UK opens investigations into Apple and Google's mobile ecosystems

Britain's competition regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into Apple and Google's huge mobile ecosystems to determine whether the tech titans are in breach of the U.K.'s strict new digital competition rules.The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said it was opening dual probes into both U.S. tech giants seeking to assess the position they hold in their respective mobile ecosystems, including operating systems, app stores and smartphone-based browsers.The investigations will "explore the impa ...