The new antitrust legislation demands that every platform permit the distribution of apps through other digital stores, a mandate which will significantly impact Apple. Meta is among the most invested…
The European Parliament recently gave a green light to new rules encompassing the design, production, and recycling of all rechargeable batteries sold in the EU. Electric vehicles including scooters and…
Since Apple’s MagSafe technology was first introduced with the iPhone 12 series, wireless charging of up to 15W has been possible. Yet, MagSafe’s compatibility with Qi chargers has been restricted…
In the detailed account of its security triumphs, Apple disclosed that nearly 3.9 million stolen credit cards were stopped from being used for fraudulent in-app purchases. Furthermore, 714,000 accounts were…
Phil Spencer, Head of Microsoft’s gaming division, has revealed that the company plans to launch an Xbox store on the iOS platform as early as next year, provided that the…
The European Commission – the executive branch of the European Union (EU) – has set out new regulation that would oblige chat apps such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp to…
Might Apple be on the verge of ditching its proprietary Lightning port on the iPhone, in favor of USB-C? That is the suggestion of Ming-Chi Kuo, the well-known and highly…
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last month, you will know that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been attempting to buy Twitter – and…
Efforts in Europe to rein in online “gatekeepers” – including such Big Tech players as Apple, Google and Facebook parent company Meta – took another step forward late Thursday, when…
To say that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has thrown a new light on the influential role of the world’s tech firms even in times of conflict, would be quite…
Google is set for close scrutiny of its various operations in the European Union – including its search, shopping, Android and other common practices. Margrethe Vestager, who became the EU’s…
Microsoft has just opened a Transparency Center in Brussels, the capital of Belgium and the European Union, to – in the company’s own words – “enable governments to review and…
(Reuters) – European Union antitrust regulators will decide by Oct. 3 whether to clear world No. 1 online social network Facebook’s $19 billion offer for mobile messaging startup WhatsApp, the…
BRUSSELS–The European Union’s competition watchdog has accepted proposals by four publishers and Apple to end agreements that set retail prices for e-books _ a practice the EU feared violated competition…
