UK backs down from nonsensical law after threats from Apple, WhatsApp
An unenforceable and entirely politically-motivated law that could have seen Apple iMessages and WhatsApp withdraw from the UK has been watered down to a face-saving compromise.
An unenforceable and entirely politically-motivated law that could have seen Apple iMessages and WhatsApp withdraw from the UK has been watered down to a face-saving compromise.
New Apple TV+ viewers in the UK and South Africa can no longer get a free week in which to decide whether to subscribe, or at least without a workaround.
UK satellite broadcaster and mobile operator Sky has launched a purchase plan for customers to buy a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, with prices starting from 22 pounds ($28) per month.
The Apple Watch has been blamed for a rise in calls to emergency services in the United Kingdom, police chiefs in the country have warned, caused by the various automatic-calling functions of the wearable device.
Apple is no longer planning to take on the broadcast rights to the English Premier League, Eddy Cue has signaled, with a deal to bring the soccer league to its streaming service seemingly no longer on the pitch.
Apple is refusing to compromise iPhone and Mac security, and will cut off FaceTime and iMessage in the UK should the new Online Safety Bill challenging end-to-end encryption be passed as it stands.
New filings say that Apple Stores in the UK more than rebounded after their coronavirus closures, with the latest figures beating pre-pandemic earnings.
Apple has introduced its Tap to Pay service in the UK, letting businesses accept contactless payments via iPhones, instead of requiring separate card or NFC readers.
Apple has failed to convince a UK Court of Appeals that it should turn over an Optis patent infringement ruling against the iPhone maker, meaning it's still potentially on the hook for billions in fees.
An "Astra Carta" seal has been designed by Jony Ive's LoveFrom firm for the UK's King Charles, and aimed at being a call to action for private firms in space-related industries.
Apple has denounced the UK's Online Safety Bill's kneecapping of end-to-end encryption as a "serious threat" to citizens, and is trying to make the UK government think twice about the changes.
Apple has raised the prices of iCloud+ in the United Kingdom and other markets, making it a bit more expensive to go beyond the initial free 5GB allowance.
A pupil at a UK special education needs school recorded a whole day's audio on an iPad, and what was discovered has led to firings and apologies.
The UK antitrust case against Apple's control over the mobile browser market has been dismissed for a second time after an appeal tribunal upheld its original decision on the matter.
Apple is attempting to put a stop to a $2 billion lawsuit that continues the so-called "Batterygate" controversy over the throttling of iPhones.
Users of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales are no longer able to use the app, due to the shutdown of the service on Thursday.
After three years, the UK's Digital Markets Unit is edging closer to gaining powers to crack down on big tech companies, with draft legislation set to be introduced to parliament on Tuesday.
The UK may finally give some teeth to its Digital Markets Unit, with a bill set to be introduced to bestow regulatory powers to it for policing Apple and big tech firms.
The UK government will be testing its emergency alert system on Sunday, with the vast majority of iPhones in the country expected to receive the notification.
The UK antitrust authority's bid to investigate Apple's browser dominance on iOS has been stopped before it really got going — but not because of the merits of Apple's case.
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