Google allegedly pays Apple a portion of all search revenue from Chrome for iOS in what appears to be a non-compete deal, The Register reports. According to a source said to be familiar with the matter who spoke to The Register, Google has been paying Apple a portion of search revenue generated by Chrome users […]
Read MoreFormer Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive’s latest project, the official emblem of the coronation of King Charles III, has been unveiled by Buckingham Palace. The image depicts flowers forming the shape of St. Edward’s crown, which will be used during the coronation. Ive chose roses, thistles, daffodils, and shamrocks because they are icons from […]
Read MoreFormer Apple designer Sir Jony Ive has created a new-look red nose to celebrate Red Nose Day, the annual Comic Relief charity telethon broadcast on British television that aims to raise money for poor and disadvantaged people. The nose is made from 95% plant-based materials and has a folding paper design that starts out as […]
Read MoreApple has filed an appeal against an investigation by the UK’s competition authority into the company’s dominance of mobile browsers and restrictions on cloud gaming (via Reuters). In November, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a market investigation reference into Apple and Google’s cloud gaming and mobile browser restrictions. The CMA has examined Apple […]
Read MoreApple is preparing a bid for the rights to stream the English Premier League in the United Kingdom, reports The Daily Mail. Without citing its sources, the British tabloid claims that the tech giant is keen to increase its sports coverage by building on the decade-long contract it recently secured to exclusively stream Major League […]
Read MoreApple today announced the expansion of Emergency SOS via Satellite and Find My via satellite functionality to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ireland. iPhone 14 users can now connect with emergency services when cellular and Wi-Fi coverage are not available, and calls from the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature will be routed to local […]
Read MoreThe UK’s competition watchdog has begun its investigation into the market dominance of Apple and Google’s mobile browsers, months after it said it was considering a high-level probe. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Tuesday that responses to its June consultation had revealed “substantial support” for a full investigation into how Apple and Google […]
Read MoreThe iPhone 14 lineup’s Emergency SOS via satellite and Find My via satellite features will launch in four additional countries next month, Apple today announced. In its press release announcing that Emergency SOS and Find My via satellite for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models will roll out later today, Apple mentioned that […]
Read MoreAt least one Apple Store in the UK is anticipating an unusually high volume of footfall in the fall and holiday period of next year, a time frame that is expected to include the launch of the iPhone 15 lineup. Employees at Apple Milton Keynes have been told that they may not take any leave […]
Read MoreApple will open its London office space in Battersea Power Station early next year, Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced upon a visit to the all-new campus. Render of the redeveloped Battersea campus Apple first announced plans for the new campus in 2016. It said that 1,400 Apple employees will be moved from eight locations […]
Read MoreMonday September 12, 2022 2:38 am PDT by Sami Fathi All Apple Stores in the United Kingdom will be closed on Monday, September 19, out of respect for the planned state funeral of her Majesty the Queen, Apple has told UK-based staff in a memo. Monday, September 19, has been marked as a bank holiday […]
Read MoreApple has announced that its new Apple Brompton Road store in the heart of Knightsbridge, London, will open on July 28. Our newest store on London’s iconic Brompton Road, a moment away from Hyde Park, is almost ready to explore. It’s a place where your boldest ideas can bloom, and we’re here to help them […]
Read MoreExperts anticipate a “brutal battle” between Apple and global regulators amid concerns about how the company may “exaggerate” its privacy and security claims for commercial gain and curtail interoperability to keep users locked into a “walled garden.” Global experts and leaders of competition policy convened at the Data, Technology, and Analytics Conference 2022 last week, […]
Read MoreA UK consumer champion has launched a £750 million ($907 million) legal claim against Apple over the 2017 iPhone throttling controversy that saw a software update effectively slow down older devices (via The Guardian). Market researcher Justin Gutmann has filed the claim with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal seeking the damages for up to 25 […]
Read MoreThe UK’s competition watchdog seeks to “remedy” Apple’s restrictions on browser engines in iOS and cloud gaming through the App Store via a high-level regulatory process, the organization announced today. The announcement comes upon the publication of the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) year-long study into Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems, which finds that Apple […]
Read MoreThe Glasgow Times today reports that employees at Apple’s Buchanan Street store in Scotland are about to become the first branch in the United Kingdom to unionize. Staff at Apple Glasgow are said to have filed for Voluntary Union Recognition with Apple after joining the country’s general workers union, GMB Scotland. They claim low wages, […]
Read MoreFollowing reports that the UK government had dropped plans to heavily regulate Apple and other big tech companies using a new Digital Markets Unit (DMU), the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has assured that it will empower the DMU with statutory powers to penalize firms that do not meet its rules (via Reuters). […]
Read MoreDid you know that if you buy a Samsung product, you’re basically living like royalty? If you’ve never visited Samsung UK’s website, you might not be aware that Samsung Electronics has a Royal Warrant in the United Kingdom. A Royal Warrant doesn’t last forever. If the royal in question doesn’t like the products they’re supplied […]
Read MoreThe UK is set to abandon plans to heavily regulate Apple and other big tech companies using a new competition authority, the Financial Times reports. In a paywalled report, the Financial Times claims that the British government’s new legislative agenda, due to be set out in the Queen’s Speech next week, will not include a […]
Read MoreApple has today begun new ground surveys across various regions of the United Kingdom, including London, Manchester, and Birmingham, to gather pedestrian data for Apple Maps (via Bloomberg). Apple will use cameras and sensors mounted on pedestrian backpacks to gather map data in Berkshire, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands, across over […]
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