Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
House joins Senate in push to loosen Apple, Google app store ‘stranglehold’
The bill, a companion to a Senate bill introduced earlier this week, would also stop the tech giants from requiring app developers to use Apple or Google’s payment systems — a major point of …
House bill takes aim at iOS and Android app store competition
A bipartisan bill that targets app store competition has been introduced in the House of Representatives. It’s the House version of a Senate bill that was introduced this week by a group of Republican …
Ted Lasso, CODA and more: What movies and shows are on Apple TV Plus?
Apple TV Plus spends top dollar for its shows and movies, but it’s a little different than the rest. Here’s what to know.
Apple store opens at University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina officially opened its Apple Authorized Campus Store, the Gamecock iHub, on Friday, August 13. The Apple store is located in the first floor of the James F. Byrnes …
Apple App Store Growth Starting To Decelerate, BofA Says
Growth in Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) global app store revenues started to slow in the fiscal fourth quarter, given tough comparisons and continued economic reopening, according to BofA Securities.
U.S. House Members Introduce Bill Targeting Apple and Google App Stores
A Republican and a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at reining in powerful app stores run by companies like Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. The bill …
Apple now selling 8th-generation iPad in its Refurbished Store
Apple began selling the 8th-generation iPad in its Refurbished Store, which was officially released in late 2020.
Apple and Google seem spooked by bill requiring more app stores and sideloading
Apple and Google seem to be worried about legislation that would force iOS and Android to be more open to third-party app stores and sideloaded apps. US Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Marsha …
A new Senate bill would totally upend Apple and Google’s app store dominance
With two giants calling the shots and collecting whatever tolls they see fit, mobile software makers have long complained that app stores take an unfair cut of the cash that should be flowing directly …
New bipartisan bill targets Apple, Google app store payment systems
A new bill introduced on Wednesday by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is looking to break up the power of Apple and Google’s app store payment …
Bill takes aim at Apple and Google app-store tactics, senator calls it ‘craven textbook abuse’ that harms consumers
Senators introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that seeks to rein in the control Google and Apple Inc. have over their respective mobile-app stores, part …
US Bill introduced to curb ‘big tech bullying’ in the app store space
The Open App Markets Act is aiming to tear down coercive anticompetitive walls in the app economy, with three US senators hoping it will set fair, clear, and enforceable rules that protect competition …
App Store Competition Targeted by Bipartisan Senate Bill
The bipartisan measure would put new curbs on how app stores operate and do business with developers, the latest sign of lawmakers’ concerns over Apple’s and Google’s dominance in the mobile ecosystem …
New bipartisan Senate bill takes aim at Apple and Google’s app store dominance
A new Senate bill targeting US app stores seeks to rein in the power of tech giants such as Apple and Google by banning restrictions on app developers.
Hell yeah, you can buy weed through the Apple App Store now
You can buy weed through apps on Apple’s App Store now — with some restrictions. Apple, which formerly banned apps that facilitated marijuana sales, now allows weed delivery service apps on its …
Senators target Apple’s App Store exclusivity in new bill
There’s a new bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday targeting the power dominant tech firms like Apple and Google have over the app store market. The bipartisan “Open App Markets Act,” introduced by …