by AppleInsider | Mar 4, 2021 | antitrust, App Store, Featured, United Kingdom
Today the United Kingdom's Competition and Market Authority (CMA) launched an official investigation into the distribution of apps on iOS and iPadOS devices in the U.K. and the terms and conditions governing the platform. In September of last year, the authority... by AppleInsider | Feb 25, 2021 | Qualcomm, United Kingdom
Around 29 million Britons who own an Apple or Samsung phone could be entitled to a collective £480m payout if a landmark legal claim against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm is successful. Consumer watchdog Which? is suing the chipmaker for allegedly breaching U.K. competition... by AppleInsider | Feb 10, 2021 | Argentina, Google, Google News, United Kingdom
Google today announced that "Google News Showcase," a new style of displaying the news within the Google and Google News mobile apps and website, has launched in the UK and Argentina, following an Australian rollout last week. Google says News Showcase offers... by AppleInsider | Feb 9, 2021 | Apple Car, United Kingdom
Members of Parliament (MPs) are calling for the British government to make a bid for Apple to build its long-rumored electric vehicle in the United Kingdom, according to The Telegraph. James Sunderland, Conservative MP for Bracknell, said that it was a "no brainer"... by AppleInsider | Feb 9, 2021 | COVID-19 Coronavirus, Exposure Notification, United Kingdom
NHS COVID-19, the contact tracing app created by the U.K. government, has alerted 1.7 million users to isolate following close contact with someone who goes on to test positive. That's according to an official GOV.UK press release from the Department of Heath and... by AppleInsider | Jan 26, 2021 | Facebook, United Kingdom
Facebook News today launched in the United Kingdom, the first country outside of the U.S. to receive the curated news portal. Accessed via a dedicated tab in the mobile Facebook app, the portal features licensed content from hundreds of local and national media... 