US lawmakers call for DOJ probe into Apple's blocking of Beeper's iMessage app

A bipartisan group of US senators and representatives have urged the Department of Justice to investigate whether Apple violated antitrust laws by attempting to block Beeper Mini's access to iMessage . Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), along with Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ken Buck (R-CO), have asked an assistant attorney general to look into "potentially anticompetitive conduct" by Apple. There have been a number of efforts in recent months to provide Android users...