Apple’s Eddy Cue Explains Why Google is iPhone’s Default Search Engine

Apple’s services chief Eddy Cue today testified in the antitrust trial between the U.S. Department of Justice and Google, answering questions about a deal that sees Google set as the default search engine on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. According to a report from The Verge today, Google pays Apple billions of dollars per year […]

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Apple Rules Out Bid for Premier League Football Over Global Rights

Apple services chief Eddy Cue has effectively ruled out the company’s rumored bid to obtain the broadcasting rights to the English Premier League for Apple TV+. Apple has reportedly been interested in obtaining the rights to broadcast the Premier League as far back as 2012. Earlier this year, Bloomberg highlighted Apple’s consideration of a bid […]

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Eddy Cue Shares Letter Reflecting on Apple’s Services in 2022

Apple today highlighted the success of its services in 2022, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, Apple Maps, Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Podcasts, iCloud, and others. One notable statistic shared by Apple is that App Store developers have earned more than $320 billion since 2008. Meanwhile, […]

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Apple’s Eddy Cue Restructuring Services Team to Focus More on Streaming and Advertising

Apple’s senior vice president of services Eddy Cue is working to restructure services management with the aim of focusing more on streaming and advertising, according to a new report from Business Insider. Cue sees streaming and advertising as areas where there is opportunity for revenue growth, and he has already begun updating the responsibilities of […]

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Apple’s Past Sideloading Plans, Ecosystem Lock-in Strategy, and More Revealed in Internal Documents

Documents highlighted by The Verge and disclosed as part of the Apple vs. Epic Games trial have revealed that Apple discussed plans for sideloading apps, sought to lock users into its ecosystem using gift cards, attempted to tackle chaos in the App Store review process, and more. Several of the internal documents related to internal […]

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Eddy Cue Says Spatial Audio on Apple Music is Equivalent to Watching HD Television for First Time

Apple Music’s new Spatial Audio feature started rolling out on Monday evening and officially launches today, and to mark the occasion, Apple’s services chief Eddy Cue and Apple Music radio host Zane Lowe shared some thoughts. Spatial Audio, based on Dolby Atmos, is an immersive three-dimensional audio format that enables musicians to mix music so […]

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British Carrier Says 5G iPhone Just ‘Days Away’ in Internal Video Featuring Apple’s Eddy Cue

Apple is on the cusp of launching its first 5G iPhone models, according to Marc Allera, the CEO of British Telecom’s consumer brands BT and EE. “We are just days away from Apple’s next major launch, a 5G iPhone, which will be a huge boost for 5G,” said Allera, in an internal video presentation shared […]

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