Where Apple leads, Google usually follows. Just hours after seeing “Fortnite” dropped by Apple, followed by the Google Play Store, Epic Games…
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Epic Games sues Apple after removal of ‘Fortnite’ game from App Store
Apple on Thursday removed the video game “Fortnite” from the App Store for blatantly violating the company’s in-app payment guidelines…
Apple pulls Fortnite from App Store
Apple has pulled Epic Games’ “Fortnite” from the App Store after the developer on Thursday implemented its own in-app payment system…
Fortnite challenges Apple App Store rules with direct-payment discounts
Fortnite maker Epic Games on Thursday announced new payment options that allow customers to buy in-game credits directly from Epic Games…
President Trump’s WeChat ban could impact iPhone sales in China
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order banning U.S. companies from doing business with Chinese messaging app WeChat could impact Apple’s iPhone…
Apple explains why Microsoft’s xCloud is not allowed in the App Store
Microsoft’s xCloud service, announced two years ago is designed to allow subscribers to stream a library of games to a number of different…
Email from Steve Jobs reveal why iOS users can’t directly buy Kindle books
The documents reveal the behind-the-scenes action at large multinational companies, including a few emails from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs …
Apple’s Phil Schiller defends tight control of App Store
When the App Store launched in 2008, Apple executives viewed it as an experiment in offering a compellingly low commission rate to attract developers…
Study: Apple’s App Store commission rates similar to those of other app stores
A study by Analysis Group finds that Apple’s App Store commission rate is similar in magnitude to the commission rates charged by many other app stores…
U.S. AG Barr blasts Apple as ‘all too willing’ to cooperate with China
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday said U.S. technology companies including Apple have been “all too willing” to collaborate with China’s CCP…
Apple senior exec on antitrust: We don’t have a dominant position in any market and face strong competition in every category
Apple, the target of EU antitrust investigations into key segments of its business, on Tuesday rejected accusations of market dominance, saying…
After Twitter labels, censors, and suspends, Parler hits No.1 on Apple’s App Store
After a surge in sign-ups after Twitter censored and suspended conservative meme-makers to heads of state, the free speech social media platform Parler …
DOJ, state AGs eye potential U.S. antitrust probe of Apple over App Store
Antitrust regulators in the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of U.S. state attorneys general are focusing on Apple and the company’s App Store…
Apple throws a stick into antitrust regulators’ spokes
In iOS 14, likely to the chagrin of antitrust regulators worldwide, Apple will allow users to choose their own default browser and email apps…
Apple’s Phil Schiller says position on ‘Hey’ app is unchanged and no rules changes are imminent
In a brief call today about Basecamp’s “Hey” email app and the iOS App Store, Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, said…
‘Hey’ email startup claims Apple’s shaking it down
The ‘Hey’ email startup is claiming Apple’s shaking it down by not approving the “Hey” iOS app’s bug fix versions due to a dispute over Apple’s guidelines…
Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated $519 billion in commerce in 2019
Apple today announced the App Store ecosystem supported $519 billion in billings and sales globally in 2019 alone. The new study, conducted by…
Apple sued for allowing app loot boxes in App Store
Apple on Friday was slapped with a proposed class action lawsuit over loot boxes contained within games and apps, a mechanism typically characterized by…
Apple pulls U.S. podcast platform Pockets Casts from China App Store
Pockets Casts, ranked 85th most popular in the podcast news app section on Apple’s U.S website, said on Wednesday its app had been taken down from…
Morgan Stanley: Apple App Store sales are booming
Apple product users have been spending a lot more time and money in the App Store during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. Apple App Store sales climbed 35%…
Apple-designed ARM-based Macs to be announced at WWDC
Apple is preparing to announce a shift to its own Apple-designed ARM-based main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel, as early as…
Apple is on ‘cloud computing hiring spree’
Over the past few months, Apple has gone on a cloud computing hiring spree, snapping up several well-known software engineers working across a range of…
Apple Services expand to dozens more countries around the world
Even more customers in countries around the world can enjoy many of Apple’s most popular Services. The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music…
Apple waives App Store cut for qualifying premium video apps
On Wednesday, Apple said the company’s App Store would stop taking a cut of some sales for premium streaming video services on Apple TV, iPad, iPhone…
Kuo: Several ARM-powered notebook and desktop Macs coming
Apple plans to launch several ARM-powered notebooks and desktop Macs in 2021. Apple’s move away from Intel processors will significantly enhance…
Apple’s App Store to expand to 20 new countries
Apple today announced to developers that the company’s revolutionary App Store is expanding to 20 new countries allowing developers to increase…
Popular VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly harvesting user data
Sensor Tower has been secretly collecting data from millions of people who have installed popular VPN and ad-blocking apps…
Jean-Louis Gassée: What it would take for Apple to ARM all Macs
r years, rumors have swirled that Apple would dump sloth-like Intel and transition to ARM-powered Macs with Apple-designed processors…
Apple is not accepting coronavirus tracking apps that aren’t from recognized institutions
Apple is rejecting coronavirus tracking apps that aren’t from recognized institutions like doctors, hospitals, or governments, app developers say…
One big beneficiary of the coronavirus lockdown: Apple’s App Store
The coronavirus outbreak is spurring increased use of Apple’s App Store and mobile gaming as people stay home spending more time on their iPhones and iPads…
Apple now allows apps to send ads as push notifications, but only if users explicitly opt in
Apps available on Apple’s App Store can now send ads, promotions, and direct marketing as push notifications if users have explicitly opted in…
Apple dumping Intel for ARM-powered Macs would be a good thing
While it would be a huge task, Apple dumping Intel would be a good thing for ARM-powered Macs, but as with most things, there would be difficulties and downsides.
Apple pulls pandemic simulation game Plague Inc. from App Store in China
Ndemic Creations, maker of the pandemic simulation game Plague Inc., says the game has been pulled from Apple’s App Store in China because Chinese…
Apple gets ‘striking warning’ from shareholders over China app takedowns
An Apple shareholder proposal that was critical of the company’s takedowns of virtual private network (VPN) apps in China received a notably high…
Apple shareholders defeat proposal over Chinese app removals
At the Apple shareholders meeting on Wednesday, voters defeated a proposal critical of the company’s removal of apps at the request of the Chinese…
Apple-designed ARM-based Macs are coming, but why?
For years, rumors have swirled that Apple would dump sloth-like Intel and transition to ARM-based Macs powered with Apple-designed processors…
Apple faces shareholder vote over Chinese app removals
Apple shareholders today will vote on a proposal critical of the company’s decisions to remove apps at the request of the Chinese government…
Apple declines to testify at second congressional hearing probing tech’s ties to China
Apple and TikTok have each declined a request from U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) to testify at a March congressional hearing that would have probed…
‘App Store Confidential’ hits No. 2 on bestseller list in Germany
After Apple became embroiled in a publishing spat in Germany by trying to halt sales of a book, “App Store Confidential,” the book has hit No. 2 on the…
Apple fights against publication of ‘App Store Confidential’ book
Apple is embroiled in a publishing dispute in Germany after it tried to halt sales of a book written by a former executive, “App Store Confidential”…
Apple looks to ban ‘App Store Confidential’ book
Apple has filed legal action against former German App Store manager Tom Sadowski and publisher Murmann Verlag to stop the book “App Store Confidential”…
Why Apple allowed BlueMail back into their Mac App Store
Eight months after it was removed, BlueMail is back in Apple’s Mac App Store. However, Blix has no intention of dropping its legal case against Apple…
