Microsoft and Apple have long been rivals, but Houston residents may soon have an easier and more convenient way to choose between Macbook or Surface. Indeed, according to the Houston Chronicle, the Microsoft Store in Houston’s Galleria is moving in …
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Apple Quietly Bans Iranian iPhone Users From The App Store
Apple has done something that iPhone users in Iran won’t be happy about. As of about noon GMT on Thursday, it appears that Apple has implemented a countrywide IP ban that has blocked all iPhone users in Iran from accessing the App Store. When an Iranian …
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Apple cuts off Iran from App Store
San Francisco, March 16 (IANS) In what appears to be a total cut off for the country, Apple has blocked access to its App Store for users in Iran, the media reported. The Cupertino-headquartered giant does not sell its products or operate its App Store in …
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Apple is blocking users in Iran from accessing its App Store
In what appears to be a total cut off for the country, Apple has blocked access to its App Store for users in Iran, the media reported. The Cupertino-headquartered giant does not sell its products or operate its App Store in Iran and now it has blocked all …
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Apple has tips for parents wrestling with screen time, but still no new tools to help them
Students at Stanford University earlier this month protested outside an Apple Store, asking the company to design a new mode that blocks all iPhone features except calls, texts, mapping apps and photos. “This isn’t just an Apple issue, but amongst Silicon …
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Apple Reportedly Blocks Access To App Store In Iran
iPhone users located in Iran are reportedly being blocked from accessing the App Store, Apple’s official source for applications and other content, according to a report from Bleeping Computer. The apparent restriction was not announced by Apple and the …
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Apple appears to have totally cut off Iran from the App Store
iPhone users in Iran discovered today that they’re no longer able to access the App Store, in what appears to be a total block of the country, according to Bleeping Computer. While Apple doesn’t sell phones or operate the App Store in Iran, Iranians …
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Shoppers are complaining that Apple Stores have become a ‘hell on earth’ like the DMV — and it’s a growing crisis for the tech giant
But, if you’ve visited an Apple Store recently, you may have found that you weren’t visiting a magical tech utopia after all. Many customers are now comparing their Apple Store experiences to those they’ve had at a different place: the dreaded DMV.
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Apple highlights parental management tools in new ‘Families’ webpage
Apple TV and online services like the App Store. Apple breaks the page into five major sections — six if you include a brief mention of the company’s education program — offering parents tips and ideas on how to best leverage tools already in place on …
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Cryptomining ‘Calendar 2’ app removed from Apple Store
Apple pulled the popular Mac scheduling app “Calendar 2” amid controversy surrounding the apps buggy cryptomining feature. Developed by Obnix, the app initially ran for a flat fee of $17.99 or a 99-cent monthly subscription to gain access to the apps …
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Shoppers are complaining that Apple Stores have become a ‘hell on earth’ like the DMV in a growing crisis
But, if you’ve visited an Apple Store recently, you may have found that you weren’t visiting a magical tech utopia after all. Many customers are now comparing their Apple Store experiences to those they’ve had at a different place: the dreaded DMV.
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France plans to sue Google, Apple over treatment of French software developers
France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday in a radio interview that French software developers who create applications for either Google Play Store or Apple App Store have seen unilaterally imposed prices and changes to their contracts by …
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France to sue Google, Apple over developer contracts: minister
… Inc.’s Google unilaterally imposed prices and contract changes on developers selling software on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. “I will therefore be taking Google and Apple to the Paris commercial court for abusive trade practices,” Le …
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Apple to stop iTunes Store access for first-gen Apple TV, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
Tech companies (especially Apple) want us to use the latest products the company has to offer. They want to make money from the sales, but they also develop and implement new technology that older devices can’t support at all (or can’t support it in a …
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Apple to store iCloud keys in China, sparking privacy fears
There are only days until Apple begins storing the data of Chinese iCloud users within China, and concern is mounting about the human rights and privacy implications. A new data center is due to open in China at the end of this month as Apple moves to …
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How Apple Is Trying to Become More than the “iPhone Company”
This app rolls over 200 different magazines subscriptions into one monthly service and has appeared in Apple’s app store for years. It is unclear how much Apple paid for Texture, or how much revenue the latest addition to its Services division might …
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Stanford students protest Apple’s new iPhone for being too addictive
The group, which calls itself ‘Stanford Students Against Addictive Devices,’ held a protest at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, holding up signs with phrases like “Apple HOLDS US CAPTIVE” in an effort to get the tech giant to take phone addiction …
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