Residents of some states will soon be able to add their driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, and Apple has revealed which states will support the initiative at the outset. Arizona and Georgia …
‘Today at Apple’ in-store sessions start to return in Europe
While US Apple Stores have delayed their return to in-store, in-person “Today at Apple” education sessions, stores in Europe have relaunched.
Apple and Google now banned from forcing apps to use their payment systems in South Korea
Apple and Google have long forced mobile developers to use their respective app store in-app purchase systems. This allows the companies to take sizable cuts from every sale within apps on iOS and …
Here’s why Apple is making an app just for classical music lovers
Apple acquired Primephonic, a service for classical music enthusiasts. The company plans to build a custom Apple Music app for classical music lovers.
Apple plans classical music app with buy of Primephonic
Apple on Monday announced it is buying classical music streaming service Primephonic and will launch an app dedicated to the genre.
Apple Is Launching an App Dedicated Entirely to Classical Music
In apparent recognition of the fact that the world is a blazing inferno of disease and suffering that needs urgent soothing, Apple officially closed on a deal to acquire beloved classical music …
How to stop your iPhone apps from secretly listening to you
IS your iPhone secretly listening to you? Probably not, but there’s a great way to make sure. Your iPhone has loads of features to prevent any apps surreptitiously recording your …
US lawmakers laud South Korean app store bill
U.S. lawmakers who seek increased regulation of Big Tech applauded the passage of a South Korean law that will force Apple and Google to accept outside payments in their respective app stores.
Apple, Google app stores face new regulation as South Korea readies payment law
South Korea is poised to become the first country to clamp down on how mobile app stores operate. Others are planning to follow.
South Korea Passes Bill Curbing Apple, Google Control Over App Stores, U.S. Could Follow
The law allows app developers the freedom to choose their own payment processing systems without facing delayed app reviews or being deleted from the Apple’s and Google’s marketplaces.
South Korea law forces Google and Apple to open up app store payments
South Korea will soon pass a law banning Apple’s and Google’s app store payment requirements. An amendment to South Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act will stop app store owners from requiring …
Pay up or get out: Apple’s options for South Korea’s App Store law
South Korea’s ending of App Store payment restrictions raises questions over how Apple can continue its claimed privacy-driven control over apps — and whether it will even comply with the new law.
Google and Apple’s App Store Payment Dominance Is About to Be Challenged for the First Time
A new South Korean law is set to challenge Apple and Google’s dominance over app store payments for the first time, putting the hefty 30 percent cut the companies collect through their systems in …
South Korea passes bill limiting Apple and Google control over app store payments
Google and Apple’s policies usually require developers to pay them a commission as high as 30% in every transaction.
South Korea ends Apple, Google control of app store payments
The South Korean government has voted to force Apple and Google to accept alternative payment in the App Store, threatening the companies’ exclusive commission. As expected, the South Korean …
Apple’s App Store deal with developers is all spin, no substance
Apple loosens rules for developers in major concession amid antitrust pressure” Congratulations, developers! You won! What did you win? Oh, it was monumental, to be sure! Apple announced it would make …
Google, Apple hit by first law threatening dominance over app-store payments
Google and Apple Inc. will have to open their app stores to alternative payment systems in South Korea, threatening their lucrative commissions on digital sales.