Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the 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 Watch accessories: Great stuff for a fraction of what Apple charges
Are you the proud wearer of a new Apple Watch Series 6? Did you scoop up a discounted Series 4 or maybe choose the Series 3 with the more attractive $199 price tag? Whatever model you’re sporting, …
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Apple might have one final hardware surprise in store for 2020
Apple might be preparing to announce a new product on Tuesday, December 8th. A leaked memo reveals that Apple is telling technicians to prepare for AppleCare-related changes next Tuesday at 5:30 …
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Here’s when users can expect App Store privacy nutrition labels
Apple will start requiring developers to include information for App Store privacy “nutrition labels” on Dec. 8. Here’s what that means for users.
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Users can now share App Store subscriptions via Family Sharing
The ability to share app subscriptions via Family Sharing on iOS 14 and Apple’s other operating systems appears to be rolling out.
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Developers can now enroll in Apple’s “Small Business Program” for reduced App Store fees
Just a few weeks back, we learned that Apple would be launching an “App Store Small Business Program” that would reduce its fees from 30% to 15% for developers earning less than $1M per year from the …
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Enrollment for reduced 15% Apple App Store commission begins
The App Store Small Business Program allows developers who earn less than $1 million per year to pay only 15% of sales to Apple, and enrollment has begun.
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Apple Now Letting Developers Enroll for Reduced 15% App Store Fees
Apple in November announced a new App Store Small Business Program that lowers App Store fees for small business owners and independent developers …
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Developers can now sign up for Apple’s reduced 15 percent App Store cut
The 15 percent cut goes into effect for eligible developers on January 1st, so long as they apply by the deadline.
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Apple and Google share their Best of 2020 lists for the App Store and Play Store
Apple and Google shared their Best of 2020 lists for the App Store and Play Store this week. Genshin Impact was the Game of the Year for both iPhone and Android users, while Wakeout! won App of …
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Apple announces 15 best apps, games of App Store in 2020
The Cupertino-giant acknowledged applications and games that played an essential role in making life easier, healthier, and more connected this year.
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Apple Stores reopen in England allowing iPhone Upgrade Program to restart
After nearly a month of lockdown, England’s 32 Apple Stores will reopen under the new tiered COVID restriction system, and customers are now able to use the iPhone Upgrade Program.
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Apple unveils ‘Best of 2020’ App Store winners, most popular apps of the year
As a first, this year’s winners will receive physical ‘App Store Best of 2020 awards,’ featuring the App Store logo set into 100% recycled aluminium along with the winner’s name on the side.
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Apple App Store Games, Apps of the Year
Apps and services have become more essential to our daily lives than ever in 2020, and that’s immediately evident in Apple’s App Store Best of 2020 winners. From video conferencing software that …
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Two games standout among Apple’s App Store Best of 2020 winners
Sneaky Sasquatch” and “Pokemon Go,” both winners of Apple’s Best of 2020 awards, have stories about how their games changed to help players amid the coronavirus …
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Apple dedicates 100% of Product Red eligible proceeds to COVID-19 relief through next June
The tech giant will also give $1 to the cause from every purchase made with Apple Pay, on Apple’s site or in the app.
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Kubernetes will deliver the app store experience for enterprise software, says Weaveworks CEO
Google Cloud, Red Hat, and now AWS are serving up Kubernetes in a way that will make it dramatically easier to deploy and consume enterprise software, says the CEO of Weaveworks.
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