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Apple’s iMessage set to win exemption from EU demand for interoperability
Apple’s iMessage looks likely to win an exemption from the EU’s demand for interoperability via the Digital Markets Act (DMA)…
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…
Apple says iMessage service not popular enough to be ‘gatekeepers’ under EU’s new Digital Markets Act
Apple says that their iMessage service is insufficiently popular to be designated as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s new Digital Market Act…
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…
EU antitrust regulators narrow case against Apple’s App Store
On Tuesday, EU antitrust regulators narrowed their case against Apple, focusing on the company’s App Store rules that prevent developers…
Tech giants from Apple to Google to TikTok face tougher EU regulation
Tech giants including Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and TikTok face stricter online content regulations in the European Union (EU) due…
Apple to defend Apple Pay in Europe at February 14th EU hearing
Apple will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals’ access to its technology used for mobile wallets…
EU mulls charging Apple, Netlfix, other data-heavy streamers for telecom upgrades
The European Union is weighing a proposal to make technology companies that use the most bandwidth, such as Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet…
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager loses yet another tax grab case
Dealing a major setback to yet another of attempt by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to interfere in tax deals between EU countries…
Future iPhones will offer a USB-C port, Apple executive confirms
Future iPhones will offer a USB-C port, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Greg “Joz” Joswiak has confirmed…
Apple’s move to iPhones with USB-C likely to be short-lived
Apple’s shift from the venerable Lightning to a USB-C charging port on the iPhone and other devices is likely to be short-lived…
EU votes to force Apple to use USB-C port on iPhones
Members of the European Parliament voted 602-13 (8 abstaining) to force companies such as Apple to adopt USB-C ports in iPhone that…
EU court fines Google $4.13 billion for using Android to thwart rivals
Europe’s second-highest court fined Alphabet subsidiary Google $4.13 billion for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals…
EU antitrust regulators to probe Apple, Google, Amazon, and others over 4K video codec licensing policy
The European Commission said on Thursday that EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance…
EU lawmakers pass Digital Markets Act, but enforcement on ‘Big Tech’ may be problematic
EU lawmakers have passed the Digital Markets Act, a collection of new rules for tech giants such as Apple, Alphabet subsidiary Google, Amazon…
Court rejects $1 billion EU antitrust fine against Qualcomm over Apple iPhone, iPad chip deal
U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday won its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators…
EU to mandate USB-C port for phones ‘by autumn 2024’
European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force all phones to be equipped with the USB-C port…
EU’s anti-Apple deal on mandating USB-C charging port likely June 7th
EU countries and EU lawmakers are set to agree on USB-C as a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, and headphones…
Apple testing iPhones that dump Lightning port for USB-C, Bloomberg News confirms
On Wednesday, Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that Apple is considering moving from the venerable Lightning port to USB-C with the iPhone 15…
Apple’s NFC battle to protect iPhone, Apple Watch user’s security
Apple’s next antitrust battle is over contactless payments like Apple Pay. This is about access to the iPhone’s and Apple Watch’s NFC chip…
EU effort to regulate Apple, Big Tech delayed to spring 2023
The European Union (EU)’s flagship reform for tackling Big Tech platform power, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will come into force…
Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over Apple Pay
The European Union (EU) hit Apple with a formal antitrust complaint on Monday, alleging the company’s Apple Pay has curbed competition…
EU looks to force Apple to open iPhone’s secure NFC to third-parties
Apple’s iPhone security may be damaged by the European Union as it looks to force Apple to open iPhone’s currently secure NFC to…
EU plan to mandate USB-C charger port for devices takes step closer
The European Union’s plan to mandate USB-C as a common charging port for smartphones, tablets, and headphones took a step closer…
