Apple may launch a new smartwatch (or two) at today’s virtual launch event. Here are all the rumors about the Series 6.
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Apple Trials Express Retail Store Format for Genius Bar Appointments and Online Order Pickups
Apple is trying out a new retail store experience that puts express pickup of online orders and Genius Bar appointments front and center, …
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Microsoft Criticizes Apple’s New Game Streaming App Store Rules: ‘Bad Experience For Customers’
Apple is now allowing Microsoft’s xCloud and Google’s Stadia game streaming apps in the iOS App Store, but there’s a major catch.
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Apple’s online store plan for India is the right move at the right time
The company is witnessing favourable market reforms, it has boosted domestic production, and the anti-China sentiment has opened the window wider.
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Apple revises App Store rules to permit game streaming apps, clarify in-app purchases and more
Apple today is releasing updated App Store Guidelines with the goal of clarifying how it will approach new technologies, like game streaming services, App Clips and widgets, in addition to better …
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Apple goes to war with video game streaming platforms in App Store rules update
The video game industry is none too pleased with Apple right now. In an attempt to extend an olive branch to streaming game services that were previously barred from the App Store, Apple has announced …
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Apple tweaks App Store rules to allow game streaming services but Microsoft still isn’t satisfied
Apple will allow cloud game streaming services on its App Store, but its new guidelines are still not good enough for Microsoft. Services such as Microsoft’s xCloud and Google Stadia can now exist …
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This Week in Apps: The App Store’s new rules, Epic’s battle continues, TikTok’s time is up
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with …
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Apple issues new rules for App Store that will impact streaming game services from Google and Microsoft
The rules underscore the tension between Apple’s control of its platform, which it says is for safety and security reasons, and emerging gaming services considered by many to be the future of the …
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Apple, Epic, And App Store Cash: What Apple Gave, And What It’s Keeping
When you generate economic activity on an iPhone, Apple wants a piece. That’s not changing in the new App Store review guidelines Apple released this morning. What is changing is that Apple cracked …
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Apple changes App Store rules to allow streaming game services, Xbox says not enough
Apple is changing its App Store rules to allow game streaming services, which let people play video games over the internet in a way that’s similar to how they stream movies on Netflix. The move marks …
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Microsoft says loosened App Store gaming rules still make for a ‘bad experience’
Microsoft on Friday criticized recent changes to Apple’s App Store that loosened restrictions for cloud gaming apps, stating that it still remains a “bad experience.” …
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Apple changes App Store rules to allow streaming game services, outside subscription apps
Apple is changing its App Store rules to allow game streaming services, which let people play video games over the internet in a way that’s similar to how they stream movies on Netflix. The move marks …
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Apple Changes App Store Rules To Allow xCloud, Microsoft Calls It A “Bad Experience”
Updated App Store guidelines explicitly allow for streaming services, but questions persist about how it would actually function.
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Apple Loosens App Store Rules a Bit After Developer Backlash
Apple Inc. adjusted its App Store review guidelines to loosen restrictions on iPhone and iPad games that stream directly from the internet and in-app purchase rules that have frustrated developers.
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Apple’s new App Store guidelines carve out loopholes for xCloud, Stadia, and other apps that Apple had blocked
Apple has issued new rules for its App Store in an attempt to address many of the issues that have come up over Apple’s governance of its digital storefront for iPhone devices, with updates for game …
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Apple’s new App Store rules could help Epic’s antitrust case
Apple on Friday issued new App Store rules that are likely to impact game streaming services from Microsoft and Google. And one top video game industry analyst says the move could have a notable …
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