Apple is celebrating the holiday season with an easter egg in its Apple Store app that turns your iPhone into a snow globe. To activate it, go into the Apple Store app on your phone (not the App Store, the Apple Store where you can buy computers and …
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Apple let a fake version of a major game slip into the App Store
One of 2017’s best games, “Cuphead,” was copied. The fraudulent version of the game made it through Apple’s App Store approval process. The game’s creators say, “We are working on removing the fraudulent app ASAP!” One of 2017’s best games, “Cuphead,” is …
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A fraudulent Cuphead game briefly appeared in the App Store
Apple recently allowed a fraudulent $4.99 Cuphead app to appear in the App Store. The mobile gaming site Touch Arcade first spotted the fake app and reported its existence as a “surprise” iOS launch. However, Cuphead’s developer, Studio MDHR …
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Online Apple Store Offers iPhone X One Day Delivery
The recent release of the iPhone X has taken the world by storm. The innovative Face ID technology has offered a new innovation to a smartphone market with products that have become largely iterative, and customers are taking note. Sales of the new phone …
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US Apple Online Store now offers next-day delivery on all iPhone X models
Well over a month since the phone’s debut, Apple appears to have finally caught up to the demand for the new iPhone X. All models in the US Apple Online Store are now listed as truly in stock; new iPhone X orders will deliver tomorrow. The combination of …
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The Cult of Apple: From Store Design to Spiritual Transcendence
“Appletopia” by Brett T. Robinson analyzes the Apple brand, which is the latest in a long line of American symbols that have captured the national imagination and spawned a “cult” of loyalists. Cover Courtesy Baylor University Press Appletopia: Media …
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It’s Now Too Late to Get AirPods From the Apple Store (and Most Other Places) Before 2018
It is now officially too late to secure a pair of AirPods before the end of the holiday season via the Apple online store, MacRumors reported, with orders originating in the “United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom …
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Apple Store Offline Exclusives
If you find yourself in or near Cupertino, and either are or know an Apple fanatic… it’s worth popping into BOTH the new Apple Park Visitors Store and the One Infinite Loop Store for gifts and offline exclusive goods… from t-shirts and totes, to hats …
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Friday Apple Rumors: First Korean Apple Store May Open on Dec. 30
Leading the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) rumor mill today is a possible opening date for the first Korean Apple Store. Today, we’ll look at that and other Apple Rumors for Friday. Korean Store: A new rumor claims that AAPL will be opening its first store in …
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Ojibway ‘Netflix’ launches on Apple store
Karen Pauls is an award-winning journalist who has been a national news reporter in Manitoba since 2004. She has travelled across Canada and around the world to do stories for CBC, including the 2011 Royal Wedding in London. Karen has worked in Washington …
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Apple’s new App Store guidelines could benefit messaging apps
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. One of the provisions under Apple’s new App Store guidelines will go into effect for some companies on January 1 and …
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Apple delists third highest ranked finance app from store after it was reported to be ‘fake’
Popular digital wallet service provider myetherwallet.com has distanced itself from a fake cryptocurrency wallet app which was featuring on Apple Store. The app “MyEtherWallet” featuring on iOS store was ranked as high as the third most popular app …
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New Apple App Store Guidelines Will Impact SMBs Using DIY Tools
New Apple App Store guidelines state that apps created from “commercialized template or app generation services” will be rejected from inclusion in the App Store as of Jan. 1, 2018. According to a report by TechCrunch, template and DIY services, as …
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Apple Now Allows Users To Pre-Order Apps From The App Store
Apple has announced a new feature for the App Store that allows users to pre-order apps and have them downloaded automatically upon release. The new feature has only been introduced to developers, but pre-ordering from the Apple App Store should become …
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Apple’s App Store now lets you pre-order iOS apps and games before they launch
Apple has quietly allowed developers to make their apps available for pre-order. It’s a basic feature — as Android fanatics will point out — but nevertheless one that has been missing from the App Store. Upcoming apps will now be allowed to list in …
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‘Exciting plans in store’: Apple confirms Shazam acquisition
Apple has confirmed it has bought Shazam, the music app that can identify a song by hearing just a snippet of it. The acquisition boosts Apple’s position in the music world and advances its artificial intelligence efforts. Shazam, launched in 1999, claims …
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Apple deny reports that it is retiring the iTunes Music Store from 2019
Apple has denied reports suggesting that it is preparing to retire the iTunes Music Store as soon as 2019. Digital Music News recently reported that a “phase-out” is currently underway, which will complete by early 2019. Apple launched their own …
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