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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T-Mobile Poland offers refurbished iPhones to postpaid subs
Mobile Poland has introduced refurbished iPhones for postpaid subscribers. The devices are covered by a 2-year warranty and available from an initial payment of PLN 1. Three models from Apple are …
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Apple to pay $113m settlement for iPhone ‘batterygate’
Apple in 2016 quietly updated software on models of the iPhone 6, 7 and SE to throttle chip speeds so that aging batteries on the devices would not send power spikes to the phone’s processor and cause …
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Apple iPhone 12 Green Tinted Display Issue To Be Addressed In New Update
Apple has acknowledged the existence of a display issue in the iPhone 12 series of handsets and is already working on a software fix for the problem. Several iPhone 12 series device users have …
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Apple issues new iOS 14.2 version for iPhone 12
Apple on Wednesday pushed out a new version of iOS 14.2, seemingly targeting iPhone 12 series devices that have not yet already downloaded the operating system update.
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12 of the best hidden WhatsApp features you need to know
WhatsApp has a new feature that can make messages automatically disappear. Learn how to do that and much more with these tips.
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Save 5% on Apple products and more by using the Slide cash-back app
In the Slide app, search for Apple and choose Apple Gift Card … you’re getting an extra 4% (or 5%) on top of that. Take note, however, that if you need to return something (like the aforementioned …
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iOS 14: 10 Most Useful Widgets for Your iPhone
After waiting for years, Apple finally took a page from Android’s book and implemented resizable widgets and custom app icons on the iPhone home screen. Yes, you read that right. Starting with the iOS …
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iPhone 13 gets the upgrade of our dreams
But a new leak has suggested that some fancy new battery tech could result in better battery life for the iPhone 13. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a history of being right about such things, has …
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