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Europe has accused Apple of imposing unfair rules preventing app developers from freely steering consumers to other channels.

‘Outright lies’: Apple may face criminal contempt investigation

The iPhone giant has violated a court order to change its lucrative App Store to allow greater competition for app downloads and payments, the judge found.

  • Mike Scarcella

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The market for used mobile phones is booming.

Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Here’s what to look for

The market for used mobile phones is booming. In fact, it’s now growing faster than demand for new devices.

  • Kelvin Chan
Facebook said it has deployed a combination of technologies to restrict news content.

Apple and Meta hit with €700 million fines in Europe under new digital rules

European Union watchdogs just fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros in a move that could inflame trade tensions with the US.

  • Kelvin Chan
The US government says Google should be forced to sell its popular Chrome web browser.

Will a US court break up Google in blockbuster case?

The US Justice Department says the best way to address Google’s monopoly in internet search is to break up the $2.8 trillion company.

  • David McCabe

Thieves stole their iPhones. Now Apple won’t give their digital lives back

People are discovering that the very security tools that are meant to protect them if their iPhone is stolen are being used against them – by Apple.

  • Chris Velazco
Apple’s Vision Pro has innovative touches that will ultimately spread to other devices.

What’s wrong with Apple?

Even before the threat of US President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.

  • Tripp Mickle
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Apple has spent decades building a finely calibrated supply chain in China.

The contradictions in Trump’s trade policies are on display

Donald Trump’s exemption of electronic goods from his tariffs highlights the inconsistency, lack of logic and the risks for the US in the way he is pursuing his trade war on everyone.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Donald Trump’s tariff policies have sent markets on a rollercoaster ride.

Trump’s boosters laud his tariff flip-flop but consumers are not buying it

Every time the president changes direction on tariffs, his lieutenants insist he is following a grand plan. Americans know better.

  • Michael Koziol
Apple and other tech firms were given a major reprieve in the trade war with China.

Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump granted tariff concession

Moving iPhone production from China to India or elsewhere would have been a Herculean task for the tech giant. Now it’s been handed a major reprieve.

  • Mark Gurman and Shawn Donnan
President Donald Trump talks to reporters on board Air Force One on the way to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, April 11, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Trump to exclude electronics such as smartphones and laptops from tariff list

The exemption seemed to reflect the US president’s realisation that his tariffs on China are unlikely to shift more manufacturing of electronic gadgets to the US any time soon.

  • Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/apple-inc-5ue