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iPhone 13 supercharges Apple’s market share in Europe
The iPhone 13 lineup has caused a surge in Apple’s European market share as the smartphone market in Europe appears to have largely recovered…
Apple iPhone shipments grow 15.7% YOY in Europe in Q2
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Apple iPhone shipments grew 15.7% year-over-year in Europe in calendar Q2…
Apple CEO Cook: Side-loading apps would ‘destroy the security’ of the iPhone
During the 30-minute “fireside chat,” Cook said that side-loading apps would “destroy the security” of the iPhone and discussed…
European shares slide as new COVID-19 lockdowns threaten economic recovery hopes
European stocks posted their sharpest weekly and monthly declines since the COVID-19 selloff in March, as a new round of lockdowns…
European markets tumble over fears of widespread COVID-19 lockdowns
Stock indexes across Europe were in the red on Wednesday as fears of COVID-19 lockdowns in Germany and France grip the continent…
Big Tech lifts stocks as economic activity data rekindles stimulus hopes
Shares rose and the dollar steadied at new highs on Wednesday, with overnight gains by Big Tech helping balance concerns that new COVID-19 …
Loose European coalition forms on coronavirus contact tracing
A loose European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology for coronavirus contact tracing. Supporters of the decentralized…
Apple limits streaming quality of Apple TV+ in Europe
European officials have instructed streaming services like Apple TV+ to reduce the bandwidth in use by their services. Limiting streaming video quality …
President Trump bans travel from Europe to U.S. for 30 days
President Trump announced sweeping new travel restrictions in a live address to the nation, instituting a 30-day travel ban from Europe to the U.S…
iPhone takes 24.3% smartphone share across five major EU markets
Data reveals that Apple’s iPhone accounts for 24.3% of all smartphone sales across the five major European markets (EU5), with share also up across Urban China, USA, Japan and Australia…
Apple is now worth more than Europe’s banks combined
European banks are now collectively worth less than Apple Inc. The 36 lenders in the Bloomberg Europe 500 Banks Index…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, fake news, and more during speech to students in Italy
Tim Cook has been busy traveling Europe over the last week, and his latest stop is in Italy…
Britain’s new leader Boris Johnson vows to get Brexit done
Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween…
Apple Pay goes live in the Netherlands
Apple Pay officially went live in The Netherlands today, with Dutch bank ING leading the charge to bring Apple’s digital payment system…
Apple exec: App Store has now paid out over $25 billion to European developers
Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and International Content has announced that App Store payments to European developers…
Apple’s spectacular Louvre store is closing
Apple has revealed that it will shutter its Apple Carrousel du Louvre retail store in Paris…
Apple, other tech firms to testify before U.S. Senate on data privacy September 26th
The White House said in July it was working to develop consumer data privacy policies and officials had been meeting major firms…
Germany still aims for ‘fair taxation’ of Apple, other tech companies
The German finance ministry denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that Finance Minister Olaf Scholz…
Trump administration working on federal data privacy policy
The Trump administration is crafting a proposal to protect Web users’ privacy…
Apple sells an iPhone X every three seconds in Europe
Apple sold at least one iPhone 6-type phone for every iPhone X…
Canalys: Apple’s iPhone X was Europe’s No.1 smartphone in Q1
This is a new era for smartphones in Europe…
Everything you need to know about Apple’s GDPR privacy upgrade
Apple is updating its products and services to bring them in line with the EU’s forthcoming privacy protection rules…
Why the U.S. Apple Watch Series 3 LTE won’t work in Europe
The Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE has a twist for international bargain hunters…
Should America’s tech giants be broken up? Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook may be contributing to the U.S. economy’s most persistent ailments
Google is as close to a monopoly as the Bell telephone system was in 1956…
European Union hits Google with record $2.73 billion fine for abusing internet search monopoly
The penalty is the biggest ever competition fine from the European Commission, doubling the previous record…
Despite weakness in China, aspirational Apple brand remains strong around the world
A new analyst report sees Apple outperforming an expanding premiums smartphone market…
Tim Cook visits Apple supplier Dula in Germany
Tim Cook is continuing his trip around Europe…
Google attempts to defend Android in European Commission antitrust case
The Commission is focusing on three potentially illegal practices…
T-Mobile offers travelers unlimited high-speed data for trips to Europe
T-Mobile today announced it’s unleashing summer travel, giving customers unlimited high-speed data, up to 4G LTE speeds…
Apple ‘working rapidly’ to launch Apple Pay in more countries in Asia and Europe
Apple Pay may only be available in six countries right now, but the iPhone maker is keen to extend…
EU charges Google rigs global market for Android mobile apps
The European Union is broadening its battle with Google, alleging that the technology giant rigs the global market…
EU competition chief set to charge Google with Android abuse
The European competition commission is gearing up to charge Google with giving unfair prominence to its own apps…
U.S. and Europe fail to meet deadline for data transfer deal
American and European officials failed on Sunday to reach an agreement over how digital data…
ISIS uses satellite internet to recruit terrorists; companies could immediately cut off ISIS Internet access with ease
No terror organization uses the Internet as successfully when it comes to marketing itself…
Google said to be under U.S. FTC antitrust scrutiny over Android
Google Inc. is back under U.S. antitrust scrutiny as officials ask whether the tech giant stifled competitors’ access…
Apple accepting Red Cross donations via iTunes to help Syrian refugee crisis
Apple Inc. has announced via its U.S. website a donation program that allows users to donate…
U.S. stocks rise after Greece reaches agreement with creditors
U.S. stocks advanced, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posting its best three-day rally…
Global stocks tumble on Greece and Puerto Rico debt woes
Global stocks tumbled Monday after Greece closed its banks and limited the amount…
Apple increases prices in Europe, Canada due to strengthening U.S. dollar
Apple raised prices in a number of overseas markets on Tuesday…
EU to probe Google, Amazon, other US sites over data use and search
Brussels is set to widen its front against US tech companies just two weeks…
EU charges Google with antitrust violations, opens formal Android investigation
The European Commission on Wednesday accused Google of antitrust violations…