Despite expensive legal battles and regulatory pressure, Apple’s and Google’s mobile app stores are mostly unchanged. This week, Apple introduced a new fee on developers to protect its business.
Apple store at tech giant’s former Bay Area headquarters closes for good
MediaNews Group/Bay Area News vi/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Apple’s famed Infinite Loop store at the tech giant’s former Silicon Valley headquarters permanently closed Saturday after three decades of launching new products, selling highly sought …
Vassalboro woman charged with robbery of Waterville Big Apple store
Casey Glidden, 42, was arrested on a charge of Class A robbery after the multi-day investigation for a suspect, police said.
Apple Issues New Warning For Millions Of MacBook Users
The flagship Apple Store in downtown Palo Alto, California, 2016. (Photo by Smith … [+] Collection/Gado/Getty Images). Update: Sunday January 21: This vulnerability is absent in Apple’s M3 processors. They debuted late in 2024 with three new models of …
Apple closes its ‘mothership’ Infinite Loop retail store for good
From the outside, Apple’s Infinite Loop store resembles any other Apple store, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, open floor plan, wooden tables and bright white walls. But for diehard Apple fans and …
Apple Hongdae store opens in South Korea
Apple has opened up its Apple Store in Hongdae, South Korea, bringing its total store count in the Asia-Pacific region up to 100.
Two Apple Stores in U.S. Permanently Closing Today
As previously announced, Apple will be permanently closing its Infinite Loop and Royal Hawaiian retail stores in the U.S. later today. Apple said …
Apple Store Down Ahead of Vision Pro Headset Pre-Orders
Apple’s online store is down in the U.S. ahead of Vision Pro pre-orders, which are scheduled to open at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time, ahead of …
Vision Pro release: Apple Store goes down ahead of launch of new headset
The Apple Store has gone offline ahead of the launch of Apple’s new headset. The Vision Pro will be available to pre-order in the US from 5am local pacific time, 8am eastern, or 1pm in the UK. It will …
Apple Video Program Partners Like Disney+, Max Can’t Bypass App Store In-App Payment Requirement
Some of Apple’s partners, including Disney+ and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max, won’t have the option to process payments off the App Store.
Apple’s biggest critics are big mad about the new 27 percent App Store tax
Apple ruling. The change lets developers in the US link to alternative payment methods, but only if they shell out a 27 percent commission for each purchase made outside the App Store. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was one of the first to call out Apple’s changes as “anticompetitive,
Apple is closing many of its stores in the US early as Vision Pro launch nears
The upcoming early closure appears to affect Apple Store locations with extended hours on Sundays. Specifically, shops that are typically open until 7 p.m. are closing their doors at 6 p.m. instead. Stores that already close at 6 p.m. are not affected. MacRumors’ Joe Rossignol first reported the early closures.
Google Judge Balks at Altering App Store Fee Without Expert Help
The judge presiding over Epic Games Inc.’s challenge to Google’s Play Store business model said he’s not confident about setting a fee for mobile app developers without expert input.
All major streaming platforms will support Apple Vision Pro — except Netflix
You just pulled an all-nighter, waiting outside of the Apple Store for hours in the middle of winter — all so you can be one of the first to throw down $3,499 for the Apple Vision Pro. With the Vision Pro in your hands,
Some Apple Stores To Close Early This Sunday, Likely For Vision Pro Sales Prep
If you venture to an Apple Store this Sunday, don’t be surprised if it opens and closes at a different time than usual. MacRumors reports that at least 70 Apple Stores in the US are slated to operate with reduced store hours on January 21st, citing the company’s own website .
Iowa sues TikTok for setting its App Store age rating too low
Iowa is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction under Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act to stop TikTok from making misleading statements about the presence of inappropriate content in its app. It’s …
Apple’s App Store rule changes draw sharp rebuke from critics
The new App Store rules come after the US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Apple’s appeal to a lower court’s ruling that required Apple to let developers offer a third-party payment option for app purchases. An appeal by Epic was similarly denied.