Apple will hold its first virtual Worldwide Developers Conference in 31 years Monday, with a keynote address scheduled for 1:00 PM Eastern time.
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Apple to remove thousands of games from Chinese App Store, four years late
Apple will be removing thousands of games from the Chinese App Store as it finally begins complying with a law that came into force back in 2016 …
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Apple Store looting updates and iPhone tracking in the Apple Crime Blotter
An indictment for a SIM swap scam that defrauded Apple, a tracked iPhone leads to assault charges, ill-advised cursing at the judiciary, and more from the Apple crime blotter.
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I went to a reopened Apple Store and listened to the silence
Best iPhones in 2020: iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE, and more Here are the top iPhone models (new and old) available to buy right now Read More Apple has recently begun to reopen many of its stores, in …
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This Week in Apps: App Store outrage, WWDC20 prep, Android subscriptions change
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch 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, …
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Basecamp CEO says Apple App Store issue is about ‘absence of choice’
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried has written an open letter explaining what his real problem is with Apple’s App Store payment policies. Spotify chief Daniel Ek revealed long ago that the company can’t afford …
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App Store policy and developer fee drama won’t change Apple’s ways at all
It might be to developers’ advantage to complain loudly about Apple and the App Store, but the same system they decry is what gets them to all of their customers — and most devs have been fine with it …
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Apple’s Stand-Off With Developers Over the App Store Puts It on the Wrong Side of Innovation
The iPhone maker is facing intense criticism from both regulators and developers over its control of the App Store.
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Phil Schiller says no App Store policy changes coming after ‘Hey’ drama
Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller in an interview this week said the company has no plans to walk back scrutiny of Basecamp’s Hey email app, noting the software must comply with all App …
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Apple Rejects Facebook Gaming Platform From Coming on App Store For the Fifth Time
Apple claimed that the App Store rules do not allow third-party apps to distribute games as a separate platform.
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Apple rejects Facebook’s Gaming platform from the iOS App Store
Apple has once again rejected the Facebook Gaming app on the iOS App Store, reinforcing that the company is not as open to competition. The app was being reviewed by Apple for the past few weeks, but …
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Retailers Slip After Apple Announces New Round of Store Closures
U.S. retail stocks fell on Friday after Apple Inc. announced a new round of store closures amid rising Covid-19 cases, fueling concern that companies that just opened up may have to start closing down …
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Microsoft president Brad Smith: It’s time for Apple’s App Store model to be probed
Microsoft president and top lawyer Brad Smith has voiced support for an antitrust investigation into the app store model created by Apple and the iPhone. Smith made the remarks at a Politico …
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Why Apple Rejected Facebook’s Gaming App From App Store
A new report from The New York Times provides details as to why Cupertino tech giant continues to reject Facebook’s “Facebook Gaming” app and will not publish it in the app store.
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Should Apple raise its $99 Developer Program fee, or scrap it entirely?
This is what a yearly membership to the Apple Developer Program costs. And it’s the only money that Apple makes from the vast majority of developers that use the App Store. Think about it. Any app …
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Microsoft President calling for antitrust review of Apple App Store
Following a week of controversy about App Store pricing and policies, Microsoft President Brad Smith has chimed in and says that it is past time for antitrust regulators to turn their eyes to Apple.
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Apple’s Phil Schiller says no App Store rule changes coming after ‘Hey controversy
Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller in an interview this week said the company has no plans to walk back scrutiny of Basecamp’s Hey email app, noting the software must comply with all App …
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