A Republican and a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at reining in powerful app stores run by companies like Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. The bill …
Apple now selling 8th-generation iPad in its Refurbished Store
Apple began selling the 8th-generation iPad in its Refurbished Store, which was officially released in late 2020.
WhatsApp supports iPhone-to-Android chat transfers – with a few twists
WhatsApp supports chat history transfers from iPhone to Android, although there are several notable caveats that will impact usability.
WhatsApp is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android without losing your chats
While you won’t be able to use iMessage if you switch from an iPhone to Android, at least you’ll get to take your WhatsApp chat history with you. The Facebook-owned messaging app just announced a way …
Lobbying group backed by Apple and Google rails against Open App Markets Act
A relatively new lobbying group backed by tech giants including Apple and Google is taking a stand against proposed legislation that targets the outsized market power enjoyed by dominant app stores.
Apple and Google seem spooked by bill requiring more app stores and sideloading
Apple and Google seem to be worried about legislation that would force iOS and Android to be more open to third-party app stores and sideloaded apps. US Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Marsha …
A new Senate bill would totally upend Apple and Google’s app store dominance
With two giants calling the shots and collecting whatever tolls they see fit, mobile software makers have long complained that app stores take an unfair cut of the cash that should be flowing directly …
New bipartisan bill targets Apple, Google app store payment systems
A new bill introduced on Wednesday by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is looking to break up the power of Apple and Google’s app store payment …
Bill takes aim at Apple and Google app-store tactics, senator calls it ‘craven textbook abuse’ that harms consumers
Senators introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that seeks to rein in the control Google and Apple Inc. have over their respective mobile-app stores, part …
US Bill introduced to curb ‘big tech bullying’ in the app store space
The Open App Markets Act is aiming to tear down coercive anticompetitive walls in the app economy, with three US senators hoping it will set fair, clear, and enforceable rules that protect competition …
App Store Competition Targeted by Bipartisan Senate Bill
The bipartisan measure would put new curbs on how app stores operate and do business with developers, the latest sign of lawmakers’ concerns over Apple’s and Google’s dominance in the mobile ecosystem …
New bipartisan Senate bill takes aim at Apple and Google’s app store dominance
A new Senate bill targeting US app stores seeks to rein in the power of tech giants such as Apple and Google by banning restrictions on app developers.
Hell yeah, you can buy weed through the Apple App Store now
You can buy weed through apps on Apple’s App Store now — with some restrictions. Apple, which formerly banned apps that facilitated marijuana sales, now allows weed delivery service apps on its …
Senators target Apple’s App Store exclusivity in new bill
There’s a new bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday targeting the power dominant tech firms like Apple and Google have over the app store market. The bipartisan “Open App Markets Act,” introduced by …
Senators want to rein in Apple and Google’s alleged app store monopolies
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to regulate Google and Apple’s app stores, in the latest signal of the growing political will to loosen large tech companies’ grip on …
Bill takes aim at Apple and Google app-store tactics, senator calls it ‘craven textbook abuse’
Senators introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that seeks to rein in the control Google and Apple Inc. have over their respective mobile-app stores, part of a larger wave of antitrust legislation in …
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores
A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Democratic Senators …