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Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?

8Mar

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Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?

[ad_1] Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone's digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices.The overhaul rolling out Thursday only in the European Union represents the biggest changes to the iPhone's App Store since Apple introduced the concept in 2008. Among other things, people in Europe can download iPhone apps from stores not operated by Apple and are getting alternative ways to pay for in-app transactions. European regulators are hoping the changes mandated by the Digital Markets Act, or DMA, will loosen the control that Big Tech's “digital gatekeepers” have gained over the products and services tha...

Google antitrust trial focused on Android app store payments to be handed off to jury to decide

11Dec

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Google antitrust trial focused on Android app store payments to be handed off to jury to decide

[ad_1] A federal court jury is poised begin its deliberations in an antitrust trial focused on whether Google's efforts to profit from its app store for Android smartphones have been illegally gouging consumers and stifling innovation.Before the nine-person jury in San Francisco starts weighing the evidence Monday, the lawyers on the opposing sides of the trial will present their closing arguments in a three-year-old case filed by Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game. The four-week trial included testimony from both Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who sometimes seemed like a professor explaining complex topics while standing behind a lectern because of a health issue, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, who painted himself as a video game lover on a mission to take down a greedy tec...

Epic Games asks US Supreme Court let App Store order take effect

1Aug

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Epic Games asks US Supreme Court let App Store order take effect

[ad_1] Epic Games on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a lower court ruling to take effect against Apple Inc that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store.Epic, maker of the popular video game "Fortnite," filed a request asking the nation's highest court to lift a July 17 decision by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause its ruling that upheld an injunction against Apple. The decision gave Apple 90 days to pursue an appeal at the Supreme Court. In the closely-watched case, Epic filed its antitrust lawsuit in 2020 challenging Apple's App Store practices. The 9th Circuit in April upheld a federal judge's 2021 order that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons that direct consumers to pa...

Italy probes Apple over app market dominance

12May

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Italy probes Apple over app market dominance

[ad_1] Italy's antitrust regulator said Thursday it has opened an investigation into tech giant Apple for allegedly abusing a dominant position in the app market.At issue is Apple's App Tracking Transparency policy that compels third party developers to secure an opt-in from iPhone users to track their usage for advertising and other purposes. The policy, launched two years ago, blew a hole in Facebook's revenue and caused a tremor in the online advertising market as many users chose to disallow tracking. According to the Italian authority, the Silicon Valley titan "has adopted a more restrictive privacy policy for third-party app developers than it applies to itself", the competition watchdog said in a statement.It said it was also concerned third-party developers and advertisers were ...

U.S. appeals court upholds lower court order forcing Apple to allow third-party App Store payments

25Apr

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U.S. appeals court upholds lower court order forcing Apple to allow third-party App Store payments

[ad_1] A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court's order that could force Apple Inc to change payment practices in its App Store.The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. [ad_2] Source link

Schibsted, publishers look to EU tech rules to resolve Apple antitrust concerns

9Feb

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Schibsted, publishers look to EU tech rules to resolve Apple antitrust concerns

[ad_1] Norwegian media group Schibsted and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple's powers, especially over its App Store. The comments from Schibsted, the largest media group in the Scandinavia region, and the publishers' lobbying group come as the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA) takes effect in May, targeting Big Tech. Apple is already in the EU antitrust crosshairs related to its App Store practices in music streaming, in e-books and competing apps as well as its mobile payment system Apple Pay. Apple's App Store practices affect Schibsted because of its market power in Scandinavia where up to 60% of consumers have an iPhone in Norway and Sweden, said Petra Wiks...

App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands

17Dec

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App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands

[ad_1] Apple's rivals are positioning themselves as the go-to alternative to its dominant App Store as the iPhone maker prepares to allow others on its devices in the European Union. Apple's rivals are positioning themselves as the go-to alternative to its dominant App Store as the iPhone maker prepares to allow others on its devices in the European Union.The bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) will force Apple and fellow tech giant Google to provide space for third-party app stores on their respective iOS and Android devices. Under the DMA, which comes into effect on a rolling basis over the next two years, third-party alternatives will have an easier route to getting onto iPhones and Android devices. And as components of the legislation come into effect, rivals from smaller startups to...

iPhone and iPad to get other app stores! Apple to open up its ecosystem

15Dec

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iPhone and iPad to get other app stores! Apple to open up its ecosystem

[ad_1] Apple is rumoured to redesign its iOS and iPadOS to third party app stores. Here are all the details. iPhones and iPads have long restricted their users to the App Store for all app and games downloads. However, this could be changing soon with the new EU regulations, probably with iOS 17. The iPhone and iPad could get to see a third-party app store other than Apple's own App Store soon. No official confirmation on this decision comes yet but leaks suggest this could initially be available to the 27 countries initially following the EU regulations and may expand to other regions.In a recent tweet, Mark Gurman sharing one his stories for Bloomberg says, “Apple is preparing to allow alternative app stores and side-loading on iOS — along with a slew of other changes to make the iP...

Apple App Store Pricing Overhauled! Will Range From $0.29 to $10,000

7Dec

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Apple App Store Pricing Overhauled! Will Range From $0.29 to $10,000

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is changing the pricing structure for the App Store to let developers charge a wider range of amounts, the latest effort to offer more flexibility and stave off criticism of the platform. Apple Inc. is changing the pricing structure for the App Store to let developers charge a wider range of amounts, the latest effort to offer more flexibility and stave off criticism of the platform. Prices can now start at just 29 cents -- compared with a previous floor of 49 cents for subscriptions and 99 cents for apps -- and range up to $10,000, the company said Tuesday. The highest price level had been $999.99. Developers also will have new options for setting prices across different countries and currencies. The move is a major shake-up for the App Store, which Apple launc...