SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is trying to confront the latest in a series of legal attacks on its digital empire on Thursday as a federal judge begins addressing anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by Android software. The San Francisco court hearing before U.S. District Judge James Donato comes five months… Read More »
Apple will face its biggest antitrust challenge yet, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) targeting the tech giant’s alleged control of the smartphone market. Apple faced a high-profile antitrust challenge from video game company Epic Games a few years ago over the company’s app store rules, and the tech giant mostly prevailed in the fight.… Read More »
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of regulatory crackdowns in Europe that seek to give consumers more choice; This risks creating new ways for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on devices. The overhaul, which took place in the European Union on Thursday last week, represents the… Read More »
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of regulatory crackdowns in Europe that seek to give consumers more choice; This risks creating new ways for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on devices. The overhaul, available Thursday only in the European Union, represents the biggest changes to the… Read More »
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta (META) was supposed to bring metadata into the homes of billions of users via the company’s Quest AR/VR headsets. Zuckerberg even changed the name of the social media giant to reflect his lofty desire to create a series of interconnected, persistent online worlds. But it’s increasingly looking like Epic Games will be… Read More »
Apple (AAPL) is updating its long-standing App Store guidelines, giving developers the option to allow users to make in-app purchases for iOS apps outside of its App Store. But the changes still haven’t won over one of the company’s longtime critics. Under the new rules, app developers will be able to offer customers links to… Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to accept dueling appeals from Apple (AAPL) and “Fortnite” developer Epic Games. In a decision released Tuesday, the court said it would not hear two appeals asking the justices to reconsider a decision affecting Apple’s control of its lucrative App Store. As a result, an appeals court decision in favor… Read More »
(Fortnite) A California district court ruled that Google created a monopoly with its Google Play app store. This is the result of the long-running, groundbreaking Epic Games v. Google lawsuit that began in 2020. Court documents filed on December 11 show that the jury ruled against Google on all counts and in favor of Epic… Read More »