Microsoft bought Activision and it makes us wonder what it means for Apple and its ecosystem. There are plenty of moving parts, from Apple Arcade to the users themselves, that are worth taking a close …
Apple’s New Focus Feature May Be Overkill
Apple’s Do Not Disturb feature has evolved into the ecosystem-wide Focus, which provides so many options and capabilities that it may be impossible to predict when notifications will work and when …
Epic’s appeal of Apple App Store ruling hones in on monopoly allegations
Epic Games has filed the opening brief for its appeal against the court decision last year that found iOS App Store’s practices do not amount to a monopoly nor violate antitrust laws. The appeal was …
Police: 3 men stole about $4,000 worth of merchandise from Apple store in Nanuet
According to police, three men took about $3,900 worth of merchandise, including AirPods, Trackpads and iPad pencils.
Epic pushes to overturn App Store ruling in opening appeal brief
Epic Games has filed its opening brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn the previous ruling that Apple’s control over the iOS App Store does not qualify as a monopoly. The …
Epic claims App Store antitrust trial judge made too many legal mistakes in her ruling
Thursday’s appeal filing by Epic claims that Judge Gonzales Roberts “erred” in her Epic versus Apple antitrust rulings, and is asking the appeals court to force a retrial before the same judge.
The Morning After: Apple closes education discount loophole
Anemia could make space travel to Mars a challenge, Airstream’s concept electric camping trailer propels itself, Apple closes education discount loophole..
Macworld Podcast: Beware of the Apple App Store
In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about what the app store does right and what it gets oh-so-very wrong, and what we as customers need to do to get the most out of it.
Illinois latest to try to mandate payments from outside the ‘oppressive regime’ App Store
Illinois senators have filed a bill that would require Apple and Google to allow alternative payment systems for app developers.
Apple’s US Education Store Now Requires Institution Verification to Buy Discounted Products
Apple is now requiring that customers in the United States verify that they’re active students, teachers, or staff members at an …
Apple sees rising App Store, services sales ahead of quarterly results
Apple’s App Store, the key to so much of the company’s services business success, is continuing to show strong performance in revenue and app downloads.
Endicott College students create app to record and store interactions with police
Four students created the prototype of an app designed to record and store videos of police interactions. Learn more at Boston.com …
Mophie releases MagSafe travel multi-charger through Apple Store
The number of official third-party MagSafe accessories has grown again with Mophie’s new multi-device travel charger which is available for $150 exclusively through the Apple Store.
Apple now requires verification for education discounts in the US
Apple closed a loophole in the US that allowed buyers to take advantage of its education pricing even if they’re not actually a student or a teacher.
Apple implements new verification process and product limits for Education Store in the US
Apple Education Store in the US now requires proof that you’re a university student to get discount when shopping for a Mac or iPad.
Apple and Google are pleading with US lawmakers not to pass antitrust regulation challenging app stores and search
More than 40 tech companies – including DuckDuckGo, Quora, and Silicon Valley juggernaut Y Combinator – signed an open letter backing the proposals.
Apple orders US senators to stop anti-trust legislation
The letter, which was obtained by Bloomberg News, underscores Apple’s continued push to protect its App Store from government oversight and changes that would disrupt its business model. “After a …