Above Reuters, the EU reports that they are not necessarily finished with Apple: now they may have to scrutinize them under the DMA Act that just came into force, which is the reason why the company has to offer alternative app stores and larger browsers- freedom. [more]
In addition to adding support for alternative app marketplaces and alternative payment methods in the European Union [more]
Noone has claimed responsibility yet for the Red Sea subsea cable severances last week. [more]
The European Commission's latest request for information comes three months after an earlier official inquiry under the Digital Services Act. [more]
Apple has told its European customers that new EU competition laws will make iPhones less safe. [more]
A new report suggests that it was not the EU, but China, that helped "force" Apple to add support for RCS to the iPhone this year. [more]
We are still not completely sure, but quite sure, that the new iOS 17.4 features will not come to Norway. Why? Because Apple doesn't want to confirm or deny. [more]
This is probably fine for the EU, but it is comical. [more]
The EU has formally started its case against Elon Musk's online community X under the Digital Services Act after they first issued a warning in October this year. [more]
22 services belonging to a number of large companies have been designated "gatekeepers" by the EU. This means that they must meet a number of new requirements in the EU area based on the new "Digital Markets Act" (DMA) legislation. [more]
By September 2026 at the latest, Apple must introduce iPhones with replaceable batteries. [more]
A proposal to have big tech companies that account for heavy internet traffic finance 5G and broadband expansion in Europe is facing criticism from ministers. [more]
You may remember our case that Apple may limit the speed and perhaps functions of non-certified cables for the iPhone 15 series, which will be the first from Apple with the standard? [more]
The EU is now investigating TikTok's data transfers to China and targeted advertising aimed at minors. [more]
In July, the EU approved the new digital law "The Digital Markets Act." [more]
It is not that we thought it was not going to happen (it was more or less guaranteed in June), but now the EU has nailed the tamp of 2024 as the year mobiles and most electronic devices that use USB, switch to USB C [more]
The EU wants even more laws for consumer laws for technology products. [more]
Counterpoint Research figures reveal that the iPhone SE, which received a cold reception in the US, is doing well in Europe. [more]
The Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act that we have written about before are now both approved as law by the EU. [more]
South Korea's new law requires mobile manufacturers to facilitate third-party payment solutions in their app stores. [more]
The agreement was set to expire at the end of June, but it still doesn't apply to the UK. [more]
By the autumn of 2024, a large number of gadgets, including mobile phones and tablets, must have a USB C charging port. [more]
On Tuesday next week, the EU will meet to discuss, among other things, an order for USB C charging inputs on all mobile phones and tablets (and more) for the member countries. [more]
The European Union’s flagship reform for tackling Big Tech platform power, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will come into force in early 2023, Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager has said — rowing back from an earlier suggested timeframe of this fall. [more]