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Confirmed: the S Pen smells kind of bad
The stinky stylus in question. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge I smelled the S Pen, and the reports are true: it kind of stinks. The S Pen is one of the Samsung Read more…
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Why the DOJ’s case against Apple has everything to do with Microsoft in the ’90s
The DOJ says it paved the way for Apple’s rise — now it wants to check the company’s power. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Inside the US Department of Justice’s 88-page antitrust complaint Read more…
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Apple’s antitrust fight begins
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Over the course of 88 pages of surprisingly readable legalese, the US Department of Justice attempted to make the case that Apple is a problem. Apple, the DOJ alleges Read more…
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Smartwatches shouldn’t make you choose either Apple or Android
The Apple Watch-iPhone connection is well established. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When people ask me what smartwatch they should buy, I always ask them the same question: what phone do Read more…
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Apple CarPlay is anticompetitive, too, US lawsuit alleges
Image: Ford Buried in the 88-page antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Apple is a reference to everyone’s favorite phone-projection system, CarPlay. The DOJ says that, like smartphones, vehicle infotainment systems Read more…
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The lock-in problem at the heart of the Apple monopoly lawsuit
Green bubbles are actually a big part of the DOJ’s case against Apple. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge It’s no secret that Apple products work best if you stick with an iPhone. Read more…
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Threads’ fediverse beta opens to share your posts on Mastodon, too
Image: The Verge Threads is rolling out a beta of its fediverse integration in the US, Canada, and Japan. In a post on Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that toggling on the feature will Read more…
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How Apple’s war on super apps became the center of its antitrust fight
Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is facing a monumental antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice, and a large part of the agency’s argument centers around Apple’s alleged attempts to suppress cloud gaming services Read more…
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Five takeaways from the huge US antitrust lawsuit against Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images The US Department of Justice is suing Apple for “monopolizing smartphone markets” to help guarantee the iPhone’s continued success Read more…
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Read the lawsuit: United States v. Apple
Cath Virginia / The Verge The US Department of Justice announced today that it’s suing Apple for illegally monopolizing the smartphone market and using its position “to extract more money from consumers, developers, content creators, Read more…