Apple is making good on its promise to provide more transparency around iOS app data collection with the launch of new privacy labels on the App Store. The company first announced its intention to …
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Why bring Android apps to the Microsoft Store and Windows 10?
Microsoft’s ‘Project Latte’ is about bringing Android apps to the Microsoft Store and Windows 10. But why is Microsoft doing this? There are several theories.
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Apple’s app store is an illegal monopoly, rival Cydia claims in suit
The company behind Cydia, an iPhone app store that launched before Apple’s own App Store, has sued Apple arguing that Apple has monopolized the market for iOS app stores, violating antitrust law in …
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Jailbreak app store Cydia files its own antitrust lawsuit against Apple
Cydia, the original app store for jailbroken iPhones, has joined a wave of companies and regulators in targeting Apple over antitrust concerns. In a lawsuit it filed on Thursday, it accused Apple of …
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Apple is sued by rival over alleged App Store monopoly
Apple Inc was sued on Thursday by the creator of a once-popular app store that accused the iPhone maker of illegally monopolizing software distribution on its own operating system. Cydia, which was …
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Cydia sues Apple alleging its App Store has a monopoly
A new lawsuit from the creator of jailbroken iOS app store Cydia claims Apple used anti-competitive tactics that froze out Cydia and other would-be rivals when it created its App Store. Apple, the …
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Cydia, the ‘original iPhone App Store’ is suing Apple over antitrust claims
Cydia claims that Apple used its monopoly position of the App Store to push it out and ultimately render the jailbreaking store useless.
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Unauthorized App Store Cydia Sues Apple for Anticompetitive Behavior
Jay Freeman first released Cydia as an app store designed for the iPhone, offering apps a few months before Apple had its own …
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The ‘app store’ before there was an App Store wants to liberate your iPhone … again
Cydia allowed iPhone owners to install apps before there was ever an App Store. Apple successfully pushed Cydia into oblivion, but the company’s founder, Jay Freeman, is fighting back in a new lawsuit …
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Apple reminds developers of App Store Connect shutdown in December
Apple on Wednesday reminded developers of its annual holiday downtime for App Store submissions, scheduled for Dec. 23 through Dec. 27 in 2020.
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Apple App Store took 65% of the $112 billion spent on apps in 2020
Amid an acceleration in mobile adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, the iOS App Store continued its domination of app revenue, setting a new annual record.
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Apple adds workout gear to its online store including a $120 yoga mat
Apple has added workout gear to its online store for the first time. The lineup includes a $120 yoga mat ‘that never wears out,’ a smart foam roller for $100 and a smart bike helmet for $300.
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WhatsApp issues warning to users over using Apple App Store
Changes will soon be added to app download pages on the App Store which will give users an overview of what personal data an app uses …
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Apple adding Fitness+ accessories to Apple Store
New yoga products have begun appearing on the online Apple Store ahead of the launch of Apple’s Fitness+ service.
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WhatsApp Protests Apple’s App Store Privacy Requirements
WhatsApp is protesting Apple’s requirement that developers submit information about what user data they collect to create new privacy labels …
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Apple’s Online Store Starts Listing Exercise Gear Ahead of Fitness+ Launch
Set to launch on Monday, 14, Apple Fitness+ is designed to help Apple Watch owners keep fit through a series of guided workouts …
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Apple exec warns it may remove apps that track users without permission
Apple SVP Craig Federighi said that if app developers don’t comply with new ad tracking requirements in early 2021, they can be removed from the App Store.
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