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Apple forced by EU to give other earphones same abilities as AirPods

If you own an iPhone, you know how wicked easy it is to pair a set of Apple AirPod Pro or pricey AirPod Max with your handset ...

Apple's iOS 26.3 will introduce proximity pairing to third-party devices in the EU

Apple is making it a little easier to use third-party devices with iPhones in order to comply with Europe's Digital Market ...

Apple iOS 26.3 Release Date: Next Critical iPhone Update Is Almost Here

The next iPhone update can’t be far away: while it’s true that iOS 26.2 only landed on Dec. 12, the first beta for iOS 26.3 ...
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Apple’s iOS 26.3 brings EU-only pairing, notifications, and Android transfer

It starts with a tap, and for the first time in the company’s history, that tap may happen on a non-Apple device. With the update to iOS 26.3, for the first time ever, EU iPhone users get the same ...
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Europe targets Apple and Google in antitrust crackdown, risking fresh Trump tariff clash

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (L) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (R). In a move that risks enraging the Trump administration, the European Commission has announced major antitrust enforcement decisions against ...

Apple Loop: iPhone 18 Pro Specs Leak, A Decade Of AirPods, iPhone Fold Design Uncovered

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro specs leak, iPhone Fold screen sizes, Europe’s iOS Bonus, celebrating ten years of ...
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Apple gets burned by the EU again – this time for geo-blocking you from some apps and movies

The European Commission – the executive arm of the European Union – has warned Apple to desist from geo-blocking activities that it calls “discriminatory”. In a press release posted to the official ...
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Apple appeals in EU against order to increase compatibility with 3rd party products

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is challenging an order from the European Commission directing it to make its operating system, iOS, more compatible with competitor tech companies’ products under the EU’s Digital ...

Apple's new iOS feature is huge for people with non-Apple smartwatches

The new beta version of iOS, 26.3, brings a new feature called Notification Forwarding. First spied in September, it allows ...
Digital Trends

Apple could be forced to make major changes to how your iPhone works

Apple is facing yet another landmark push in Europe that could open some of the signature features of its ecosystem. The European Commission has today detailed a couple of broad interoperability ...
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Apple Intelligence is coming to the EU in April 2025

Remember when Apple blamed EU tech rules — and more specifically the Digital Markets Act — to justify the fact that Apple Intelligence wouldn’t be available in the European Union? Maybe that was just ...
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Apple hit with $2B EU antitrust fine

The European Union has fined Apple 1.84 billion ($2 billion) for breaking its competition laws. The bloc announced Monday that it was imposing the fine on Apple (AAPL) - its first-ever antitrust ...