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Apple’s removal of Damus social media platform from China App Store was ‘expected’ by developers amid Beijing’s strict censorship
The creator of Nostr, the open protocol on which Damus was built, said the app’s removal came as no surprise because of China’s Great Firewall The Nostr protocol is touted as capable of creating a …
Damus pulled from Apple’s App Store in China after two days
The app, which runs atop the decentralized social networking protocol Nostr, was removed from the China App Store per request by the country’s top internet watchdog.
Google Working on Browser for iOS That Would Break Apple’s App Store Rules
Google’s Chromium developers are working on an experimental web browser for iOS that would break Apple’s browser engine restrictions, …
Her 6-Year-Old Spent $16,000 in the App Store. Here’s How to Keep It From Happening to You.
It was the height of the pandemic. Everything was topsy-turvy. Jessica Johnson’s real estate commissions were already do
Feds Slam Apple, Google for Abusing App-Store Power (But Mostly Apple)
The NTIA says Apple and Google are app-store gatekeepers who hamper innovation. But can Congress actually do something while balancing the security risks of a more open approach?
New HomePod Launches Today, Apple Store Pickup Now Available
Apple’s second-generation HomePod launches today, with the new smart speaker available for pickup at Apple Stores in the U.S. and select other …
Brooklyn Man Steals $6,000 of Apple Store Merchandise from the Mall at Short Hills
Millburn Police Officer Salemi responded to Nordstrom at the Mall at Short Hills for a report of theft. Store associates told him that an employee, Deja Davis, age 30 of East Orange created a …
Apple surpasses 2 billion active devices
Apple’s iPhone sales are down 6 percent, but there are now 2 billion of the company’s devices active out there.
White House goes after app store ‘gatekeepers’ Apple and Google
The announcement came through a long-awaited Commerce Department report published Wednesday accusing Apple and Google of running online app markets that harm developers and consumers. Officials …
Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps
A Biden administration report describes Apple and Google as ‘gatekeepers’ of the mobile apps that consumers and businesses rely on. The Commerce Department says users “should have more control over their devices” and argues that more legislation is probably needed to boost competition.
Fraudsters beat App Store vetting by swapping out app data
Con artists involved in a so-called “pig butchering” scam sneaked apps into Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store by temporarily presenting innocuous functionality.
App Store antitrust pressure
A new report commissioned by the White House has further added to the App Store antitrust pressure, concluding that the control exerted by both Apple and Google results in inflated prices for apps, as well as potentially diminishing innovation.
Nostr iPhone app Damus makes it to the App Store
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has celebrated the arrival in the App Store of the first Nostr iPhone app, Damus. Dorsey described the launch of the app as “a milestone for open protocols,” effectively for the creation of a new generation of social tools that are free from big tech control
Pig-butchering scam apps sneak into Apple’s App Store and Google Play
Researchers from security firm Sophos said on Wednesday that they uncovered two apps available in the App Store that were part of an elaborate network of tools used to dupe people into putting large …
Apple and Google app stores get thumbs down from White House
The Biden administration is taking aim at Apple and Google for operating mobile app stores it says stifle competition …
Will Apple’s changes to App Store pricing affect your apps?
Apple announced further changes to its App Store pricing on Friday. The changes will affect app and in-app purchases in the UK and other countries and are scheduled to be rolled out in February. So …