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Apple's new app store rules for EU are "complicated by design"

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 5, 2024
Apple's App Store has been a crown jewel for the company.
Apple's guidelines for third party app stores and payment systems in Europe are complicated by design, says analyst Eric Seufert.
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Why Apple might make iMessage more Android-friendly

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 17, 2023
The software update will allow iPhone and Android users to message over wifi and share photos and videos more easily.
Other companies say that famous "blue text bubble" cache is anticompetitive.
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Small phones are hard to find

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Nov 2, 2023
Makers seem to favor devices with much larger displays. Sean Hollister at The Verge recounts his search for a good small phone.
Customers are being directed toward phones with larger displays, like Apple's latest release, the iPhone 15 Pro.
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Apple's new iPhone 15 is just one example of how EU regulation is changing tech

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 12, 2023
On issues from data privacy to content moderation, as Europe goes, so goes the tech industry.
Attendees of an Apple event look at the new iPhone 15 on Tuesday. The new iPhone features a USB-C charging port, a change that comes ahead of an EU law requiring common charging systems.
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Elon Musk joins a long line of Apple App Store critics

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 29, 2022
Large companies like Meta and Spotify have said Apple demands too big a share of revenue for selling in the App Store.
The App Store generates more than double the amount of money Google Play makes, in part because Americans favor iPhones over Android.
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Apple opens up devices for DIY repairs

by Caroline Champlin
Nov 18, 2021
People who feel comfortable enough to open up their own devices will be able to use Apple parts and tools.
Apple's new self service repair program is set to launch in early 2022.
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Online advertising is more expensive since Apple changed its privacy policies

by Matt Levin
Oct 25, 2021
People are opting out of being tracked.
The Snapchat app on an iPhone screen. Snap largely blamed Apple's privacy settings for its recent failure to meet quarterly earnings expectations.
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The global computer chip shortage finally hits Apple and its new iPhone 13 models

by Andy Uhler
Oct 13, 2021
The company had managed to steer clear of the shortages that have hit carmakers and other manufacturers.
iPhone may cut production of some iPhone 13 models in response to the semiconductor chip shortage.
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Apple releases privacy update that clamps down on data tracking

by Nova Safo
Apr 27, 2021
Apple’s privacy feature requires apps that track users’ web activities to get their express permission before doing so.
Apple has been talking about this change for seven months, and companies reliant on online advertising, like Facebook, have said their profitability could take a hit.
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Not everyone with a new iPhone 12 will get faster 5G connection

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 14, 2020
The fastest of the new 5G networks are still being built, meaning the infrastructure for these new iPhones is not completely there yet.
Apple pointed out that its new iPhones are compatible with millimeter wave 5G, at least in the U.S., but not everyone will have access to those networks yet.
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