Follow @dannyvena In the face of mounting pressure and the glare of the antitrust spotlight, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) cut its app store commission in half for qualified developers. The company on Wednesday …
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Apple to pay $113 million to settle dozens of iPhone throttling lawsuits
Apple today agreed to pay $113 million to settle lawsuits filed by more than 30 states over Apple throttling performance on iPhones with older batteries. Apple previously agreed to pay $500 …
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Arizona to get $5 million in settlement with Apple over throttling iPhone speeds
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, alongside the attorneys general in Arkansas and Indiana, spearheaded the investigation levied against the tech giant by more than 30 states.
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max review: It’s astounding
Mobile phones As the occasional reviewer of smartphones, I’ve become accustomed to testing out big handsets like the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max. Most flagship phones are pretty beefy these days and …
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iPhone 12 mini review: the king of small phones
Mini phone crams most of iPhone 12 into small body but screen may be too small for many Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor The iPhone 12 mini is the small flagship phone many may have been …
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Apple Reveals Its Highly-Anticipated Apple Watch Upgrade Is Almost Here
The newest arrival in the Apple suite of subscription services, Apple Fitness+, is nearly upon us, it seems. MORE FROM FORBESBlack Friday 2020 Best Wearables Deals: Apple Watch At Amazon, Best Buy, …
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Apple Will Take a Smaller Cut of Some App Store Revenues
The App Store Small Business Program aims to improve the company’s public image and its standing in antitrust battles.
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Apple’s iOS 14 update is driving me crazy
Chris Matyszczyk says Apple’s apps don’t always make things better, as I recently discovered. Read more: …
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NVIDIA’s GeForce Now Frees IOS Gamers From Apple’s Restrictive Store Policies
There is no shortage of controversy around Apple’s policies regarding game streaming services like Google Stadia, Microsoft Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming, Amazon Luna, and many others. In fact, the US …
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The state of US 5G networks is still complicated, even after Apple’s iPhone 12 release
The latest big milestone for 5G in the US arrived last month when Apple announced its first 5G phones, the iPhone 12 lineup. But when it comes to 5G in the US, the situation is still not perfectly …
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Apple Agrees To Pay $3 Million Settlement For Slowing Down iPhone Speeds
Apple has agreed to pay a $3 million settlement after a lawsuit alleged the company intentionally slowed down the speed of some iPhones.
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‘A cynical ploy to divide and conquer’: Apple’s big App Store fee cut enraged its biggest adversaries in its developer war, including Spotify and Epic Games
Apple has reduced its commission on App Store in-app payments, but only for small developers. Spotify called it “arbitrary and capricious.” …
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Apple cuts its App Store commission fee from 30% to 15% for small developers
The reduced comission fee will see small developers keep 85% of the revenue their apps generate—up from the 70% they keep today.
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App Store: A Problem For Investors?
The App Store is back in the news, now that Apple has lowered its commission charged from smaller developers. Could the new payment policy cause a drag to Apple’s service revenues in 2021?
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Tinder publisher swipes left on Apple’s claims of thriving app store competition
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Match Group, and even Huawei have weighed in on the ACCC’s probe into app marketplaces.
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Apple reduces App Store tax to 15% for 2021… but not for everyone
Apple has made a significant change to the way it charges its commission for paid apps and in-app purchases made via the App Store. The App Store Small Business Program will launch at the beginning of …
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The best iPhone SE 2020 deal out there just improved – again – with a big data bump
The answer to those who want all the features and sleek interface of an iPhone without the extortionate price tag, then, it can only get better with Black Friday phone deals aplenty, including this …
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