Apple issued a reminder to developers that when tax rates or foreign exchange rates change, prices in some areas of the App Store will …
Vergecast: Wordle’s App Store clones, FTC’s Meta lawsuit moves forward, and PC’s big year
This week on The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Russell Brandom start the show with news of federal judge James Boasberg allowing the FTC to proceed with an antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Apple AR/VR headset hitting some snags & may not make 2022 release
Apple is reportedly running into hardware and software challenges while developing its rumored augmented reality and virtual reality headset, potentially pushing back its announcement by at least a …
Dear websites, please stop asking me to download your mobile app
Too often websites absolutely insist you use their mobile app when a browser page is just as functional and more convenient.
Fortnite is coming back to iOS, but not on the App Store
Fortnite is back on iOS — well, kind of. Through Nvidia’s streaming game service GeForce Now, mobile users on iOS and Android will be able to play a touch-control version of Fortnite through cloud …
Copycats not allowed: Apple yanks knockoffs of viral puzzle game Wordle from App Store
Apple said it has removed several apps ripping off the viral puzzle game Wordle. The tech giant did not say which apps were removed.
Apple removes copycat Wordle apps from its App Store after confusion over how to access the popular word game
Wordle has taken the internet by storm, prompting clone apps to pop up on the App Store in an effort to capitalize on the game’s popularity.
No immediate risks to App Store despite lower ad spending, analyst says
App Store privacy changes are driving advertising money elsewhere, but investment bank Cowen believes that the trend doesn’t have any immediate risks and may only have a modest impact on Services …
Apple Expanding ‘App Store Foundations’ Program to Additional Countries
Apple this week announced that it will be expanding its App Store Foundations program to an additional 29 countries in Europe. Launched in 2018 …
Wordle clones removed from iPhone App Store as ‘gross’ ripoffs attempt to profit from viral success
Apple has purged several copycat versions of the word-guessing sensation Wordle from its App Store, after several developers attempted to monetise its popularity. The website-only game was created by …
Alleged Apple App Store scammer AmpMe says it’ll lower prices and investigate its ‘consultants’
AmpMe isn’t a brand-new app that popped up just to scam unsuspecting users out of their money. See the photo atop this post? That’s from 2015, when we first covered the idea: an app that can sync up a …
Apple updates tax and prices for App Store in Ukraine, Zimbabwe, others
Apple on Wednesday has released a list of updated pricing and proceed adjustments for apps and in-app purchases sold through the App Store in certain regions.
Music app AmpMe lowers pricing after accused of being an App Store scammer
Around the same time Apple was touting its sizable App Store revenue growth this week, developer and noted App Store critic Kosta Eleftheriou brought to light what appeared to be yet another App Store …
Apple pulls Wordle clones from App Store
Daily online word game Wordle exploded in popularity over the past month with hundreds of thousands of people playing. It’s no surprise clones of the game began appearing on Apple’s App Store, but it …
Apple is removing the ‘Wordle’ copycats from the App Store
On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that Wordle copycat apps which were just available as recently as yesterday, have been removed from the App Store. Apple has confirmed to Mashable that the …
Apple pulls Wordle knockoffs from App Store
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it has removed from its App Store several knockoffs of Wordle, a website-only word game that has seen a recent surge in popularity thanks to celebrities like Jimmy Fallon.
Apple Valley inmate serving life for 7-Eleven slaying suspected of killing Folsom cellmate
An inmate from Apple Valley serving a life sentence for the slaying of a 7-Eleven clerk is suspected of killing his cellmate at Folsom State Prison.