An app that demanded at least a three-star review to function got through the App Store review process, it has been found (via The Verge).
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Ad executives: App Store Search Tab Ads ‘dreadful’ and too expensive
According to several advertising experts, Apple’s newly launched App Store Search Tabs Ads don’t compare well to the company’s other ad products.
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New Apple Via del Corso Retail Store in Rome, Italy Opens May 27
Apple has previewed Apple Via del Corso, its newest retail location in a vibrant center of Rome, Italy. Apple says the store preserves the …
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Apple announces opening of Apple Via del Corso store in Rome
Apple has transformed and preserved Rome’s grand Palazzo Marignoli, making it the site of the 17th Apple Store in Italy.
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Microsoft Will Bring Big Changes With ‘Next Generation’ Windows; New App Store in The Works
Some significant UI changes are already expected on Windows 10 with the ‘Sun Valley’ update that is scheduled for October this year.
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Epic advances its App Store chances
Arguments in the Apple vs Epic antitrust trial ended on Monday and the only certain outcome, ahead of the verdict, is less business for a Popeyes chicken restaurant in Oakland. As Epic chief Tim …
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Epic v. Apple fight: Billions at stake as judge determines fate of App Store
The fate of Apple’s (AAPL) lucrative App Store was placed in the hands of a California federal judge Monday, following closing arguments from lawyers for the tech giant and its opponent, “Fortnite” …
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At Epic v Apple’s closing, judge probes implications of upending Apple’s App Store
Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers held unconventional closing arguments Monday in the antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple Inc, peppering both sides’ attorneys for three hours about how far …
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Judge digs into Apple app store policies as Epic trial ends
The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone app store indicated on Monday she would like to promote more competition but without dismantling a commission system …
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Epic makes final pitch to limit Apple’s App Store control in Fortnite trial
Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple over the restrictive policies of its iPhone App Store. Now a judge will decide whether to tear it down.
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Apple Judge Hears Epic’s Final Pitch to Curb App Store Power
Apple Inc.’s ally-turned-foe Epic Games Inc. made its final pitch to a federal judge to curb the market power of the App Store while the iPhone maker pleaded to leave its marketplace for 2 million …
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Apple, Epic Grilled by Antitrust Judge at App Store Trial
On Monday, near the conclusion of an antitrust trial in Oakland, California that focuses on Apple’s dominance over a thriving app market, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez …
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ByteDance’s video editor CapCut is the latest to top the App Store
From time to time, we see a Chinese app climbing to the top of Google Play and App Store in a host of Western countries. It might be a utility tool like a selfie beautifier or some casual video game, …
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How my Apple Watch and my birthday saved my wife’s iPhone (and probably $1,000)
The strange but true story of how an odd series of fortunate events enabled my wife to recover the phone she didn’t even know she had lost.
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Insider CEO Henry Blodget on Apple App Store lawsuit after Tim Cook’s testimony
Apple CEO Tim Cook faced sharp questioning on Friday from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers about Apple’s in-app purchase business model at the end of his testimony in the Epic Games v. Apple trial. Henry …
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Apple will win Epic Games App Store battle but could ‘lose the war,’ analyst says
Apple CEO Tim Cook faced sharp questioning on Friday from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers about Apple’s in-app purchase business model at the end of his testimony in the Epic Games v. Apple trial. Tom …
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How to Avoid App Store Scams
Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out.
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