Category: APPS

Despite some major stores relaxing rules regarding face masks, Apple has reportedly decided that shoppers at its stores will still need to wear a face covering.
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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
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Though some retailers have eased COVID-19 restrictions, Apple will keep its mask mandate and related safeguards in place at U.S. Apple Store locations, according to a report on Friday.
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Apple is swatting down criticisms about how it runs its App Store, arguing its policies are just like those of its peers, in a new letter to senators today.Between the lines: Apple is making similar …
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Apple’s long-term vision for Rome is about to become a reality with a grand new store steeped in history. First previewed last January, Apple Via del Corso is the result of intense collaboration …
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Spotify, Tile, and Match (owner of Tinder), testified at an app store antitrust hearing spearheaded by the U.S. Senate.
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Apple has told a Senate Judiciary Committee that complaints from Spotify and others, about the App Store being anticompetitive are based solely in business grievances.
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But the tech giant’s apparent edge comes at the cost of facing nagging questions about the financial vise it holds on people buying digital services on iPhones, iPads and iPods. If nothing else, the …
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AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi joins ‘Tech Check’ to discuss Apple’s app store battle, the company’s growth, if he’s thinking about the metaverse and more.
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The judge overseeing the high-stakes trial between Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. hinted at a compromise that turns on the iPhone maker allowing developers to inform users through their mobile apps …
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The GasBuddy mobile app, which typically helps consumers find the cheapest gas nearby, has now become the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store for the first time ever, due to the fuel shortages in the U.S.
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Apple decided to discontinue the original HomePod. And yet, it appears the product is still available in the Apple Store—and if you buy one, you might actually get sent a HomePod from the original …
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The app’s surge follows a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline this week, which led to gas shortages and panic buying.
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Last week, on the first day of the trial in Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Apple’s attorney made an argument that amounted to “we shouldn’t even be here.” The dispute between the two …
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