The first app to offer cannabis delivery has launched in the App Store, a month after Apple changed App Store policies allowing apps that handled sales via legal dispensaries.
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Facebook-commissioned ‘study’ claims Apple’s pre-installed apps unfairly dominate the iPhone
A new study has been published that aims to show how popular Apple and Google’s first-party apps are and to specifically make the case that they limit competition as they’re preinstalled. The Verge …
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I went to Google’s new retail store, and it’s nothing like Apple’s
Google finally opened the doors to its first full-time official retail store. And while Google has hosted a few special-occasion popup …
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Epic Games wins appeal to recommence app store competition lawsuit against Apple
The Australian Federal Court has granted an appeal submitted by Epic Games that will allow the games developer to go ahead with its legal fight against Apple down under. On Friday morning, three …
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Dozens of States Sue Google Over App Store Fees
Software developers have accused the company of harsh policies and taking a large cut of financial transactions in their apps.
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Apple TV Plus: How to cancel (and what’s coming up, in case you want to keep it)
Apple TV Plus has started charging many existing customers for the first time. Here’s what you need to know to cancel, plus the new shows that are coming in case you’re considering keeping it.
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Apple expands universal App Store + Apple Store gift cards to Canada and Australia
Last year in the US, Apple overhauled its gift cards taking them from two separate products to a single one that works with the App Store/iTunes Store and Apple Stores. Now the new Apple Gift Cards …
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Apple and Google apps are absolutely dominating the competition – here’s why
OS were made by Apple, with Google-owned up apps making up 60% of the top 20 Android apps. There is a lot of discussion going on regarding Big Tech and the power it can hold over many things. One of …
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App Store Optimization: How To Market Your Mobile App In 2021
To plan ahead successfully and maximize their marketing ROI, app developers need to understand how consumer lifestyles, preferences and purchasing patterns are shifting.
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Changes to Apple’s App Store Could Have Unintended Consequences
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee advanced a series of antitrust bills —a couple of which, if passed, could force Apple to allow third-party app stores on iOS and enable the ability for users …
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Best Apple MacBook deals: Save up to $150 on M1 MacBook Air or MacBook Pro and more
Apple introduced the first MacBooks last fall that use its its own Apple Silicon M1 design, and new models are rumored to be on the horizon. New 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros could appear later this …
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Google “bought off Samsung” to limit app store competition, 36 states allege
Yesterday, dozens of state attorneys general sued Google on antitrust grounds, alleging that the company worked to “preemptively quash” competing app stores (most notably the Samsung Galaxy Store) and …
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3 dozen states file new antitrust suit against Google over its app store practices
A coalition of 36 states and the District of Columbia are suing Google, alleging the tech giant illegally wields monopoly power over its app store.
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Google faces a nationwide antitrust blitz as 36 states sign a lawsuit attacking its control of Android’s app store
Google said the lawsuit was about ‘boosting a handful of major app developers who want the benefits of Google Play without paying for it.’ …
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Google faces new anti-trust lawsuit over app store
Google is being sued by 37 US states over policies on its Android app store, Google Play. The lawsuit claims that the tech giant has used “monopolistic leverage” to generate large profits from …
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Evernote creator developing new video camera app that connects to your Mac
Evernote’s creator has a new company called Mmhmm that’s a souped-up video communications service that works alongside companies like Zoom.
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Apple rejects FB report that claims default apps dominate platforms
Apple has rejected a new Facebook-commissioned study that claimed that Apple and Google’s pre-installed apps dominate key categories, making it harder for third-party developers to compete …
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