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UK regulator needs more time to review Apple’s alleged App Store monopoly
The UK’s competition regulator has extended the deadline for its analysis and review into Apple terms and conditions for app developers to…
Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdog
Apple as filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain’s competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud…
Apple launches Self Service Repair in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK
Apple today announced Self Service Repair is now available in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK…
UK investigates Apple’s and Google’s mobile browser dominance
The UK’s competition watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation into the dominance of Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome…
UK regulator launches inquiry into Apple’s, other tech firms’ financial services
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is launching an inquiry this week into moves by Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta into retail financial…
Apple hiked iPhone 14 series prices in key markets; kept price the same in America
With rampant inflation persisting in the U.S. and elsewhere, and a global recession on the horizon, observers were keenly interested in…
Apple faces UK trial over claim that it overcharged for apps
Apple will face a full trial in the UK over allegations it breached competition law by overcharging customers for apps on its App Store…
NBCUniversal expands deal to sell ads for Apple News and Stocks apps in Britain
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal media unit said on Friday it expanded its partnership with Apple, becoming the exclusive seller of advertising…
Apple sued for £750 million in UK for secretly ‘throttling’ iPhones in 2017
Apple has been hit with a multimillion-pound lawsuit over a secret decision the company made that “throttled” the speed of older iPhones…
Apple and Google face UK probe over mobile browsers and cloud gaming
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is planning an investigation into Apple’s and Alphabet-parent Google’s market power in…
Apple News is now the most popular news app in the UK
The Apple News app has surpassed BBC News to take the spot of most popular news app in the UK in December, according to data from Ipsos iris…
UK regulator says Apple and Google hold ‘vice-like’ grip on consumers
The UK competition regulator claimed on Tuesday that Apple and Google hold a “vice-like” grip over how people use smartphones, killing…
UK orders in-depth probe of Nvidia’s acquisition of chip designer Arm
The UK on Tuesday ordered an in-depth investigation of Nvidia’s planned $50 billion-plus acquisition of British chip designer Arm…
Apple threatens to exit UK market over $7 billion patent dispute
Apple has threatened to exit the UK marker over a $7 billion (£5billion) judgement for a patent troll. Apple’s legal team warned that the…
UK to investigate Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ in mobile operating systems
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look at whether Apple’s and Google’s “effective duopoly” over the supply…
Apple Music TV lands in the UK and Canada
After debuting in the US last year, Apple’s take on “classic MTV,” Apple Music TV, has now landed in the United Kingdom and Canada…
Apple’s iOS app economy supports 330,000 UK jobs
Apple’s App Store now supports more than 330,000 jobs in the UK — an increase of more than 10 percent over the past year…
Apple closes all California retail stores over increase in COVID-19 cases
As COVID-19 cases in California increased, Apple announced this weekend that the company was closing all of its retail stores in the state…
Apple delivers Health Records on iPhone to the UK and Canada
Apple today announced the arrival of Health Records on iPhone to the UK and Canada. The Health Records feature within the Health app…
Apple rolls out all-new Maps across the UK and Ireland
Today, users in the UK and Ireland can experience the new Apple Maps, with faster and more accurate navigation, and comprehensive views of…
UK government to give 11,000 Apple iPads to care homes so residents can keep in touch
A total cost of £7.5 million, up to 11,000 Apple iPads will be given to thousands of care homes to help residents keep in touch…
COVID-19 contact tracing app based on Apple-Google API launches in England and Wales
England and Wales launched a COVID-19 contact tracing app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and…
UK school network delivers 30,000 Apple iPads for students and teachers
Oasis Community Learning will deliver over 30,000 Apple iPads to primary, secondary, sixth form students, and staff in the UK over the next…
Apple demands 50% rent cuts and and rent-free period for UK stores
Apple is pushing for huge rent cuts across its UK stores and the company seeks equal treatment with other retailers, who have had rents cut by landlords…
UK makes U-turn; to use Apple-Google contract-tracing API
In a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its COVID-19 contact-tracing app works and shifting to a model based on technology provided by Apple…
Apple reopening 32 UK Apple Retail Stores on June 15th
All Apple Retail Stores in England, and one in Northern Ireland, will reopen on Monday, June 15th in the UK with new coronavirus related hygiene…
Nearly 80 cell towers burned in UK over 5G conspiracy theories
Almost 80 cell towers have reportedly been burned down in the UK due to coronavirus conspiracy theories that blame the COVID-19 outbreak on 5G tech…
UK’s NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app is fatally flawed and likely illegal
The United Kingdom’s NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app is fatally flawed and likely illegal. “Britain is sleepwalking into another coronavirus disaster…
Privacy: Apple won’t support invasive French, German contact tracing
A standoff over contact tracing privacy between Germany and France, the two largest nations in the European Union, and Silicon Valley escalated…
ACLU has concerns with Apple-Google’s COVID-19 contact-tracing plan
A well-designed, widely-used COVID-19 contact-tracing tool could offer public health benefit, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says, but…
UK’s NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing
The NHS is in a standoff with Apple and Google after the two tech firms refused to support the UK’s plans to build an app that alerts users when they…
President Trump: Some have ‘very big constitutional problems’ with Apple-Google COVID-19 contact-tracing tech
Last week, Apple and Google jointly announced a partnership to create a COVID-19 contact-tracing system that works with both iOS and Android…
What’s wrong with the Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing scheme
There have recently been several proposals for pseudonymous COVID-19 contact tracing, including from Apple and Google. The UK’s National Health Service (NHS)…
UK NHS working with Apple-Google on COVID-19 contract tracing app
In the UK, senior sources say NHSX, the NHS’ technology arm, has been working at “breakneck speed” on a COVID-19 contract tracing app with Google and Apple…
iPhone survives underwater for 2 months – and still works
Can an Apple iPhone survive underwater for 2 months? Yes, it can!While feeding the swans, Thayse Bussolo-Vieira’s brand new Apple iPhone fell…
Disney+ launches in the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria
Disney+ launches today in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. The service will launch in France on April 7th…
British PM Boris Johnson to meet with major tech companies to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
British PM Boris Johnson has summoned major tech companies to discuss ways of improving communication with the public over a coronavirus outbreak…
UK’s MI5 chief wants ‘exceptional access’ to encryption
MI5’s director general Andrew Parker has called on technology companies to find a way to allow spy agencies “exceptional access” to encrypted messages…
UK network Three rolls out 5G service ahead of Apple’s first 5G iPhones
British network Three is rolling out a 5G service to major cities including London, Glasgow, and Birmingham, in preparation for Apple’s first 5G iPhones …
Disney+ launch moved up in UK, Western Europe to March 24
The Disney+ launch has been moved up a week. Those in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Austria…
Apple working on fix for iPhone XR connection issues on O2 network
The iPhone XR completely lost signal several times a day on the O2 network…
