Apple must face UK complaint that its App Store commission is unfair
Apple will face a full trial in the U.K. over claims that it violated competition regulations by overcharging people on the App Store through its commission rate.
Apple will face a full trial in the U.K. over claims that it violated competition regulations by overcharging people on the App Store through its commission rate.
A celebrity in the UK accidentally swallowed an AirPod on Sunday, mistakenly consuming the Apple wireless earbud along with her vitamins.
One of the UK's largest cell networks, Three, has announced that cellular Apple Watch owners on the service, can share their iPhone's number.
The UK government is reportedly hinting it may use national security laws to force Arm to hold its IPO on the London markets instead of in the US.
Ericsson is extending its legal battle with Apple over 5G patents, with new filings indicating the patent infringement fight will also be taking place in the United Kingdom.
A consumer rights activist has filed a claim with UK authorities over Apple allegedly "throttling" the iPhone 6, and other iPhones, aiming to see Apple pay over 750 million pounds ($900 million out to around 25 million people.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has concluded its investigation into Apple and Google's dominance in smartphones, but now says it's going to launch three further examinations.
The UK government is not going to follow the European Union's requirement for the iPhone and all smartphones to use USB-C as a common charging system.
In response to news that it was abandoning its plans for a Big Tech regulator, the UK government insists it will clamp down on firms such as Apple — just not yet.
The UK Digital Markets Unit was launched in 2020 and was expected to be given legal powers of enforcement over big tech in 2022. But, the UK government is now not expected to empower the group at all.
Streaming services like Apple TV+ face more regulation in the United Kingdom, with the government planning to bring video on-demand apps under the same rules as broadcasters.
Apple is making Apple Maps more accessible to pedestrians in the UK, by sending out workers wearing data-collecting backpacks to go where its fleet of mapping cars cannot reach.
Apple has acquired Credit Kudos, a UK firm involved in credit scoring for banks, in a deal believed to be worth $150 million - and likely to help with launching Apple Card in the country.
Apple has fired back at competition regulators in the U.K., stating that an assessment of the iPhone maker's market strength was based on "unsubstantiated allegations and hypothetical concerns."
Apple is beginning to recruit retail staff for an as-yet unannounced Apple Store, due to open somewhere in the Greater London area of the UK.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says Amazon is to be subject to the same regulations as grocers or supermarkets, a decision Amazon called "chilling."
In figures for December 2021, Apple News saw 13.2 million users, or over a quarter of UK internet users, beating BBC News for overall user base, but not time viewed.
Apple is opening up a number of its Apple Stores in the UK to walk-in customers, by dropping a requirement to attend a session with a reservation.
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive has talked about the creation of the Terra Carta in a conversation with the UK's Prince Charles, including the environmental message of the project and the production of its seal.
Apple and Google are using their market power to create domineering self-contained ecosystems, according to a UK regulator, enabling the tech giants to have a "vice-like grip" over mobile devices that limits competition.
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