Apple has “abused its dominant position” in the distribution of music streaming apps, the European Commission said Friday.
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The EU accused Apple of breaking antitrust laws with its App Store rules
The European Commission’s competition chief accused Apple of disadvantaging developers. A complaint from Spotify prompted the investigation.
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Apple Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over App Store Payments in Spotify Case
The EU charged Apple with antitrust violations that allege the company abused its control over the distribution of music-streaming apps, broadening the battle over its App Store practices ahead of a …
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Apple adds a way to speed up searches on the App Store by suggesting words
Apple has added a new App Store search suggestions feature in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK, that might make it easier to find apps. Now, after typing in a search term, the App Store will …
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App Store Now Offers Search Suggestions
Apple today announced that the App Store is now offering search suggestions, a new feature that’s designed to make it easy to locate exactly …
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Apple officially rolls out App Store search suggestions feature
Apple has officially rolled out search suggestions on the App Store, allowing users to discover apps with more granular controls.
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How ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games will try to prove Apple is operating App Store as an illegal monopoly
Epic Games Inc., the maker of “Fortnite,” has drawn a clear battle line as it prepares for a monumental court battle against Apple Inc.: It claims the iPhone maker abuses its control of the App Store …
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Apple testing new tags feature in the App Store for improved granularity in search [Offiically rolling out]
Apple appears to be testing a notable change to the App Store as part of its efforts to improve the Search experience. While not fully rolled out yet, some iPhone users are now seeing tags in the App …
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Best Apple Watch deals: Save $150 on a Series 6
An Apple Watch can help you get fit and lead a healthier lifestyle. And with iOS 14.5 released Monday, an Apple Watch can now unlock your iPhone while you’re wearing a mask. For anyone who’s still …
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Reminder: New 24-inch iMac, M1 iPad Pro, and New Apple TV 4K Available for Pre-Order Tomorrow
Apple today reminded customers that the brand-new redesigned 24-inch iMac, the M1-powered iPad Pro, and the updated, more powerful Apple TV 4K …
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Apple says only select M1 iMac colors will be available to purchase at Apple Stores
Apple today published a press release reminding customers about iPad Pro, Apple TV, and M1 iMac pre-orders beginning tomorrow. The press release also includes the interesting tidbit that not all of …
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Facebook lifts the lid on how it’s making money from WhatsApp
Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after the company walked back a controversial plan to …
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How to turn on WhatsApp’s dark mode color scheme on a computer or mobile device
You can enable WhatsApp’s dark mode on the Android, iOS, and Windows app, as well as on WhatsApp’s web browser client.
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Alibaba executives fretting about Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recently held a meeting of executives to discuss concerns about Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency privacy feature.
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Apple’s privacy changes to iOS have arrived. What do you do with your Facebook app?
With this software update to Apple iPhone and iPads, apps must ask permission of device owners to track their activity across other apps and sites.
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Apple Explains Why ‘Allow Apps to Request to Track’ May Be Grayed Out on iOS 14.5
Starting with the iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and tvOS 14.5 software updates released this week, apps must ask for permission before tracking …
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Apple says user feedback to App Tracking Transparency has been ‘tremendous’
Apple says the user response to its App Tracking Transparency feature has been “tremendous,” and reiterated that the feature is meant to put a user in control of their own privacy.
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