Italy slaps Apple and Samsung with a combined €15M fine over dodgy software updates

Italy’s top anti-trust watchdog today fined Samsung and Apple €5 million each over allegations their software updates deliberately slowed down users’ phones, Reuters reports. In addition, the agency stung Apple with a further €5 million fine over complaints it failed to provide end-users with clear information about how to maintain and replace failing batteries. In a statement published after the verdict, and translated by Reuters, the agency said that certain firmware upd