A U.S. judge in Washington said he plans to decide later on Sunday whether to block a Trump administration order banning Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned short …
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WhatsApp will soon let you do something it’s never allowed before
A FUNDAMENTAL change to WhatsApp which has been rumoured for months is finally entering the final stages of testing – making it one step closer to finally launching to Android and iPhone owners …
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Epic Games battles to get Fortnite back in App Store
Epic Games will strive anew Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple’s App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan’s standard commission on transactions.
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Judge rejects bid to delay TikTok U.S. app store ban set for Sunday
A judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday rejected a request by three TikTok content creators who asked her to temporarily block a government ban on Apple Inc
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Apple to stop charging App Store fees from Facebook till 31 December
Apple has decided to focus on the well-being of small businesses. For this, the company will not be charging App Store fees for any online event hosted via Facebook. This decision allows companies to …
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Apple waives App Store fee for FB online events till Dec 31
Apple has temporarily waived its customary 30 per cent App Store fee on in-app purchases for paid online events by small businesses on Facebook.
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How to use App Clips on your iPhone, and save time when ordering food or using new apps
To use App Clips on an iPhone running iOS 14, find a compatible website or business, and then tap the App Clips button.
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Apple drops its App Store fee for events forced online by the pandemic
Apple suspended the fee to give businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic more time to adapt to operating almost entirely online, a spokesman told CNBC. App store developers …
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Apple agrees to delay 30% cut of Facebook live event transactions on App Store
Facebook on Friday said that Apple has temporarily halted its decision to charge a 30% commission of paid virtual events hosted through the social media giant’s app.
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Apple is temporarily scrapping its controversial 30% App Store fee for Facebook’s new online events feature
Apple is letting Facebook temporarily process payments for its online events feature, meaning event hosts won’t be subject to Apple’s fee.
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Apple makes unexpected concession on 30% App Store fees
Apple will temporarily drop its contentious App Store fees for businesses that have been forced by the pandemic to pivot to online-only events, in an unexpected concession after increasingly vocal …
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Facebook events service gets temporary exemption from Apple App Store fees: blog post
Facebook Inc said on Friday that businesses running paid online events on its iOS app would not need to pay a 30% fee to Apple for the remainder of 2020, temporarily defusing a standoff between the …
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Great cheap accessories for all Apple Watch models
Are you the proud pre-orderer of a new Apple Watch Series 6? Maybe you pulled the trigger on a discounted Series 5 or opted for the Series 3 with the more attractive $199 price tag. (Actually, the …
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Latest developments in the TikTok saga as U.S. app store ban looms
CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal reports on the latest in the deal between ByteDance, Oracle and Walmart as all sides try to hammer out a final agreement for TikTok’s future.
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Free the Apps!
By comparison, Tim Sweeney, Epic’s chief executive, told Times Opinion that it costs the company between 5 percent and 7 percent of sales to operate its games stores, and they collect 12 percent from …
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Apple In Trouble As Major Companies Join Forces Against App Store Policies
Epic Games is far from alone in its distaste for Apple’s App Store policies. Now, a group of major companies has joined forces to form a coalition opposing these policies, and the door is wide open …
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The Rallying Cry Against Apple’s App Store Policies is Getting Louder
Several developers and organizations have banded together to lead a campaign against Apple’s App Store policies. Announced today, the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) is a new nonprofit dedicated to …
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