Mac reported in February that Apple was testing a new ad slot in the iOS 14.5 beta. Pictured above, the ad appears on the main page of the App Store’s Search tab, before the user has entered a search …
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Apple Celebrates Earth Day 2021 With Specially Curated Content in Apple TV+, App Store, and More
In celebration of Earth Day 2021 being held today, Apple is bringing specially curated content to the App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Podcasts, and …
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Best note taking apps of 2021 — Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep and more
Makers of the best note taking apps realize that one of the easiest ways to jot down notes is right there in your pocket. And while iPhones and Android devices usually come with their own built-in …
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‘We’re all afraid’ of Google and Apple, app makers tell Congress
Match Group’s chief legal officer accused Google of calling to threaten the company the day before the hearing.
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Best iPhone apps of 2021 — must-have downloads for Apple’s phones
But do those apps deserve a place on your iPhone? To find out, we’ve gone through the App Store’s virtual shelves, looking for the best iPhone apps we could find. We picked apps across a selection of …
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Google and Apple attacked on app store ‘monopoly’
Senators have grilled Apple and Google in Washington over “anti-competitive” behaviour related to their app stores. Representatives from Tile, Spotify and Match also gave evidence, accusing the two …
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Spotify Calls Apple’s App Store Restrictions ‘An Abusive Power Grab’
At an App Store antitrust hearing that took place today, Spotify and Match Group (the company behind Tinder) accused Apple of abusing its App …
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Google and Apple grilled on app store policies in tense Senate hearing
Rivals including Match Group and Spotify have accused the tech giants of retaliation and anticompetitive behavior.
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App makers blast Apple and Google in Senate hearing on app store policies
Apple and Google faced a battery of accusations on Wednesday from prominent app developers, including Spotify and Tile, who alleged that the large tech platforms have abused their dominance and harmed …
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Spotify, Match Tell Senate Apple Is Abusing Power in App Store
Spotify Technology SA and Match Group Inc., the company behind dating app Tinder, accused Apple Inc. of abusing its power over software developers that depend on the iPhone maker’s App Store to reach …
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U.S. Senator Calls AirTags Release ‘Timely’ as App Store Antitrust Hearing Kicks Off
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who is spearheading an antitrust hearing on competition in App Stores, today called Apple’s AirTags …
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iMac, iPad Pro, and AirTags — Everything announced at Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event
Apple held its first event of 2020, dubbed “Spring Loaded.” It launched the highly anticipated AirTags alongside the new M1 iMac and iPad Pro. Here’s what you need to know about the event and what we …
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Apple’s $64 billion-a-year App Store isn’t catching the most egregious scams
That man’s name is Kosta Eleftheriou, and over the past few months, he’s made a convincing case that Apple is either uninterested or incompetent at stopping multimillion-dollar scams in its own App …
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Senate targets Apple’s tight App Store reins
A day after a raft of glossy product debuts, Apple will move into a harsher spotlight as it defends its business practices before a Senate antitrust committee Wednesday.Why it matters: Google, Amazon …
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Apple adds paid podcast subscriptions to redesigned podcast app
Apple’s “newly designed” podcast app will allow listeners to pay their favorite podcasters to unlock new content, ad-free listening, early access to episodes or other perks.
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Apple Podcasts launches in-app subscriptions
A monumental change is coming to Apple Podcasts’ business: the company is launching subscriptions within the Apple Podcasts app. During its spring event today, the company announced that people will …
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Apple reinstates Parler: Social media company says app to return to iPhones next week
Parler will return to Apple next week. Popular with conservatives, the social media app was booted from iPhones and Android devices after Jan. 6.
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