Google to pay $700 million to settle allegations it had been stifling competition against its Android app store.
Watch Series 9: Apple’s last-minute appeal to escape ban got rejected
A last-minute appeal from Apple to stop the U.S. sales and import ban on the new Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 was denied by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday.
WhatsApp tests Apple SharePlay-like music sharing in video calls: Report
A similar feature is available on Apple iPhones with SharePlay, which allows users to listen to tracks from Apple Music, watch a movie or TV show from a compatible app, and share screen over FaceTime …
Should the Apple Store be forced to sell lemons?
Apple has spent extraordinary amounts of money building strategic placed Apple Stores around the world. Who should benefit most from Apple’s work: Microsoft, Google or maybe Sony?
Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know
On December 18th, Apple abruptly announced its plans to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from store shelves starting on December 24th. The move comes in response to an import ban handed down by the …
Developers, Take Note of Apple App Store Subscriptions Experiment — and Mabye Make Some Money
Apple rules its App Store — one of the most profitable arrows in its business quiver — with a controversial iron fist, and that strict oversight affects billions of people daily. So when the tech giant quietly tweaks App Store rules, it’s worth paying attention, particularly when the change might favor smaller app-developing companies.
Google Play Store will soon let you uninstall apps on connected devices remotely
Here’s how you’ll soon be able to uninstall apps remotely on your Android devices signed-in with the same Google Play Store account.
Best travel apps 2023, according to Apple. You’ll want to bookmark this.
Apple’s App Store editors came together and picked the best travel apps of 2023 — 20 in total. Some may be familiar to you already, including Airbnb, Lyft, Uber, Hopper, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and KAYAK. Plus, Apple spotlighted some popular swift-entry apps, including CLEAR and MyTSA, but what about the remaining 11?
Google to pay $700 million in app store settlement
6, 2023, in New York. Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result …
WhatsApp’s newest feature is all about search efficiency
WhatsApp has been beta testing this feature for Apple iPhones since early this year, so its arrival on Android has been a long time coming. Like on any other popular messaging app, WhatsApp users …
iOS 17.2: What You Should Know About Apple’s Journal App
Journal is an app developed by Apple to help users write journal entries and easily insert pictures, videos and other content. Your entries are stored locally on your iPhone, and you can have backups …
Coming soon to Apple: third-party app stores — and sideloading apps
Apple is preparing to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, meaning it will soon support third-party app markets and sideloading of individual apps.
4 Apps You Don’t Really Need On Your iPhone In 2024, According To Experts
When your iPhone begins letting you down in ways no expensive device should — such as losing battery power fast and taking up so much storage space that you can’t download an app or snap another photo …
Massive TestFlight ‘teraleak’ could bring thousands of classic iPhone apps and games back from the dead in a huge win for digital preservationists
That lifeline comes in the form of a giant leak, dubbed ‘teraleak,’ that has seen thousands of iPhone apps and games appear on the Internet Archive. They’re from a period of years between 2012 and 2015 and appear to have been TestFlight beta builds that were stored on incorrectly configured servers that opened them up to scraping.
Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
Legal fees could top $120 million from Google’s app store settlement
The private lawyers representing consumers in Google’s $700 million nationwide settlement over its Play app store said they plan to request up to $122.8 million in fees for their legal work leading up …
App Makers Seek Opportunities After $700 Million Google App Store Antitrust Fine
The tech giant’s recent antitrust losses could force changes to app stores and let app developers make more money from consumer purchases.