Microsoft announced that it would be phasing out the predictive SwiftKey keyboard app for iOS as of October 5, 2022, and delisting the app
Epic alleges Google paid $360 million to keep Activision from launching its own app store
New filings in Epic’s lawsuit against Google reveal that at least one point in time, Activision and Riot were considering making their own mobile app stores.
Google Paid 24 Companies to Not Open App Stores
There are 3.55 million apps on the Google Play store as of the third quarter of 2022, and that number continues to grow by the day. The global app economy is robust, worth $6.3 trillion as of 2021 — …
Apple Pacific Centre store in Vancouver opens to big crowds
Earlier on Friday, the Apple Pacific Centre retail store in Vancouver, Canada opened, boasting twice the space of the previous store.
Google Reportedly Paid Activision $360 Million To Not Build A Rival App Store
Epic alleged Google engaged in anticompetitive practices with the App Store, saying that the search giant prevented rival stores from operating and even paid other game developers to prevent them from creating their own app stores. Related: Report …
Lawsuit Alleges Google Paid Activision Blizzard $360 Million To Not Build Its Own App Store
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A recently unredacted copy of a lawsuit first filed by Epic Games against Google in 2020 alleges that Activision Blizzard received $360 million over the course of three years in exchange for not building a …
Google Reportedly Paid Activision To Stop It From Making A Play Store Rival
Google is at the center of another anti-trust storm. This time, the company has been accused of putting its nose in the mobile gaming segment. According to a complaint filed by Epic Games, which was reported separately by Bloomberg and Reuters, Google paid …
Deal Sealed! Google Closes $360 Million Deal With Activision To Block Rival App Store
Shortly after Activision informed Google that it was thinking about opening an app store, the agreement with Activision was made public in January 2020. Additionally, according to the court filings, the alliance with Riot was made to “thwart their work on …
Google struck $360-mln Activision deal to block rival app store, lawsuit says
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 17 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay …
19 photos of Apple’s new Vancouver flagship store at Pacific Centre
The longtime Apple Store inside CF Pacific Centre mall in downtown Vancouver is now closed, after its continuous operations at the retail unit since it first opened in 2008. Just footsteps away within …
Google struck $360-million Activision deal to block rival app store, lawsuit says
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay Activision Blizzard …
Google TV has me convinced that ChromeOS needs a unified app store
While Google TV isn’t exactly an app store, the unified nature with which you can surface content has rekindled a desire that I have long held for ChromeOS. A UNIFIED APP STORE. Once upon a time, …
Apple Shares Deadlines for Ordering Gifts in Time for the Holidays
Customers in areas with Apple Stores may even be able to order for in-store pickup or two-hour delivery as late as Christmas Eve. Apple may update the deadlines on this page in the coming weeks as it …
Teen punches Apple Store security guard in the face inside Queens mall: NYPD
ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) — A teenager allegedly punched a Queens Apple Store security guard in the face Wednesday, police said. Detectives said the 16-year-old suspect was confronted by a security …
Apple to Hold Black Friday Shopping Event Starting on November 25
Apple today announced it will hold a special “Apple Shopping Event” between Black Friday on November 25 and Cyber Monday on November 28 …
Apple TV Reveals Price Of MLS Streaming Service, But Value Harder To Gauge
Former Philadelphia Union player Morgan Langley holds the MLS Cup trophy at an Apple retail store … [+] during an event to celebrate the 2023 launch of Apples 10-year partnership with MLS in Los …
Apple-Epic App Store Legal Battle Worries US Antitrust Enforcers
The US Justice Department is taking a stance in the latest showdown between Apple Inc. and Epic Games Inc. over the iPhone maker’s dominance of the marketplace for mobile applications.