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  European law is forcing the company to loosen its iron grip on its products. That ultimately could lead to a more dynamic experience on the iPhone as developers create more and feature-rich apps for the platform that capitalize on more of Apple's technology. The change, long resisted by Apple, could be a boon for the company, too. iPhone has begun to feel humdrum, and sales have faltered. The situation isn't helped by the way Apple has restricted developers from accessing many of the iPhone's application programming interfaces , software tools that would help them expand app capabilities to make them more compelling. But according to Bloomberg News , Apple is now laying the groundwork to let outside app makers use some of the company's most tightly held iPhone technology, including its camera and a communications chip enabling contactless payments. That means iPhone users could soon tap to pay for things using their banking and financial apps, rather than just  Apple...