Apple will no longer require customers to wear a mask to enter many of its retail stores in the United States, reports Bloomberg. Mask mandates …
Google to Open App Store Payments to Comply With South Korea Law
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it will add the option for developers to offer alternative billing systems on its Android app store in South Korea, complying with a recently passed law in the country.
Apple Exec to the EU: Hands Off Our App Store
Sideloading undermines security and puts people’s data at risk,’ Apple SVP Craig Federighi says in pushing back against EU legislation that would require companies like Apple to allow it.
Apple’s Craig Federighi defends App Store in face of looming regulation
To hear Craig Federighi tell it, it’s not about the money. Apple’s senior vice president of software gave an impassioned defense of the App Store at Wednesday’s Web Summit conference in Lisbon, …
Apple software exec warns European app store regulation would open ‘Pandora’s box’
The remarks represent an escalation in Apple’s rhetoric about what could go wrong if Apple was forced to change its App Store policies.
Facebook skirts Apple’s App Store fees with custom subscription links for creators
Facebook has found a way to skirt Apple’s 30 percent tax on in-app transactions. On Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, announced that creators will soon be able to …
Facebook has a new plan to help creators avoid Apple’s App Store fees
Facebook is rolling out another bonus program as it tries to bring more creators into its platform. This time, the company is focusing on subscriptions, which it says will help creators avoid Apple’s …
How to run Android apps on Windows 11
Windows 11 has a new feature now available to beta testers. Here’s how you can install Android apps on Windows 11 right now.
Court hearing Apple’s motion to delay App Store change ruling on Nov. 9
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has agreed to hear Apple’s motion to stay an injunction that would force the company to make changes to its App Store policies.
Apple’s new macOS Monterey update is reportedly bricking older Macs
Some owners of older iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook models claim that the new macOS Monterey update is bricking their computers.
Apple will soon offer iPhone XR to customers during lengthier repairs
Apple will provide iPhone XR units to customers when they have to wait for a long time to have their iPhone repaired.
New HomePod Mini Colors Now Available to Order and for Apple Store Pickup
Apple today announced that the new HomePod mini colors, including yellow, orange, and blue, are now available to order on Apple.com and in the …
Apple’s Extended Return Policy Now in Effect for 2021 Holiday Shopping Season
Apple today announced that its extended return policy is now in effect for the holiday shopping season. The policy applies to most products …
Foster + Partners creates daylight-filled, water-saving Apple store
Apple and Foster + Partners’ long and successful collaboration continues with a new Apple Store in Turkey. Designed to maximize daylight inside with extensive glazing, the eye-catching building is …
Apple Objects to ‘Mechanism’ For Outside Payments in Apps in Its App Store
Apple objected to an antitrust court’s ruling is that it requires the company to allow buttons and links that provide a “mechanism” for outside payments …
Apple Quietly Kills 21.5-inch iMac
As Apple continues to cull its catalog of Intel-powered Macs, it looks like the 21.5-inch iMac is finally being put out to pasture. Yet another causality of Apple’s shift to using its homegrown M1 …
An Apple store salesman told me the MacBook Air is a Honda Civic
I had to go to an Apple store to see the new MacBook Pro for myself. How they sold the new laptop was quite fascinating. Especially the comparisons with the Air.