France iPhone 12 ban over RF power induces Belgium to ask questions too Belgium has joined the list of countries reviewing potential health risks associated with iPhone 12 radio power levels, following concerns expressed by French regulators. Amber Neely 2 years ago 3
AirTag and Find My helps traveler bust Brussels theft ring A theft ring in Europe has been busted by a determined victim, who used AirTag and Find My to track down his stolen MacBook and help police secure an arrest within 24 hours. Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 5
Apple Pay expands to FNB in South Africa, ING in Belgium More banks are adding support for Apple Pay to their financial services, with FNB in South Africa and ING Belgium joining the ever-growing roster of firms that use Apple's mobile payments platform. Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 0
Tim Cook spotted eating with Brazil's Bolsonaro, Microsoft's Nadella & others at Davos Attending this week's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down for dinner with a high-profile collection of fellow guests, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the newly-elected far-right President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2
Apple Pay now available in Belgium and Kazakhstan Apple Pay has gone live in two more countries, with customers of some banks in Belgium and Kazakhstan now able to make purchases in stores using their iPhones via Apple's mobile payments platform. Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 4
Apple Pay tipped to launch in Belgium on Wednesday Apple Pay will launch in Belgium in the very near future, one local report claims, with customers of major bank BNP Paribas Fortis potentially able to start using Apple's mobile payment system from early on Wednesday morning. Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 1
Apple-made Swift curriculum coming to 70 European colleges & universities Apple on Friday announced that its "App Development with Swift" curriculum is being adopted by 70 European schools, including ones in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, and Portugal. Roger Fingas 8 years ago 1
Apple extends VoLTE & Wi-Fi iPhone calling to more carriers in UK, Russia & other countries With the release of iOS 10.3 on Monday, Apple has also extended Wi-Fi and VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) calling to more carriers worldwide, most notably enabling both options for the U.K. branch of O2. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 1
Apple rumored to start construction on second Belgian store in Bruges Apple may be working on a new Belgian store, this time in the city of Bruges, according to claims made on Thursday — though firm evidence of the project has yet to appear. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 8
Apple to refund iMac hinge repairs as Belgium & Norway get carrier billing for iTunes Apple will issue refunds to some iMac owners who had to pay for recent hinge repairs, a report said on Tuesday. In Belgium and Norway, meanwhile, the company has added carrier billing as option for iTunes and App Store purchases. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 5
EU ruling against Belgian corporate tax breaks may set precedent for decision on Apple The European Commission on Monday ruled that Belgium broke state aid rules by offering tax breaks to a number of multinational corporations, 35 of which will have to repay $765 million. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23
iPhone, iPod updates pad Apple margins; Belgian iPhone; more Apple's new 16GB iPhone is as much a move to restore comfortably high profit margins as to spark sales, according to one report. Also, Belgium's main carrier may support the iPhone this year, and the chief creator of Linux has chastised Apple's approach to Mac OS X. Aidan Malley 18 years ago 51
