China is Apple’s biggest App Store market, with sales of $16.4 billion (roughly Rs 1.2 lakh crores) a year, according to data from Sensor Tower.
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WhatsApp Will Stop Working On These iPhones And Android Phones In A Few Days
WhatsApp will stop working on smartphones that are not running on at least iOS 9 or Android 4.0.3 operating systems. If you are worried about whether your phone is at the risk of losing WhatsApp …
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Tech review: 2020’s best nongame apps from Apple
As COVID-19 forced sheltering in place, people were streaming their entertainment, trying to stay in shape, adjusting their schedules and working from home in record numbers. Apple’s best nongame apps …
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Apple Reportedly Booting Thousands of Video Games From Its China App Store
Apple is getting ready to remove thousands more video games from its App Store in China due to pressure from the Chinese government, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company had previously warned …
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Apple begins notifying eligible developers of App Store rate cut
Developers who qualify for Apple’s definition of a small business, and who applied in time, are now starting to be notified that they are on the new App Store Small Business Program.
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Apple Chinese App Store removes thousands of games after pressure from Beijing, report says
Apple has removed thousands of games from its Chinese App Store because of pressure from the Chinese government, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Apple purged 94,000 games from China App Store in 2020
In response to demands from Chinese authorities, Apple has reportedly purged thousands of games from the country’s local version of the App Store in 2020, and there are likely more on the chopping …
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Apple Starts Accepting Developers Into Small Business Program
Apple has started contacting eligible developers to inform them that they have been accepted into the Small Business Program, which allows …
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Apple’s China App Store Sheds Games Under Pressure
The company is booting thousands of videogame apps from its platform in China, illustrating the tech giant’s vulnerability to state pressure.
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Famous brands close their Big Apple shops in record numbers
The Big Apple saw a record one in seven nationally recognized chain-store branches close their doors this year as the pandemic sent consumers scurrying for cover, according to a new report. Some …
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The best apps, games, and entertainment for all of your new tech in 2020
Here at The Verge, we want to help, so we’ve put together lists of our favorite apps, games, and shows for the year 2020. Check out our app picks for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, M1-equipped Macs, …
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Apple now shows you all the ways iOS apps track you
Hughes says we all knew apps were secretly collecting data and tracking us, but now Apple is forcing developers to come clean. Read more: …
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Japan’s Line Pay now supports Apple Pay for store purchases
Apple Pay is now being supported by Line Pay in Japan, a mobile wallet service that is accepted in more than 1.21 million stores across the country, with users now able to pay with their Line Pay …
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Apple’s Walnut Creek Store Temporarily Closed
Shoppers planning to pop into the Apple Store in Walnut Creek for last-minute Christmas gifts are out of luck. The store in Broadway Plaza, along with all California Apple stores, is closed. Apple …
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Apple’s Emeryville Store Temporarily Closed
Shoppers planning to pop into the Apple Store in Emeryville for last-minute Christmas gifts are out of luck. The store, along with all California Apple stores, is closed. Apple temporarily closed all …
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Apple closes a bunch of stores yet again because of COVID-19
Every Apple store in California is closing as the state sees a massive surge in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. According to USA Today, all 53 stores around the state are “temporarily …
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Almost 100 Apple Stores Closed Again, Including All Stores in California
Apple this weekend shut down all of its stores in California, including those in the San Francisco Bay Area, after beginning to shutter stores in …
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