Alibaba’s “UC Browser” has reportedly been removed from several app stores in China. It comes a day after President Xi Jinping said Beijing’s crackdown on large technology firms was just beginning.
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Alibaba browser pulled from Chinese app stores
Chinese internet companies have pulled an Alibaba internet browser from their app stores a day after President Xi Jinping warned that Beijing’s crackdown on big tech companies was just beginning. The …
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I Love Apple But Even The World’s Best Tech Company Can Disappoint
My experience in trying to buy an iPhone SE to replace my dead phone has been a bit of trial. After a fruitless evening trying to order a new phone, I finally gave up. Even a well oiled machine like …
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DuckDuckGo uses App Store privacy labels to call out Google for ‘spying’ on users
Google is slowly updating its many iOS applications with App Store privacy labels, detailing the type of data it collects from users. The Google and Chrome applications were recently updated with …
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App Store-supported jobs swelling by about 7% across Europe
The App Store is continuing to generate more jobs in the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, with Apple claiming growing job growth across the region.
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Apple pulls the plug on the HomePod
The speaker will still be sold until supplies run out, but the space gray version is already gone from Apple’s online store. Only the white version remains, though you might be able to find the …
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WSJ: Apple increases lobbying to fight state legislation targeting the App Store
From online privacy to app-store fees, a wave of local bills is opening a new frontier in the push to limit Apple and Google’s power.
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App Store-supported jobs swelling by about 10% across Europe
The App Store is continuing to generate more jobs in the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, with Apple claiming growing job growth across the region.
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App Store Now Supports Over 330,000 UK Jobs, Says Apple
Apple says its App Store now supports more than 330,000 jobs in the U.K., a 10% increase over the past year, despite the pressures of the global health crisis on the nation’s economy. According to …
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Apple discontinued one of its newest products just 3 years after launch
We are discontinuing the original HomePod, it will continue to be available while supplies last through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple will …
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Target to Open In-Store Apple Shops: Will It Pull from Mall Traffic?
While Target already carries an extensive line of Apple products, this move will set it apart as a tech destination for shoppers. Furthermore, Target employees who work in its in-store Apple shops …
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Apple says goodbye to pricey HomePod smart speaker
We are discontinuing the original HomePod, it will continue to be available while supplies last through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple will …
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A gift card scam ruling and instrument recovery in the Apple Crime Blotter
Man arrested after damning iPhone search, fake Walmart employee steals AirPods, and another iPhone-related arrest in the Capitol riot.
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Comment: Apple’s failure to deliver on its App Store promise is coming back to bite it
Apple’s failure to deliver on its App Store promise could well end up costing it dearly in its defense of antitrust investigations …
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This Week in Apps: Parler denied App Store re-entry, Walmart doubles down on TikTok live shopping, Instagram Lite rolls out worldwide
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 is as hot as ever, with a …
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Apple kills off original HomePod, will focus on $99 HomePod Mini
The company reportedly will keep providing existing HomePods with software updates and support through Apple Care.
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RIP HomePod — why Apple just pulled the plug
Apple has officially discontinued its original smart speaker. No more Apple HomePods will be made, and while the Apple Store still has stock available in White, Space Grey units have already sold out.
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