Japan enacts law to promote competition in smartphone app stores(english.kyodonews.net)

428 points by pjmlp 2 years ago | 288 comments

Kyodo News article reporting that Japan's parliament enacted a law restricting Apple and Google from blocking third-party app stores and payment platforms on iOS and Android.

TSMC delays U.S. chip plant start to 2025 due to labor shortages(asia.nikkei.com)

52 points by ironyman 3 years ago | 50 comments

Google faces antitrust probe in Japan for pushing search default(english.kyodonews.net)

68 points by anigbrowl 3 years ago | 13 comments

China's chip capabilities just 3 years behind TSMC, teardown shows(asia.nikkei.com)

94 points by rjzzleep 2 years ago | 85 comments

Japan law will require Apple to allow alternate iPhone app stores(appleinsider.com)

93 points by walterbell 3 years ago | 21 comments

Google agrees to pay $700M in antitrust settlement reached with states(apnews.com)

146 points by DocFeind 2 years ago | 127 comments

Japan enacts law to promote competition in smartphone app stores(english.kyodonews.net)

428 points by pjmlp 2 years ago | 288 comments

Kyodo News article reporting that Japan's parliament enacted a law restricting Apple and Google from blocking third-party app stores and payment platforms on iOS and Android.

Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US(developer.apple.com)

384 points by macguillicuddy 1 year ago | 236 comments

Apple's official App Store Review Guidelines page for developers, outlining the rules apps must follow to be approved for the App Store.

Australian court finds Apple, Google guilty of being anticompetitive(ghacks.net)

335 points by warrenm 1 year ago | 126 comments

A ghacks.net news article reporting that an Australian court found Apple and Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct.

US jury says Apple owes record $5.7B in haptic technology patent case(reuters.com)

44 points by onemoresoop 1 month ago | 38 comments

Reuters news report on a US jury verdict finding Apple owes a record $5.7 billion in a haptic technology patent case; page showed a device verification screen.

Apple takes UK to court over 'backdoor' order(theregister.com)

594 points by latexr 1 year ago | 223 comments

The Register news article reporting Apple has filed a complaint with the UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal challenging a government order to break iCloud encryption.

Google loses antitrust suit over search deals on phones(bloomberg.com)

834 points by rvz 2 years ago | 610 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that a judge ruled Google's search default deals with Apple and others on phones violated antitrust law in the DOJ case.