• Apple M3 vs Apple M2: The Apple processors compared

    It’s been a good number of months since Apple first announced the Apple M3 and the processor has only expanded to more devices since.  The question is, how does the Apple M3 compare to the Apple M2 chip that came before it? Keep reading to discover all the big differences between the Apple M3 and the Apple M2 to help you decide whether it’s worth upgrading.  Specs  The Apple M3 features the exact same core configurations as the Apple M2, including 8 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores as well as...

  • Apple Yields to EU Demands on Music Streaming

    Apple has reversed course in the battle over music-streaming services in Europe. As Bloomberg News reported Friday (April 5), the tech giant has accepted demands by the European Union that it stop blocking music apps from notifying listeners of cheaper services outside the Apple app store. Now, Apple says music apps can link to developer websites and […]

  • Teens Love iPhone and Apple Watch, But Not Apple Music and Apple TV+

    The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an ‌iPhone‌, and 86 percent plan to purchase an ‌iPhone‌ as their next smartphone. While the ‌iPhone‌ is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an ‌iPhone‌ and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...

  • Apple urges court to ignore Epic's anti-steering complaint

    Apple has responded to Epic's accusation it is in contempt of court for failing to remove anti-steering measures to its liking, by insisting it's really complying with the order. Fortnite on an iPhone On March 13, the Epic vs Apple saga rumbled on with a motion from Epic asking the court to hold Apple in contempt of court. The "Fortnite" maker alleged that Apple had failed to properly comply with a court order to allow developers to link to outside payment platforms, also known as...

  • Apple wants to hire a PR heavyweight to battle the EU on its own soil

    Apple has been having no luck arguing against the EU's Digital Markets Act, and it's paid the price in fines and forced changes to its App Store -- so now it's looking for a European head of PR. Apple logo superimposed on a European Union flag It perhaps says a lot about Apple's success in promoting itself across Europe that it's not been possible to confirm that the Head of Corporate PR role is actually new. Even in a famously secretive company, the issue of who runs PR shouldn't be a...

  • Coalition urges Apple to call out Vietnam’s persecution of climate activists

    Observers say the tech giant must not repeat its mistakes in China as it shifts its supply chain south.

  • 'Be more Finnish', President Stubb urges EU countries in FT interview

    In his first interview with an international newspaper since taking office, Finnish President Alexander Stubb conceded that his call to Europe was a 'bit un-Finnish'.

  • EU regulators assess Apple's plan for complying with music streaming order

    EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to let Spotify and other music streaming services inform users of payment options outside its App Store, the European Commission said on Monday. The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy the EU competition enforcer, which issued its order together with a 1.84 billion euro ($2 billion) fine last month Under Apple's proposal, the Swedish...

  • EU regulators assess Apple's plan for complying with music streaming order

    EU antitrust regulators are checking to see if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to let Spotify and other music streaming services inform users of payment options outside its App Store, the European Commission said on Monday. The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy the EU competition enforcer, which issued its order together with a 1.84 billion euro ($2 billion) fine last month Under Apple's proposal, the...

  • Apple App Store: Retro Game Emulators are Coming Globally, Not Only in EU

    Apple claimed that it will soon allow game emulators on the App Store in the future. The latest update of Apple is a massive treat for retro game lovers, particularly as the App Store will soon allow game emulators to be available to download to iOS, iPadOS, and possibly, macOS.

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    Apple Users in the EU Now Have a New Third-Party App Store to Play With

    Altstore PAL is available only for residents in the EU as part of the Digital Markets Act ruling that Apple must allow third-party app stores.

  • German chancellor urges Chinese industry bosses to play fair in EU market

    Olaf Scholz says European cars should have equal access to Chinese customersEurope live – latest updatesThe chancellor of Germany has urged industry bosses in China to play fair by not overproducing cheap goods or infringing copyright rules.Speaking on a three-day visit to China, where he is travelling with leading business representatives and three government ministers, Olaf Scholz said he, in turn, would encourage the European Union not to be driven by self-interested protectionism, in which...