Apple has removed thousands of games from its Chinese App Store because of pressure from the Chinese government, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Apple purged 94,000 games from China App Store in 2020
In response to demands from Chinese authorities, Apple has reportedly purged thousands of games from the country’s local version of the App Store in 2020, and there are likely more on the chopping …
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Apple Starts Accepting Developers Into Small Business Program
Apple has started contacting eligible developers to inform them that they have been accepted into the Small Business Program, which allows …
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Famous brands close their Big Apple shops in record numbers
The Big Apple saw a record one in seven nationally recognized chain-store branches close their doors this year as the pandemic sent consumers scurrying for cover, according to a new report. Some …
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Apple’s China App Store Sheds Games Under Pressure
The company is booting thousands of videogame apps from its platform in China, illustrating the tech giant’s vulnerability to state pressure.
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Japan’s Line Pay now supports Apple Pay for store purchases
Apple Pay is now being supported by Line Pay in Japan, a mobile wallet service that is accepted in more than 1.21 million stores across the country, with users now able to pay with their Line Pay …
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Apple’s Walnut Creek Store Temporarily Closed
Shoppers planning to pop into the Apple Store in Walnut Creek for last-minute Christmas gifts are out of luck. The store in Broadway Plaza, along with all California Apple stores, is closed. Apple …
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Apple’s Emeryville Store Temporarily Closed
Shoppers planning to pop into the Apple Store in Emeryville for last-minute Christmas gifts are out of luck. The store, along with all California Apple stores, is closed. Apple temporarily closed all …
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Apple closes a bunch of stores yet again because of COVID-19
Every Apple store in California is closing as the state sees a massive surge in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. According to USA Today, all 53 stores around the state are “temporarily …
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Almost 100 Apple Stores Closed Again, Including All Stores in California
Apple this weekend shut down all of its stores in California, including those in the San Francisco Bay Area, after beginning to shutter stores in …
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Best Apple deals right now: Save on Apple Watch, AirPods Pro and Intel MacBooks
Here are the best Apple deals currently available this holiday shopping season. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are long gone, but we continue to see flash deals on Apple products, particularly from …
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Two princes sued over iPhone hacking and school iPad thefts in the Apple Crime Blotter
Arrests made in 2019 U.K. Apple Store thefts, two different Target robberies and assault, and a “glitter bomb” to catch package thieves in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter.
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Apple is closing its 53 California stores through Christmas, as COVID-19 cases soar to record highs
Apple says some in-store appointments will continue until December 22, after which closures will occur due to surging COVID-19 cases in California …
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Apple temporarily closes California stores as virus cases mount
Apple is taking action across its home state one day after it temporarily closed stores in the Los Angeles area.
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Apple Closes Manhattan Beach Retail Store Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Apple closed some stores in the Los Angeles area Friday, and is now closing all its California retail stores, including Manhattan Village.
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Apple just closed all 53 stores in California and over a dozen in London
Mac’s Michael Steeber noticed a interesting coincidence today: the company has closed every single retail store in California, many more across the US, both stores in Mexico, both stores in Brazil, …
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This Week in Apps: App Store privacy labels, Facebook criticizes Apple over ad targeting, Twitter kills Periscope
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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