The company has also limited Apple Pay and is disabling live incidents and traffic status from Apple Maps in Ukraine, it said Tuesday.
Apple Ends All Product Sales In Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Going forward, Sputnik News and RT News will no longer be accessible to users outside of Russia through the App Store. Beyond these changes, some of Apple’s services are about to be less useful for …
Apple to increase Covid testing requirements for vaccinated retail staff
Apple plans to start requiring its retail staff to test for Covid-19 twice a week, no matter their vaccination status, although the company is also easing its test verification policies.
Apple increases COVID-19 testing for vaccinated retail staff as it considers dropping masks
Apple is once again adjusting its COVID-19 policies for retail employees. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple plans to begin testing vaccinated retail workers twice per week, an increase …
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The top 10 books on the Apple Store for week ending 2/27/2022 …
Microsoft finds FoxBlade malware on Ukrainian systems, will remove RT from Windows app store,
Microsoft says it found a new malware package — which they called ‘FoxBlade’ — hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. In a blog post, Microsoft president Brad Smith said …
Dutch App Store change complies with law, says Apple, as antitrust regulator rejects proposal
Apple has written a letter arguing that the change it has offered in the Dutch App Store complies with the law, despite that fact that …
Apple insists it has complied with dutch App Store payments order
Apple has told a Dutch regulator it is complying with an order to enable third-party in-app payments to the country’s dating apps, after receiving five weekly $5.7M fines on the matter.
Will Fortnite come back to Apple’s App Store?
It’s been a while since Fortnite left the shelves of Apple’s App Store. What was once a peaceful partnership took a turn for the worse when Epic Games implemented its own payment method inside the …
New Apple Al Maryah Island store delights guests at he Galleria Al Maryah Island
The Galleria is known for providing best-in-class retail, lifestyle and leisure experiences, and the opening of Apple Al Maryah Island has further reinforced the destination’s position as an industry …
Apple says it has complied with Dutch watchdog order on App Store payments
Apple argued in a letter to the Dutch consumer watchdog obtained by Reuters that it has complied with an order to open its App Store to alternative payment providers for dating apps in the Netherlands …
Consumers are spending 41% more in top non-game subscriptions apps
Revenues across the top 100 non-game subscription apps jumped 41% last year – from $13 billion to $18.3 billion worldwide. That marks a rise of 7 percentage points compared to 2020 when spending …
Ukrainian leader urges Tim Cook to block Russia from App Store
Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sent a letter to Apple requesting the tech giant block all Russian access to the App Store amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Crime blotter: Police praise ‘heroic role’ of hostage in Amsterdam Apple Store
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, indicted crypto thieves are accused of using an iPhone app, a car theft was filmed with iPad, and Apple products were taken from Fridge No More.
Apple Store will remain closed for longer after hostage situation
The Apple Store on Leidseplein in Amsterdam, where a 44-year-old Bulgarian man was held hostage on Tuesday by a perpetrator demanding 200 million euros in cryptocurrency, will not reopen on Monday.
Ukraine Asks Apple to Suspend Products and App Store Access in Russia
“I appeal to you […] to stop supplying Apple services and products to the Russian Federation,” Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister wrote in a letter to Tim Cook.
Ukraine urges Tim Cook to block the Apple App Store in Russia
Following a barrage of economic and financial sanctions from several countries, Ukraine has now called on the private sector to do its part — starting with …