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Apple Loses $2 Billion UK Lawsuit Over App Store Monopoly
- Friday October 24, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Apple lost a UK lawsuit Thursday, which accuses the US tech giant of abusing the dominant position of its App Store, with claimants seeking more than 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) in damages.
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Google Gemini Ranks at the top of the iOS App Store, Overtakes ChatGPT for the First Time
- Monday September 15, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Google Gemini’s iOS app climbed to the top spot on the App Store’s free apps chart in several countries on Friday. Recent additions, including the “Nano Banana” image editing tool, visual guidance in Gemini Live, and a redesigned prompt bar, may have boosted its appeal. The app currently ranks number one in India and the US.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Pixel 10's Take a Message Feature Rolls Out to Older Pixel Phones
- Friday August 29, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
Google’s Take a Message feature is rolling out to Pixel 4 and later phones in the US, UK, Ireland, and Australia, with support from most carriers except Dish. Some Pixel 9 users have already received it, and a wider rollout is expected soon. The feature also works on Pixel Watch 2 and later watches when paired with a Pixel 6 or newer phones. It s...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Reportedly Orders Apple to Give it Access to Users' Encrypted Accounts
- Friday February 7, 2025
- Reuters
UK authorities have asked Apple to let them retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud. UK's office of the Home Secretary has ordered it to provide the access.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Asks Apple For Access To Users' Encrypted Accounts: Report
- Friday February 7, 2025
- World News | Reuters
UK's office of the Home Secretary has served Apple with a document called a technical capability notice, ordering it to provide the access, as per a report.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Fights $1.8 Billion App Store Lawsuit in First of UK Class Actions Against Tech Giants
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- Reuters
Apple is facing a mass lawsuit brought on behalf of around 20 million iPhone and iPad users in the United Kingdom, who were allegedly overcharged for app purchases. Apple, however, says the case is meritless and overlooks the benefits to consumers of the integrated approach of its iOS operating system, which prioritises security and privacy.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Faces Claims of Making ‘Exorbitant Profits’ at UK Trial
- Monday January 13, 2025
- Eleanor Thornber and Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg News
Apple Inc. will defend allegations that it made “exorbitant profits” by using its App Store in the UK. Users have not suffered any loss as Apple’s conduct is lawful and its commissions are reasonable and fair, Apple’s lawyers will argue during the seven week trial.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Epic Games Launches Its iOS App Store in Europe, Brings Fortnite Back to the Platform After Four Years
- Friday August 16, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Epic Games announced the launch of its app store on iOS in the European Union as well as on Android globally, on Friday. Dubbed Epic Games Store, the app store has made its debut with games such as Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and Fall Guys. The launch of the app store in iOS was possible due to last year’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Nothing Chats App Pulled From Google Play Store Amid Widespread Privacy Concerns
- Monday November 20, 2023
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Nothing launched the Nothing Chats messaging platform last week to dismantle messaging barriers between Android and iOS users in collaboration with Sunbird. However, the Carl Pei-led UK startup has pulled the beta for its Nothing Chats app from the Google Play Store due to privacy concerns.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Sued With Over $1 Billion Lawsuit in UK for High Prices of Market Apps
- Wednesday July 26, 2023
- Reuters
Apple is being targeted by a class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) in damages from developers angry about the high price it charges to market apps to users of its products. The lawsuit was launched by competition professor Sean Ennis at the University of East Anglia on behalf of 1,500 British app developers.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Faces $1 Billion Class Action Lawsuit by UK App Developers over App Store Fees
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Reuters
Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta's Threads Emerges as First Real Threat to Twitter as It Racks Up Over 30 Million Users in 18 Hours
- Thursday July 6, 2023
- Reuters
Meta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival. Dubbed as the "Twitter-Killer", Threads was the top free app on Apple's App Store in the ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple, Face In-Depth CMA Probe Into Mobile Browser Dominance, UK Watchdog Says
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- Reuters
Apple and Google's mobile browsers will face an in-depth probe by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the watchdog said on Tuesday. The regulator will investigate the market dominance of both firms' browsers. Back in June, the CMA had said the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems that gave them a stranglehol...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Xbox Mobile Store in the Works at Microsoft to Take on Google, Apple: Report
- Thursday October 20, 2022
- Written by Anees Hussain, Edited by Akhil Arora, David Delima
Microsoft has revealed plans on launching an Xbox Mobile Store that will allow users to directly download and install games on mobile devices, in a reply filing to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is currently investigating the company's proposed $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,67,600 crore) acquisition of the Call of Duty owner A...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Removes Russian Social Networking App VKontakte from App Store to Comply With Sanctions on Russia
- Thursday September 29, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Apple confirmed on Wednesday that it had delisted VKontakte, Russia's most widely used social networking app from the company's App Store. The app was removed in compliance with UK Sanctions on Russia after the latter held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine. The VK apps that were removed are used for messaging, digital payments, groc...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Loses $2 Billion UK Lawsuit Over App Store Monopoly
- Friday October 24, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Apple lost a UK lawsuit Thursday, which accuses the US tech giant of abusing the dominant position of its App Store, with claimants seeking more than 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) in damages.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Gemini Ranks at the top of the iOS App Store, Overtakes ChatGPT for the First Time
- Monday September 15, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Google Gemini’s iOS app climbed to the top spot on the App Store’s free apps chart in several countries on Friday. Recent additions, including the “Nano Banana” image editing tool, visual guidance in Gemini Live, and a redesigned prompt bar, may have boosted its appeal. The app currently ranks number one in India and the US.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Pixel 10's Take a Message Feature Rolls Out to Older Pixel Phones
- Friday August 29, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
Google’s Take a Message feature is rolling out to Pixel 4 and later phones in the US, UK, Ireland, and Australia, with support from most carriers except Dish. Some Pixel 9 users have already received it, and a wider rollout is expected soon. The feature also works on Pixel Watch 2 and later watches when paired with a Pixel 6 or newer phones. It s...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Reportedly Orders Apple to Give it Access to Users' Encrypted Accounts
- Friday February 7, 2025
- Reuters
UK authorities have asked Apple to let them retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud. UK's office of the Home Secretary has ordered it to provide the access.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Asks Apple For Access To Users' Encrypted Accounts: Report
- Friday February 7, 2025
- World News | Reuters
UK's office of the Home Secretary has served Apple with a document called a technical capability notice, ordering it to provide the access, as per a report.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Fights $1.8 Billion App Store Lawsuit in First of UK Class Actions Against Tech Giants
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- Reuters
Apple is facing a mass lawsuit brought on behalf of around 20 million iPhone and iPad users in the United Kingdom, who were allegedly overcharged for app purchases. Apple, however, says the case is meritless and overlooks the benefits to consumers of the integrated approach of its iOS operating system, which prioritises security and privacy.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Faces Claims of Making ‘Exorbitant Profits’ at UK Trial
- Monday January 13, 2025
- Eleanor Thornber and Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg News
Apple Inc. will defend allegations that it made “exorbitant profits” by using its App Store in the UK. Users have not suffered any loss as Apple’s conduct is lawful and its commissions are reasonable and fair, Apple’s lawyers will argue during the seven week trial.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Epic Games Launches Its iOS App Store in Europe, Brings Fortnite Back to the Platform After Four Years
- Friday August 16, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Epic Games announced the launch of its app store on iOS in the European Union as well as on Android globally, on Friday. Dubbed Epic Games Store, the app store has made its debut with games such as Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and Fall Guys. The launch of the app store in iOS was possible due to last year’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Nothing Chats App Pulled From Google Play Store Amid Widespread Privacy Concerns
- Monday November 20, 2023
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Nothing launched the Nothing Chats messaging platform last week to dismantle messaging barriers between Android and iOS users in collaboration with Sunbird. However, the Carl Pei-led UK startup has pulled the beta for its Nothing Chats app from the Google Play Store due to privacy concerns.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Sued With Over $1 Billion Lawsuit in UK for High Prices of Market Apps
- Wednesday July 26, 2023
- Reuters
Apple is being targeted by a class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) in damages from developers angry about the high price it charges to market apps to users of its products. The lawsuit was launched by competition professor Sean Ennis at the University of East Anglia on behalf of 1,500 British app developers.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Faces $1 Billion Class Action Lawsuit by UK App Developers over App Store Fees
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Reuters
Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta's Threads Emerges as First Real Threat to Twitter as It Racks Up Over 30 Million Users in 18 Hours
- Thursday July 6, 2023
- Reuters
Meta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival. Dubbed as the "Twitter-Killer", Threads was the top free app on Apple's App Store in the ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple, Face In-Depth CMA Probe Into Mobile Browser Dominance, UK Watchdog Says
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- Reuters
Apple and Google's mobile browsers will face an in-depth probe by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the watchdog said on Tuesday. The regulator will investigate the market dominance of both firms' browsers. Back in June, the CMA had said the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems that gave them a stranglehol...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Xbox Mobile Store in the Works at Microsoft to Take on Google, Apple: Report
- Thursday October 20, 2022
- Written by Anees Hussain, Edited by Akhil Arora, David Delima
Microsoft has revealed plans on launching an Xbox Mobile Store that will allow users to directly download and install games on mobile devices, in a reply filing to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is currently investigating the company's proposed $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,67,600 crore) acquisition of the Call of Duty owner A...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Removes Russian Social Networking App VKontakte from App Store to Comply With Sanctions on Russia
- Thursday September 29, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Apple confirmed on Wednesday that it had delisted VKontakte, Russia's most widely used social networking app from the company's App Store. The app was removed in compliance with UK Sanctions on Russia after the latter held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine. The VK apps that were removed are used for messaging, digital payments, groc...
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www.gadgets360.com