Europe's General Court dismissed Apple's challenge to the EU's designation of its App Stores and iOS as "gatekeepers" under the Digital Markets Act. The ruling means Apple remains subject to DMA obligations requiring it to allow alternative app stores, support interoperability with rival services, and avoid favoring its own services over competitors. MacRumors reports: Apple took its case to Luxembourg's General Court in 2024 after the European Commission designated its five App Stores -- on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch -- as a single core platform service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a label that brings with it a set of strict obligations. Designated "gatekeepers" are prohibited from favoring their own services over those of rivals, and are prevented from combining personal data across different services. They also have to give users the option to use alternative app stores. Apple also challenged the EU's designation of iOS as a gateway platform, a status that requires the operating system allows rival services to interoperate with it. The company also disputed the classification of iMessage as a number-independent interpersonal communications service, or NIICS, which would subject the app to EU telecoms rules. But the General Court said Apple's actions regarding the iMessage service are inadmissible.

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Le compte X principal de PlayStation n'est pas mort. Six jours après avoir officialisé la mort du support physique, il est sorti d'une longue période de silence. Et le département de la firme asiatique fait comme si de rien n'était.

Le 6 juillet 2026, Nintendo a confirmé la fin prochaine de la Switch, de la Switch Lite et de la Switch OLED en Europe. À partir du 18 février 2027, ces modèles ne seront plus fournis aux revendeurs, en raison du nouveau règlement européen sur les batteries.

Google was ordered to pay almost $2 billion this week to Pricerunner, reports Bloomberg: The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm, which issued the judgment on Wednesday, dismissed most parts of the claim in which Pricerunner sought 80 billion Swedish kronor, or roughly $8.2 billion, in the wake of a European Union antitrust crackdown... The Swedish price-comparison website argued that Google has been abusing its dominant position as a search engine by favoring its own comparison shopping service over competing portals for more than a decade. Wednesday's award compensates for lost revenue caused by Google's preferential treatment of its own comparison-shopping service over independent price-comparison services, conduct that also drives up costs for consumers, [Pricerunner owner] Klarna said in a statement after the judgment... A Google spokesperson said the company doesn't agree with the court's decision and will consider its legal options. [The ruling can be appealed.] Changes implemented in 2017 to Google's platform are working and generating growth and jobs for hundreds of comparison shopping services operating more than 1500 websites across Europe, according to the statement. The litigation is linked to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine Google €2.4 billion for illegally leveraging its search dominance to give its own shopping service an edge. The EU decision unleashed a wave of so-called follow-on suits, which were delayed for years as Google appealed the EU fine. Two years ago the EU's top tribunal confirmed that the company did violate antitrust laws — meaning EU-based plaintiffs no longer have to prove that in court. A Berlin court last year ordered the tech giant to pay €573 million in damages to two German price-comparison websites, a ruling Google appealed. Similar cases are pending across Europe.

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[Deal du jour] La Nintendo Switch 2 possède une manette Pro pour remplacer les fameux Joy-Con. Mais, vendue 90 €, c'est un investissement que beaucoup ne sont pas prêts à faire. Cette manette sans fil Turtle Beach Rematch, sous licence officielle Nintendo, fait tout pareil, mais à moins de 45 €.

Un premier cas de défaillance matérielle critique pour la Steam Machine a été signalé. Un utilisateur a partagé la panne complète de sa carte graphique survenue après quelques minutes d'utilisation qui s'illustre par une bande lumineuse rouge.

Après les précommandes de Grand Theft Auto 6, ouvertes le 25 juin 2026, place maintenant au large aperçu promis par Rockstar Games ce 27 août, sur Netflix. Prix, éditions de GTA 6, date de sortie : voici les principales informations à retenir.