Apple confirms the iPhone will transition to USB-C to comply with EU Law

Apple has finally confirmed it will transition to USB-C. Apple’s vice president of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak spoke at the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event and confirmed that the company shall have to move to USB-C on iPhone and other devices in order to comply with the new legislation imposed by the European Union. … Read more →

EU Law will force Apple to switch to USB-C Charger for iPhones by 2024

It seems the life of the lightning cable from Apple is nearing its end as the European Parliament has passed a legislation that requires all smart devices sold in Europe to have the USB type-C connector.  This forces companies like Apple to get rid of their proprietary connector and adhere to the implemented law. The … Read more →

How to block annoying EU cookie alerts in 3 simple steps

As the topic of the online tracking and privacy becomes increasingly sensitive, some national governments try to regulate this. However, as it often happens, the implementation of new laws leaves much to be desired. EU Cookie Law An EU cookie law is a good example of a poor implementation of a great idea. Since the … Read more →

Tech Wars: Giant Firms Battle the Authorities and Each Other

Their products dominate our lives, while they dominate the markets for PCs, smartphones, tablets, TVs and digital cameras, but the likes of Microsoft, Samsung, Apple, LG and Toshiba have fallen foul of the law more than once, and when they did, it’s been costly. There have been several high-profile lawsuits involving some of the world’s … Read more →

New Cookie law might require users to “opt-in” on Danish websites

We have covered the European Union “cookie issue” in a few previous articles: February 2009: New Cookie Law Will Require User Consent Before Placing Cookies December 2009: The Dreaded Cookie Law Crumbles November 2010: EU’s Cookie Law still being chewed on – might end up requiring users to “opt-in” for browser cookies… Now there’s once … Read more →

Firefox takes the browser lead in Europe

For the first time, Firefox is now the most used browser in Europe. Firefox reached a market share of 38.11% in December, leaving behind Internet Explorer in 2nd place with 37.52%. Firefox doesn’t have themselves to thank though, as the reason for being number one is mostly because of Internet Explorer losing market shares due … Read more →

EU’s Cookie Law still being chewed on – might end up requiring users to “opt-in” for browser cookies…

A year ago we wrote about a new European Union cookie law which would require user consent before placing cookies on a computer. A month later we wrote how the cookie law crumbled as it wasn’t carried into effect yet because of issues with the original wording of the Act. In this case, a cookie … Read more →