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EU’s Vestager warns Apple over fees, disparaging rival products
Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday warned Apple about new fees for its services and disparaging rivals, saying that these actions may go…
Apple: Yes, we’re complying with EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple on Monday disputed criticism that it has not done enough to open up its ecosystem as required under the EU’s Digital Markets Act…
Apple allows developers distribute apps to EU users directly from their sites
Apple software developers will be able to distribute apps to EU users directly from their websites this spring, the company said on Tuesday…
Apple capitulates, will restore Epic Games’ developer account in the EU
Epic Games has committed to not violating Apple’s App Store rules, for what that’s worth, and now both companies say that Epic’s…
Apple can shrug off the EU’s $2 billion fine
The EU’s $2 billion (1.84 billion euro) fine, revealed on Monday, is nearly four times higher than observers expected. Still, the $2.7T…
Apple on EU’s $2 billion fine: ‘Spotify pays Apple nothing’
Apple on Monday released a statement, “The App Store, Spotify, and Europe’s thriving digital music market,” which addresses the…
EU hits Apple with $2 billion antitrust fine
Apple was hit with a 1.84-billion-euro ($2 billion) EU antitrust fine on Monday, its first ever, for its App Store rules preventing Spotify…
Apple reverses course, confirms iOS 17.4 will support Home Screen web apps in the EU
Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union, but now the company…
Apple says multiple governmental agencies have concerns about sideloading apps on iPhone
Apple on Friday said that a number of governmental agencies in the European Union and elsewhere have voiced concerns about security…
The European Commission forced Apple to discontinue web apps in EU
As Apple prepares to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company is turning off the ability to use web apps right from the iPhone…
Apple reveals new details about Spotify’s business
The fine is expected to be around $539 million. Ahead of the expected fine, Apple has revealed new details about Spotify’s business…
EU to hit Apple with €500 million fine over rival music streaming subscriptions
The EU’s European Commission is to impose its first ever fine on tech giant Apple – reportedly around €500 million (US$541 million) – for…
Apple appears to be breaking iPhone web apps in the EU to comply with the DMA
As Apple prepares to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company appears to be turning off the ability to use web apps right from the…
Apple makes significant browser-related changes to iOS in EU
Apple announced a raft of iOS in the EUyesterday, as it prepares for the March 7th enforcement of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act…
EU threatens Apple with ‘strong action’ if App Store changes fall short
Apple faces strong action if changes to its App Store do not meet incoming European Union regulations, the EU’s industry chief threatened on…
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Apple today announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the European Union (EU) to comply…
EU sends information requests to Apple, 16 other tech firms
The European Commission said on Thursday it had sent requests for information under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to Apple and…
Apple files legal case contesting EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act …
App sideloading coming to EU iPhone users in 1H24
iPhone users in the European Union (EU) will be able to install apps hosted outside of Apple’s App Store to comply with the EU’s DMA…
Apple to challenge EU’s latest Big Tech crackdown
Apple will challenge the European Union’s latest Big Tech crackdown in the first of what is expected to be several appeals against the DMA…
EU lawyer wants to force Apple pay $13.9 billion tax clawback
A legal adviser to the European Court of Justice has argued a ruling allowing Apple to avoid the EU’s €13bn (US$13.918 billion) tax clawback…
Apple’s ‘carbon neutral’ claims come under scrutiny as EU seeks to clamp down on ‘greenwashing’
Apple faces scrutiny from European environmental and consumer groups over its claims that its latest devices are “carbon neutral,” a…
EU commissions study of mobile ecosystems in effort to counter Apple, Google antitrust pushback
European Union antitrust regulators have commissioned a study into mobile ecosystems in an effort to help them counter any…
EU Commissioner demands Apple open its ecosystem to rivals
EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday demanded that Apple must open up the company’s vaunted walled garden – its ecosystem…
Apple’s USB-C iPhone 15 will destroy the Lightning ecosystem
How much space in landfills is required? We’ll find out soon as four iPhone 15 models dumping Lightning for USB-C ports begin to arrive…
Pros and cons: Apple move from Lightning to USB-C on iPhone 15
Apple has long been a proponent of its own Lightning connector, but the company is finally set to make the switch to USB-C on the iPhone 15…
Apple’s Irish tax escrow account has lost almost a billion dollars in the last year
The amount available at the end of the day for either Apple or the Irish government from lengthy legal proceedings over the company’s Irish…
Apple to argue against EU antitrust charge at hearing triggered by Spotify
Apple will argue against a revised EU antitrust charge and a possible fine on Friday. The charge alleges that Apple prevents music streaming…
EU appeal seeks to force Apple to pay $14.3 billion tax clawback
Competition regulators on Tuesday appealed to European Union’s highest court to override a lower tribunal and force Apple to pay a record…
European telcos draw up proposal to charge Apple, other Big Tech firms for EU 5G rollout
Apple and other Big Tech companies which account for more than 5% of a telecoms provider’s peak average internet traffic should help fund…
Major Apple supplier TSMC plans first German chip fab with cost up to €10 billion
Major Apple supplier TSMC is in talks with partners to spend up to €10 billion ($11 billion) to build a chip fabrication plant in Germany …
Apple’s iOS has secret new scheme to restrict features based on geolocation
Apple has been testing a new, more modern scheme hidden in iOS 16 that’s designed to to restrict features based on the device’s geolocation;
Apple said to limit app sideloading to regions mandating it by law
Apple may not even mention app sideloading for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV at WWDC, as the company will likely limit…
Apple’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to support sideloading apps for iPhone and iPad
Apple’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will open up the iPhone and iPad to third-party app stores and sideloading — the downloading of apps outside of…
Top EU judge expects a wave of lawsuits from Apple, other tech firms against Digital Markets Act
Apple and others will likely challenge a new European Union law – the Digital Markets Act – with the first cases in a wave of lawsuits set…
Apple pulls Russia’s Tinkoff banking app from App Store
Following the imposition of European Union sanctions last week, newly sanctioned Russian digital lender Tinkoff Bank said on Thursday…