Apple last week introduced a Mini Apps Partner Program whereby it would ask a 15% cut of purchases made using its systems in mini apps…
Tag: Tencent
Mini App Partner Program launch is a ‘clear positive’ for Apple
Analysts at Morgan Stanley view Apple’s new Mini App Partner Program as a significant move to broaden App Store revenue streams…
Apple secures 15% cut from Tencent’s WeChat mini app revenue
Tencent has struck a deal with Apple under which Apple will process all payments for WeChat mini games and mini apps, taking a 15% cut…
Apple’s App Store approves Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ in the U.S. and E.U.
Epic Games’ multiplayer shooter game “Fortnite” returned to Apple’s U.S. App Store on Tuesday, ending a nearly five-year ban and securing…
Apple and Tencent dance delicately in China over WeChat mini-games
Tencent Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell on Thursday confirmed that the company is in discussions with Apple about sharing…
China’s Tencent in talks with Apple about sharing WeChat mini games mobile revenue
Tencent has confirmed ongoing negotiations with Apple regarding revenue sharing for WeChat mini-games. This development could have…
Beleaguered Epic Games lays off 870 employees
Beleaguered Epic Games, peddler of the “Fortnite” video game, is laying off 870 employees, people familiar with the matter say…
Apple opens official online store on Tencent’s WeChat
Apple has opened a store on WeChat, China’s dominant messaging app. This marks an expansion of Apple’s retail channels in the world’s…
Tencent Music brings huge catalog of Chinese music to Apple Music users worldwide
Bringing TME’s premium music content from Chinese labels and creators to Apple Music users worldwide, will enable music lovers to explore…
Apple defeats attempt by TikTok, others to circumvent App Tracking Transparency in China
Apple has successfully defeated an attempt by TikTok and others to circumvent App Tracking Transparency in China …
Trump administration explores restrictions on Chinese Alipay and WeChat payment platforms
Trump administration mulls possibly restricting the expansion of Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat Pay over concerns…
Apple Music took 21% share in paid music subscription market in Q220
Apple Music took 21% share in paid music subscription market in Q220, Counterpoint research finds. Global online music streaming…
President Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night…
President Trump gives ByteDance and Microsoft until Sept. 15th to reach TikTok deal
With TikTok, owner ByteDance became the first Chinese company to achieve global success with a consumer app. But, the Trump administration…
President Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. TikTok operations within 90 days
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of its video-sharing app TikTok within 90…
President Trump on concerns WeChat ban could hurt Apple: ‘Whatever’
On Friday, U.S. President Trump seemed nonplused when asked about the ramifications of banning WeChat on Apple’s iPhone business in China…
Apple warns President Trump about potential ramifications WeChat ban
Apple is among more than a dozen U.S. companies which during a conference call on Tuesday warned the Trump administration about…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple iPhone sales could decline up to 30% over WeChat ban
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s worst-case scenario, Apple’s annual global iPhone shipments could decline by 25–30% if the company…
U.S. President Trump issues executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat
U.S. President Trump today issued executive orders banning the China-based TikTok video-sharing and WeChat messaging social networking apps…
This is how and why Apple sends Safari user traffic to China’s Tencent
Apple has issued a statement today following a slew of misleading and poorly-researched media reports that were published over the weekend…
Apple under fire for sending web browsing data, including IP addresses, to China’s Tencent
For about two years, Apple has been sending data to Tencent as part of an iPhone and iPad security feature…
Analyst: Apple may be headed for ‘serious ramifications’ from ‘superapps’ like WeChat in China
A recent update of the WeChat app from Chinese tech juggernaut Tencent…
Apple and Tencent reach deal to let WeChat users tip each other
Apple Inc. and Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. have settled their tiff over tips…
Apple approves Tencent’s WeChat Pay for App Store purchases in China
Apple Inc. is now allowing Chinese customers to use popular local mobile-payment system WeChat Pay…
Apple reaches agreement to bring Apple Pay to China, sources say
China UnionPay Co. and Apple Inc. have reached a preliminary agreement to introduce Apple Pay in China…
Chinese sperm banks use iPhone 6s to stimulate donations
You don’t need to give up a kidney to raise cash to buy an iPhone 6s as you can get enough money just by donating sperm!
