Yoni Heisler

• Epic Games is behind a new piece of legislation in North Dakota that would force Apple to allow developers to implement their own in-app payment system. • Epic Games is currently in a bitter legal dispute over Apple’s 30% commission on in-app transactions. • Apple kicked Epic Games’ popular Fortnite title off the App Store last year. Seemingly out of nowhere, North Dakota Senator Kyle Davison a few days ago introduced a bill in the state senate that would effectively upend the way companies li…

MTV’s steady and somewhat sad transformation into a channel more widely know for reality TV programming than for music seemingly signaled the end of the music video era. But in February of 2005, YouTube came along and completely changed the game. Not only did YouTube’s massive popularity help bring the visual art form known as the music video back to life, the site quickly became an extremely popular destination for people to listen to music. By 2015, YouTube had emerged as the unassuming king o…

A new research report from TrendForce claims that Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro will start at $999. If accurate, this is welcome news given the influx of rumors that claim Apple was contemplating a $100-$200 price bump for the entry-level Pro model. While some analysts were anticipating a price increase due to a next-gen processor and more advanced camera components, TrendForce writes that these enhancements will likely be “offset by cost reductions in other components.” As for other features, Apple’s i…

Amidst reports that iPhone 15 Pro models were overheating even under lightweight use, Apple over the weekend confirmed that it is, in fact, an issue. The good news is that the problem is rooted in software and a fix is on the way. According to Apple, the issue stems from a handful of third-party apps that are putting undue stress on the A17 Pro processor. Additionally, Apple relays that iPhone models tend to run hotter in the first few days of use due to background processes running. All in all,…

A bombshell report from Bloomberg over the weekend boldly declared that “Apple has the wherewithal to launch its own search replacement for Google.” And, as is typically the case in the Apple blogosphere, headlines sprouted up claiming that an Apple search engine might be right over the horizon. All the while, the Bloomberg report includes a blurb noting that the likelihood of Apple trying to take on Google is a long shot. Well, that’s a bit too generous, in my opinion. Truth be told, I think it…

Apple today released its Q4 earnings report and posted revenue of $89.5 billion. The company also posted earnings of $1.46 per share, a figure which, it’s worth noting, gets a little bit of a boost from the company’s ongoing share buyback program. Ahead of Apple’s earnings report, analysts were anticipating that Apple would post $89.3 billion in revenue and EPS in the $1.39 range. All in all, it wasn’t a blowout quarter for the company, but still impressive that they managed to keep revenue some…

Apple’s earnings report last week presented us with a familiar scene. The company posted staggering revenue and enormous profits, but analysts were quick to hone in on the negatives. A closer look at Apple’s financial position, however, reveals that the company is doing just fine and far better than some analysts would have you believe. When Apple released its earnings report last week, the company posted revenue of $89.5 billion, a staggering figure by any metric. Still, some were quick to labe…

At 63 years old, Tim Cook is currently one of the older tech CEOs working today. Though Cook has no plans to retire from Apple just yet, he did recently explain that a detailed succession plan is already in place for when that day comes. In other words, a Succession-style battle where underlings vie for the CEO spot once Cook leaves isn’t in the cards. Cook talking about a succession plan in and of itself is interesting, especially given that Steve Jobs many years ago was somewhat coy about who…

Apple earlier today posted its earnings report from the recent holiday quarter and delivered $119.58 billion in revenue with EPS coming in at $2.18. Analysts, meanwhile, were anticipating Apple to deliver quarterly revenue of $118.7 billion and EPS of $2.11. Incidentally, it’s worth noting that Apple’s EPS traditionally gets a nice quarterly boost from Apple’s ongoing stock buyback program. Profit-wise, Apple walked away with $33.9 billion in profit for the quarter. It’s hard to evaluate Apple’s…

With the European Union’s Digital Market Act (DMA) set to go into effect in March, Apple’s grip on the type of apps that iPhone users can download and install is poised to loosen considerably. For the first time in iPhone history, users will have the ability to officially download apps from outside the App Store. What’s more, developers will be able to launch third-party app stores. So yes, Fortnite will finally be coming back to the iPhone via an Epic Games Store app, but only for users in Euro…