A video exploring the prospects of developing experiences for Roblox has highlighted the potential exploitation of young developers, with low developer shares of around 35% part of a wider problem …
Indian start-ups seek laws for app store transactions
Indian start-ups want the government to make rules against tech giants, including Google and Apple, insisting on using specific payment gateways for transactions on their respective app stores. “Apple …
Senators want to rein in Apple and Google’s app store dominance
The Open App Markets Act would fundamentally alter the way smartphone apps function, limiting large tech companies’ control of smaller developers.
Apple Store Purchases Made With Apple Pay in U.S. Will Support the National Park Foundation This Week
Apple today announced that it will make an unspecified donation to the National Park Foundation for qualifying purchases made at an Apple Store, …
Apple’s lobbying against Georgia app store bill included threats to pull investments
Apple used a variety of lobbying tactics to kill off a pair of bills introduced by state lawmakers in Georgia, including legislation that would force the company to allow third-party app stores.
Coalition for App Fairness originally Epic-funded to assist in App Store legal battles
Emails discovered during the Epic versus Apple suit surrounding app stores have revealed that Epic’s marketing head pitched and ultimately funded the Coalition for App Fairness creation as a tool to …
Russia demands Apple remove opposition leader’s ‘Navalny’ app from App Store
The Russian watchdog group Roskomnadzor has demanded that both Google and Apple remove opposition leader Alexi Navalny’s app from both the App Store and the Google Play Store.
Apple closes Apple Store in Charleston after employee COVID exposure
Apple has temporarily shuttered its Apple Store location in Charleston, South Carolina after more than 20 retail staff members were exposed to COVID-19.
Epic Games says Google paid phone and game makers to avoid $1-bln app store hit
“Fortnite” developer Epic Games on Thursday unsealed details about contracts it alleges Alphabet Inc’s Google signed with phone makers and other top video game companies to avoid losing $1.1 billion …
Apple Store in Charleston closed after more than 20 employees exposed to COVID-19
A new story by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shows that Apple closed a store after 20 employees were exposed to COVID.
Apple Closes South Carolina Store After COVID-19 Exposure, Other Stores Cutting Hours Due to Staff Shortages
Apple has temporarily shut down its retail store located in Charleston, South Carolina after more than 20 staff members were exposed to …
Google gave phone makers extra money to ditch third-party app stores
Newly unredacted sections of Epic’s antitrust complaint against Google reveal new details on the lengths to which Google went to undermine third-party app stores on the Android platform. According to …
Apple Shuts Store After More Than 20 Employees Exposed to Covid
Apple Inc. closed its store in Charleston, South Carolina, after more than 20 staff members were exposed to Covid-19, underscoring the company’s challenges getting its retail operations back to normal …
The all-new Apple Dadeland: It’s just another Apple Store, except it’s not
Apple Dadeland has a sunny new home in Miami, Florida. The all-new store opened today at Dadeland Mall, replacing a previous, interior-facing location. Built with Apple’s latest design, Apple Dadeland …
A new report is accusing Apple’s engraving service of censoring political phrases in its China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan stores
Researchers at the University of Toronto said Apple’s engraving service blocked 1,045 keywords in mainland China, 542 in Hong Kong, and 397 in Taiwan.
Why the app store model won’t work for Alexa skill discovery
While having Alexa cozy up to apps is a good way to build skill awareness, fundamental differences between apps and skills make a “skill store” an ineffective means to finding new skills.
Australian antitrust regulator mulls regulations to open Apple, Google app stores
The chair of Australia’s competition watchdog says “upfront rules and regulations” might be necessary to curtail perceived effects of Apple and Google’s duopoly in the app store space.