Apple just updated its Developer’s page proroguing the requirement to offer paid online group event services through in-app purchase.
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Epic Games Store expands to carry Windows apps like Brave and Discord
Epic Games is promising to add more PC apps in the future, including communications app Discord. There’s even a new section in the Epic Games Store dedicated to PC apps, so it’s clear Epic has …
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Apple Plans to Expand Ad Visibility in App Store
Apple is planning to boost its advertising business through a new ad slot on the App Store search page which will allow developers to promote …
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Apple expanding its App Store ads business, rolling out ‘suggested’ app ads
Mac reported in February that Apple was testing a new ad slot in the iOS 14.5 beta. Pictured above, the ad appears on the main page of the App Store’s Search tab, before the user has entered a search …
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Apple Celebrates Earth Day 2021 With Specially Curated Content in Apple TV+, App Store, and More
In celebration of Earth Day 2021 being held today, Apple is bringing specially curated content to the App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Podcasts, and …
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Google and Apple attacked on app store ‘monopoly’
Senators have grilled Apple and Google in Washington over “anti-competitive” behaviour related to their app stores. Representatives from Tile, Spotify and Match also gave evidence, accusing the two …
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Spotify Calls Apple’s App Store Restrictions ‘An Abusive Power Grab’
At an App Store antitrust hearing that took place today, Spotify and Match Group (the company behind Tinder) accused Apple of abusing its App …
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Google and Apple grilled on app store policies in tense Senate hearing
Rivals including Match Group and Spotify have accused the tech giants of retaliation and anticompetitive behavior.
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App makers blast Apple and Google in Senate hearing on app store policies
Apple and Google faced a battery of accusations on Wednesday from prominent app developers, including Spotify and Tile, who alleged that the large tech platforms have abused their dominance and harmed …
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Spotify, Match Tell Senate Apple Is Abusing Power in App Store
Spotify Technology SA and Match Group Inc., the company behind dating app Tinder, accused Apple Inc. of abusing its power over software developers that depend on the iPhone maker’s App Store to reach …
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U.S. Senator Calls AirTags Release ‘Timely’ as App Store Antitrust Hearing Kicks Off
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who is spearheading an antitrust hearing on competition in App Stores, today called Apple’s AirTags …
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iMac, iPad Pro, and AirTags — Everything announced at Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event
Apple held its first event of 2020, dubbed “Spring Loaded.” It launched the highly anticipated AirTags alongside the new M1 iMac and iPad Pro. Here’s what you need to know about the event and what we …
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Apple’s $64 billion-a-year App Store isn’t catching the most egregious scams
That man’s name is Kosta Eleftheriou, and over the past few months, he’s made a convincing case that Apple is either uninterested or incompetent at stopping multimillion-dollar scams in its own App …
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Senate targets Apple’s tight App Store reins
A day after a raft of glossy product debuts, Apple will move into a harsher spotlight as it defends its business practices before a Senate antitrust committee Wednesday.Why it matters: Google, Amazon …
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The Windows 10 app store could get a major update that includes Win32 support
A new Windows 10 app store could deliver major design changes and also solve the app gap problems that developers and Windows users have long complained about.
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Apple event 2021: new Apple TV 4K, purple iPhone 12, Apple AirTags and more
Finally, the iMac gets an overhaul and the iPad Pros get the M1 chip, you can now subscribe to Apple Podcasts and share the Apple Card with family.
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Microsoft reportedly working on new Windows store that’s open to all apps and games
Microsoft is reportedly working on a big overhaul to its app store for Windows. Windows Central reports that the software maker plans to release an updated store later this year that will be far more …
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