U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan today granted Apple a one-day stay in its legal fight with Epic Games , giving Apple more time to outline the fees it wants to charge developers for linking out to purchase options on the web. Just yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Apple's request for a stay in the proceedings, giving Apple 24 hours to deliver its fee proposal. Apple then submitted an emergency filing to the Supreme Court, arguing that fee calculations should be paused until the justices hear the case and make a decision on the contempt ruling. If the contempt ruling is thrown out, fee proceedings won't be necessary. Bloomberg says the short stay is meant to give the high court more time to consider Apple's request. Without the pause, Apple would have needed to submit its proposed fees to the court by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. Apple now has until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, unless the Supreme Court gives the company a longer reprieve. Kagan already denied the a similar stay request earlier this year. The fight over fees is part of an ongoing dispute with Epic Games that started in 2020. Apple won the initial legal fight and wasn't declared a monopolist, but the company was ordered to change its anti-steering rules to let developers link to non-App Store purchase options. Apple did so, but charged fees that were almost identical to standard App Store fees. ‌Epic Games‌ accused Apple of violating the injunction, and the court agreed. Apple was found in contempt of court for willfully violating the original ruling, and barred from collecting fees on links in the U.S. ‌App Store‌. An appeals court ruling upheld the contempt decision, but said Apple was due reasonable fees for its intellectual property. The case was sent back to district court to determine what a reasonable fee might be. Apple then appealed to the Supreme Court, and the justices agreed to hear it. Apple wants the Supreme Court to throw out the contempt ruling, negating the order barring it from collecting fees and the subsequent appeals court order mandating reasonable fee calculations. Apple has argued that regulators worldwide are watching to see what a U.S. court considers a reasonable rate, so fee proceedings set a reference point even if the contempt ruling is thrown out. Apple has not collected fees from link-outs in the U.S. since April 2025, and the company would rather continue to collect no money while it exhausts all appeals than have the court establish a rate. Tags: App Store , Epic Games , Epic Games vs. Apple , Apple Lawsuits This article, " Supreme Court Lets Apple Delay App Store Fee Fight for 24 Hours " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple is being forced to detail fees it wants to charge for outbound links in its continuing legal fight with Epic, and now it's only got 24 hours to file them. A Fortnite parody of Apple's famous 1984 commercial - Image Credit: Epic Games. The ever-ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games over what Apple should charge apps within the App Store has hit a snag for the iPhone maker. In the current phase, the two are fighting in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over new fee proposal. According to X posts by Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney on Tuesday, Apple attempted to delay a filing of proposed fees to the court. To Sweeney's glee, that stay was denied. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Google's new Pixel 11 is the search giant's standard model of its new smartphone range. Here's how its latest introduction compares to its Apple counterpart, the iPhone 17 . iPhone 17 [left] vs Google Pixel 11 [right] The vast majority of attention for Google and Apple's smartphone launches is around the premium models. However, not everyone is in the market for the high-end version, and would rather save a few bucks on something without every bell and whistle in existence. For Google's Pixel 11 range, that means the Pixel 11. A more modest version of its AI-centric smartphone that steps back from the bleeding edge of its Pro counterpart. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Google today announced new products that compete with Apple devices like the iPhone and the Apple Watch. There are new Pixel smartphones with AI capabilities, a new foldable, and new wearable devices. Pixel 11 Pro Fold The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is thinner and lighter than the prior-generation Pixel Fold. It has a 6.5-inch OLED display when closed, and an 8-inch ‌OLED‌ display when open. When unfolded, it's 5.1mm thick, and when closed, it's 10.2mm thick. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold and other new Pixel models have a "HiLight" feature with LED lights around the flash. HiLight glows in different colors for incoming calls or when talking to Gemini. Other features: Thinner bezels Up to 2,000 nits brightness for HDR and 3,600 nits peak brightness for the inner display, 120Hz refresh rate Obsidian and olive colors Glass fiber composite back cover that Google says is "nearly impossible to crack" Gearless hinge with larger bend radius and thicker glass layer for better durability Improved crease performance Faster charging speeds and 4,806mAh battery 2nm Tensor G6 chip with 16GB RAM 48-megapixel main camera with larger sensor, 10.5-megapixel ultrawide camera, and 10.8-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 30x zoom Pricing on the Pixel 11 Pro Fold starts at $1,899, and it can be pre-ordered from the Google Store . Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL 6.3 or 6.8-inch display 3,600 nits peak brightness Anti-scratch Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass HiLight LED feature Matte glass back 50-megapixel wide camera, 48-megapixel ultrawide camera, 48-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 120x zoom 42-megapixel front-facing camera 8K video recording 2nm Google Tensor G6 chip with up to 16GB RAM Pricing on the Pixel 11 Pro starts at $1,099 , and pricing on the Pixel 11 Pro XL starts at $1,299 . Pre-orders are live now. Pixel 11 6.3-inch display 3,000 nits peak brightness Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass 40 percent thinner camera bar 48-megapixel wide camera, 13-megapixel ultrawide camera, 10.8-megapixel telephoto camera with up to 30x zoom 2nm Google Tensor G6 chip with 12GB RAM The Pixel 11 is priced starting at $899 and it can be pre-ordered now. Pixel Watch 5 The Pixel Watch 5 uses the same round display Google's smartwatches are known for, with an improved 3,000-nit brightness level. There are new watch faces and complications, including new generative watch faces. The device has more accurate GPS route tracking, more accurate sleep tracking, new Gemini integrations, and personalized strength coaching. It has context-aware updates on the watch face, surfacing info when it's needed. Raise to Talk engages Gemini, with core actions done on-device. There are new one-handed gestures for confirming, selecting, and sending content, which are similar to some of the gestures available on the Apple Watch. Google says the Pixel Watch 5 can detect when the wearer stops breathing and can summon help with a new breathing emergency detection feature. The Pixel Watch 5 is priced starting at $399 . New Software Features Gemini Intelligence - Google says Gemini Intelligence can do more multistep tasks across apps. There's a new Rambler voice input feature that removes filler words and corrects run-on sentences, and a sign-to-text feature that supports American Sign Language. There are new location-based insights that show you info based on where you are, and contextually relevant suggestions in text conversations. Magic Capture - One tap records video that the Pixel edits, crops, and unblurs into a collection of images and video. Camera Looks - Mirrors the iPhone's Photographic Styles feature, letting users choose an aesthetic (Natural, Shadows, or Vanilla) at the point of capture. Circle to Search - Circle to Search works in the Camera viewfinder, so you can circle something and get AI info on it. Live Translate - Google's new devices translate videos and audio in real time. Health Guardian - An AI Health Guardian monitors insulin resistance trends, blood pressure patterns, and sleep breathing quality trends. Pixel Tag Google also debuted a $29 Pixel Tag that competes with the AirTag . It links to the Google item tracking network that leverages Android devices to find items. It has much of the same feature set as the ‌AirTag‌, with details available in our full article . More Info Google's new product lineup will launch on August 20, just a few weeks ahead of when Apple will unveil its latest smartphone models. We're expecting Apple to announce the iPhone 18 Pro , ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max, foldable iPhone Ultra , and new Apple Watch models. More on the new announcements can be found on Google's website . Tag: Google This article, " Google Kicks Off Fall Hardware Season With New Pixel 11 Smartphones " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
