Apple Inc.’s ally-turned-foe Epic Games Inc. made its final pitch to a federal judge to curb the market power of the App Store while the iPhone maker pleaded to leave its marketplace for 2 million …
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Apple, Epic Grilled by Antitrust Judge at App Store Trial
On Monday, near the conclusion of an antitrust trial in Oakland, California that focuses on Apple’s dominance over a thriving app market, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez …
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ByteDance’s video editor CapCut is the latest to top the App Store
From time to time, we see a Chinese app climbing to the top of Google Play and App Store in a host of Western countries. It might be a utility tool like a selfie beautifier or some casual video game, …
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How my Apple Watch and my birthday saved my wife’s iPhone (and probably $1,000)
The strange but true story of how an odd series of fortunate events enabled my wife to recover the phone she didn’t even know she had lost.
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Insider CEO Henry Blodget on Apple App Store lawsuit after Tim Cook’s testimony
Apple CEO Tim Cook faced sharp questioning on Friday from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers about Apple’s in-app purchase business model at the end of his testimony in the Epic Games v. Apple trial. Henry …
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Apple will win Epic Games App Store battle but could ‘lose the war,’ analyst says
Apple CEO Tim Cook faced sharp questioning on Friday from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers about Apple’s in-app purchase business model at the end of his testimony in the Epic Games v. Apple trial. Tom …
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How to Avoid App Store Scams
Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out.
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Evernote Apple Watch Review
Since its inception, Evernote has revolutionized note taking and productivity. Its Apple Watch app continues that trend. Through the app you can easily browse through your notes, all through your …
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Facebook reportedly hit with campaign by pro-Palestinian activists leaving 1-star app store ratings
A social media campaign by pro-Palestine activists has pushed down the ranking for Facebook’s app in Apple and Google’s app stores, NBC News reported. The activists are seeking to protest Facebook’s …
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Pro-Palestinian activists target Facebook with 1-star app store reviews
The coordinated campaign is meant to protest the company’s alleged censorship of Palestinian accounts and posts.
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Man sentenced for 2018 Apple Store theft spree in the Apple Crime Blotter
Rudy Giuliani seeks to block iPhone evidence following the raid on his home, a convict wants out of jail for an Apple Store visit, and iPhone searches lead to a murder arrest in Florida.
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Apple vs Epic Games: Tim Cook Says iPhone’s ‘Threat Profile’ Justifies App Store’s Strict Rules
Epic has waged a public relations and legal campaign, arguing that Apple acts anticompetitively by only allowing apps it approves on the world’s 1 billion iPhones and by forcing developers to use …
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15 iPhone Apps That Will Make Your Life Much Easier
Constantly in our hands or our pockets, our trusty devices make our lives easier and more efficient. Apps are on the rise, with 218 …
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This Week in Apps: Google I/O hits and misses, Snap goes shopping, Parler returns to App Store
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
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App Store Scandal: What iPhone And Android Users Need To Do Right Now
A scandal is defined as being a disgraceful event, a definition that would seem apt for the fact that rip off apps continue to be offered in official app stores. Yes, I’m talking about ‘fleeceware’ …
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Tim Cook testifies at Apple trial against ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games, argues App Store is not monopoly
Apple CEO Tim Cook testified Friday in the weeks-long trial between Apple and Epic Games, the makers of popular videogame “Fortnite.”Cook defended his company’s App Store against Epic’s claims that …
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Top Stories: Apple Music Lossless, M2 MacBook Pro Rumors, Apple Watch Redesign?
Apple continued to clear the decks of non-developer announcements ahead of WWDC this week, not only shipping the new iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple …
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