europe Archives - Developer Tech News https://www.developer-tech.com/news/tag/europe/ Gaming, Apps, HTML5, Java, PHP, C#, .net, IOT Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:15:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.developer-tech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/dev-icon-60x60.png europe Archives - Developer Tech News https://www.developer-tech.com/news/tag/europe/ 32 32 Microsoft intends to launch a mobile app store https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2023/mar/21/microsoft-intends-to-launch-a-mobile-app-store/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2023/mar/21/microsoft-intends-to-launch-a-mobile-app-store/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:15:32 +0000 https://www.developer-tech.com/?p=44398 Microsoft is planning to launch a mobile app store that will compete against the App Store and Play Store. According to Microsoft’s Xbox head Phil Spencer, Microsoft will take advantage of an upcoming EU law that will break up the monopoly held by the two major smartphone platform holders. “We want to be in a... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2023/mar/21/microsoft-intends-to-launch-a-mobile-app-store/feed/ 0 Apple set to be charged with being anti-competitive by the EU for limiting NFC https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/oct/06/apple-set-to-be-charged-with-being-anti-competitive-by-the-eu-for-limiting-nfc/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/oct/06/apple-set-to-be-charged-with-being-anti-competitive-by-the-eu-for-limiting-nfc/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:00:15 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=41190 The EU is reportedly set to charge Apple for being anti-competitive due to locking down how its NFC technology can be used. EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation into Apple Pay in June last year over concerns that it unfairly shuts out competitors and gives Apple’s own service an advantage. According to Reuters’ sources, the... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/oct/06/apple-set-to-be-charged-with-being-anti-competitive-by-the-eu-for-limiting-nfc/feed/ 0 Apple is now facing an antitrust investigation in Germany https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/jun/21/apple-facing-antitrust-investigation-germany/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/jun/21/apple-facing-antitrust-investigation-germany/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:38:59 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=40464 Germany’s competition watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt, has announced the launch of its own antitrust investigation into Apple’s practices. Apple will now face yet another probe into its oft-criticised “walled garden” and whether it abuses its market position with unfair policies. “An ecosystem which extends across various markets may be an indication that a company holds such... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/jun/21/apple-facing-antitrust-investigation-germany/feed/ 1 OpenUK: UK maintains lead in European open-source contributions https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/mar/11/openuk-uk-maintains-lead-european-open-source-contributions/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/mar/11/openuk-uk-maintains-lead-european-open-source-contributions/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:56:59 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=39236 Research from OpenUK finds the UK continues to lead in European open-source contributions—delivering up to a £43 billion boost to the economy. OpenUK is a non-profit which aims to develop and sustain UK leadership in open-source software, hardware, and data. The UK is one of the leading countries for open-source contributors with an estimated 126,000... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/mar/11/openuk-uk-maintains-lead-european-open-source-contributions/feed/ 0 Research: How average developer salaries differ across Europe https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/feb/17/research-how-average-developer-salaries-differ-europe/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/feb/17/research-how-average-developer-salaries-differ-europe/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:29:51 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=39120 A new report highlights the differences in the average salaries of developers across Europe. The research, conducted by recruitment platform talent.io, evaluated the salaries of both full-time and freelance developers. Munich offers full-time developers the highest median salary (€70,000), followed by London (€66,000), Berlin (€60,000), Amsterdam (€57,500), and Paris (€45,000). The entry-level median salary for... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2021/feb/17/research-how-average-developer-salaries-differ-europe/feed/ 0 Letter criticises App Store policies as EU opens antitrust investigation https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/jun/22/letter-app-store-policies-eu-antitrust-investigation/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/jun/22/letter-app-store-policies-eu-antitrust-investigation/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:09:02 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=38426 A developer has penned an open letter criticising the App Store’s policies just a week after the EU announced it’s launched an antitrust investigation. In a letter, Basecamp CEO Jason Fried set out his issues with the App Store’s payment policies. Fried admits that money, specifically the 30 percent cut which Apple takes, is “a... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/jun/22/letter-app-store-policies-eu-antitrust-investigation/feed/ 1 The EU’s strict rules may delay coronavirus contact-tracing apps https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/apr/17/eu-rules-delay-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/apr/17/eu-rules-delay-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:08:37 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=38260 Contact-tracing apps helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic may be delayed in the EU due to the bloc’s strict regulations. With daily new infections, hospitalisations, and deaths beginning to decline in many countries, the conversation is now switching to how lockdown measures can be eased without causing a deadly resurgence. Contact-tracing apps are expected to... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/apr/17/eu-rules-delay-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps/feed/ 0 Developers seek to build COVID-19 contact-tracing app compliant with EU’s strict GDPR https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/apr/06/developers-build-covid19-contact-tracing-app-eu-gdpr/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2020/apr/06/developers-build-covid19-contact-tracing-app-eu-gdpr/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:01:46 +0000 https://developer-tech.com/?p=38234 A consortium based in Switzerland is seeking to build a COVID-19 contact-tracing app compliant with the EU’s strict data protection regulation. The EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) divides people into two camps. To some, the regulation offers citizens necessary protection against mass data collection. To others, GDPR is a hindrance that limits innovation and... Read more »

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