March 25, 2024 08:40 pm | Updated March 26, 2024 02:45 pm IST – LONDON The DMA fully came into effect on March 7 and seeks to regulate large online companies called ‘gatekeepers’, whose products and services are used by some 450 million EU users. European Union flags outside EU headquarters in Brussels. Image used … Read more
As Apple introduced new changes in its ecosystem to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Spotify on Saturday criticised the plan, calling it “a complete and total farce.” FILE PHOTO: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek(REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Starting in early March, iPhone developers gained the ability to introduce alternative app stores … Read more
A new piece of EU regulation is forcing tech companies to make some drastic changes to policy. To stay compliant with the Digital Markets Act, Apple is being forced to adopt RCS for iPhones and Microsoft will now let you uninstall the Edge browser from your Windows 11 PC. Microsoft published a blog post with … Read more
News Technology Tech Apple’s iOS 17.2 hints at feature to sideload apps from outside App Store An analysis of iOS 17.2 beta by 9to5Mac reveals that Apple might start allowing users to sideload apps from outside the App Store, which the European Union’s Digital Markets Act demands. It is not clear when (or indeed whether) Apple will … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly getting a new feature, but it is not what it wanted to build. In fact, WhatsApp was quite against it. Interoperability, or cross-platform interaction has been one of the major talking points for the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) which is pushing to quash ecosystem lock-in and anti-competitive behavior. Earlier … Read more