Apple’s South Korean branch has offered 100 billion won ($84.02 million) to support small businesses, in an effort to alleviate antitrust concerns, as previously reported by Reuters. The Korea Fair Trade Commission has been investigating allegations that Apple has been making carriers pay for advertising iPhones mobile devices and provide free repair services. The company has …

Zoom is back up after service issues on Monday morning left some people unable to start and join meetings and webinars. The company also said it fixed an issue preventing some people from managing their service on the Zoom website, as well as doing things like signing up for paid accounts.  “We have resolved the issue causing some users to be …

TikTok’s head of US operations denied that the short-video app could be a national security threat. In an interview with NBC’s Today on Tuesday, Vanessa Pappas said TikTok has “very strict data controls” and doesn’t sell user information. “We are at a time where we’re seeing … a geopolitical tension between the US and China, and we are in the …

Would-be aviators can take to the virtual skies, with the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator on Tuesday. It’s available on PC, Xbox Game Pass for PC and Steam.  The company is offering a free “Aviators Club” livery set to players who get the game before Sept. 30. It’ll appear in the in-game marketplace on Wednesday, and can be applied to all of the …

The US Commerce Department will expand restrictions designed to limit Huawei‘s access to chips made using American software and equipment, it said Monday. The initial limits on the embattled Chinese telecom were imposed in May. It also added 38 Huawei affiliates in 21 countries to its trade blacklist, saying they’d be used to evade the restrictions. “As we have restricted …

Up to a third of TikTok’s 49 million daily users in the US are 14 years old or younger, according to a Friday report by The New York Times, which cited internal TikTok data and documents. In July, 18 million of the short-video app’s daily users were 14 or younger, 20 million were older and the ages of the rest …

If you bought 2019 action game Control on PS4 or Xbox One and were planning to replay the game on PS5 or Xbox Series X, you won’t be getting the next-gen enhancements for free, developer Remedy revealed on Wednesday. The free next-gen upgrade applies only to the Ultimate Edition of the game, which will be available on consoles on Sept. …

Russia’s competition regulator on Monday found that Apple abused its power over iOS apps because iPhone and iPad owners must install them from Apple’s App Store. It comes weeks after Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company’s policies in a US congressional hearing. The Federal Antimonopoly Service investigated Apple’s control of apps after Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky filed a …

Xiaomi on Tuesday announced the “world’s first mass-produced” see-through transparent TV, the Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent Edition, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. The 55-inch device will set you back 49,999 yuan (around $7,200), and is scheduled to go on sale in the company’s native China on Aug. 16. “When Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition is turned …

Nintendo Switch overtook the SNES’ lifetime sales over the 2019 holiday season, and it’s about to beat the NES. The Japanese company’s latest financial earnings report revealed that the hybrid console sold 61.44 million units, compared to the older console’s 61.91 million, as previously noted by Nintendo Life. Since the report only covers the period to June 30 and the …