But ATT forces apps to ask for permission and to explain the purpose of that data collection. A new survey indicates that more than two-thirds of iPhone users will block ad tracking once apps …
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Samsung thinks its new app will make you want to ditch your iPhone
The latest attempt from Samsung is admittedly one of the more clever stabs we’ve ever seen, as the Galaxy maker released a web app this week that allows iPhone owners to emulate Android as it …
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Use the new Find My app to hunt down your friends and your iPhone
A new feature sets up the possibility of finding much more than just your iPhone. We’ll walk you through everything Find My can do.
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Apple’s Find My app is going to get a lot more powerful when locating your iPhone and more
The next time you open the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you’re going to notice a new Items tab along the bottom of the screen. Apple recently announced a new feature that allows other …
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Samsung tries turning iPhone users into Android adopters with Galaxy test drive web app
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphones are said to be selling three times better than the previous lineup, primarily thanks to offering the same features at a lower …
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Apple plans to skip app store hearing, drawing ire from senators
Apple later countersued, alleging that Epic breached its App Store developer contract. Epic also sued Google over the same issue. The letter pointed to an interview Cook did for a New York Times …
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Apple refuses request to testify for Senate app store hearing
say the company “abruptly” decided not to provide a witness for an April hearing on digital markets focused on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. “Apple abruptly declared that it would not …
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Senators criticize Apple’s refusal to testify in hearing on app store rules
Apple appears unwilling to take part in an upcoming hearing the Senate plans to hold on anti-competitive app store practices. In a letter spotted by Bloomberg that’s addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook, …
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U.S. Senators Urge Apple to Reconsider Decision Not to Testify in Upcoming App Store Hearing
Apple has decided not to testify in a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on antitrust issues related to mobile App Stores, and U.S. senators …
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Senior Apple anti-fraud engineer suggests App Store checks are grossly inadequate
Internal documents released as part of the Epic Games lawsuit reveal an Apple anti-fraud engineer suggesting that App Store checks were grossly inadequate. Epic cited two particularly damning …
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Apple Brings ‘Plastic Butter Knife To A Gunfight’ When It Comes To App Store Security — Company Engineer’s Comment Surfaces In Epic Trial
Legal documents released by “Fortnite” video game developer Epic Games Inc. revealed that a senior Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) engineer compared App Store’s defenses against malicious actors to …
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Apple engineer likened App Store security to ‘butter knife in gunfight’
A senior Apple engineer compared the defences of its App Store against malicious actors to “bringing a plastic butter knife to a gunfight”, according to legal documents released on Thursday. In the …
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Apple extends in-app Apple Developer Program enrollment to 7 additional countries
… on Thursday made it easier for developers in seven countries to join the Apple Developer Program, with app makers in those regions now eligible to take advantage of in-app enrollment through …
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Samsung launches ‘iTest’, an app for iPhone users to try the Galaxy experience
A new web app from Samsung called “iTest” allows iPhone users to use a mock version of Samsung’s One UI Android skin. The app is limited, but it generally does a great job in mimicking Android, …
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Fortnite maker and Apple duel in filings as App Store trial nears
Epic Games and Apple dueled on Thursday in legal filings ahead of a trial over whether to break the iPhone maker’s tight grip on the App Store. Epic, the maker of the massively popular Fortnite game, …
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Apple says App Store security like ‘butter knife in gunfight’
A senior Apple engineer compared the defences of its App Store against malicious actors to “bringing a plastic butter knife to a gunfight”, according to legal documents released on Thursday. In the …
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Apple, Epic Unveil Lines of Attack in App Store Trial
Apple Inc. plans to argue at a trial that consumers and developers will suffer if Epic Games Inc. succeeds in upending how the iPhone maker’s app marketplace is run. The games maker will counter that …
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