The lookalike popups require less than 30 lines of code and could be sneaked into an otherwise legitimate app that has already found its way into Apple’s App Store. The popups are a common part of the iOS experience for many users, this author included.
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Supreme Court asks Trump administration for thoughts on App Store pricing lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court is asking the Trump administration for opinions on whether it should hear Apple’s attempt to dismiss a years-long class-action lawsuit, which claims the company has inflated App Store prices by charging developers a 30 percent …
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Apple Store news – More FREE coding sessions announced and here’s how to take part
With the digital world rapidly influencing every part of our daily lives, learning how to code is now a vital skill. Schools recently began including coding as part of the National Curriculum with a recent survey revealing that a quarter of children say it …
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Apple Quietly Removed Free App Of The Week Section From App Store
Apple’s iOS 11 surely came with a lot of changes and improvements. However, the new software update also removed something from the App Store, and it’s none other than the Free App of the Week section. Thus, iPhone and iPad users can no longer take …
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Apple still offers an iTunes version with App Store, Ringtones and other features removed in ‘focused’ iTunes 12.7
For people mourning the loss of a desktop iTunes client to store their app library or check the best-selling app charts, there is some hope. It has been noticed on Reddit that Apple offers a special version of iTunes, iTunes 12.6.3, which retains the …
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Apple Says App Store, iTunes, and Some Other Services Experiencing ‘Intermittent Issues’ [Resolved]
Apple has updated its System Status page to indicate that some users may be experiencing “intermittent issues” with the App Store, iTunes, Apple Music, and select other services in the United States and other countries. The issues began shortly before 11 a …
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App Store, Apple Music, iTunes & other services hit by ongoing network issues [u]
A host of public- and developer-facing Apple online services —including flagships like the App Store, the iTunes Store, Apple Music, and the Mac App Store —were encountering unspecified difficulties, according to the company’s system status trackers.
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It’s not just you: Apple’s online services are down for some users right now
Apple online services including Apple Music, the iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple TV are down for some users this morning. Apple’s cloud services dashboard shows “intermittent issues” for “some users,” although it’s only affecting certain …
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Apple inches closer to India retail store, iPhone unit
India gave Chinese smartphone maker Oppo permission to open its own single-brand stores, which makes the path smoother for Apple. Brands typically need to manufacture 30% of products sold in the stores within the country. A top Indian bureaucrat says the …
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What Apple’s App Store can teach us about digital transformation
To help drive the company vision forward, CIOs need to decentralize IT and foster a culture of self-service not unlike that of Apple’s App Store. When the iPhone launched in 2007, Steve Jobs didn’t want the device to include native third-party apps.
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Apple to Remove Dice and Educational Games Subcategories, Catalogs Category From App Store
Apple today informed developers that as of now, the Dice subcategory in the Games section of iTunes Connect has been eliminated, with Apple planning to remove the Dice section from the App Store in the near future. Developers who have apps in the Dice …
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Apple confirms overhauled Century City store coming to Los Angeles later in 2017
Apple has validated recent rumors by announcing an updated store for Los Angeles’s Westfield Century City mall, located on Santa Monica Boulevard. A facade that may be concealing construction on the new store. Image Credit: Pete Nichols via MacRumors The …
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Apple pulls Catalogs category from App Store, Dice & Educational subcategories under Games
Apple on Wednesday informed developers that it’s removing three sections from the iOS App Store, including the Catalog category, and two Games subcategories, Dice and Educational. Any catalog apps will automatically be migrated to the Shopping category on …
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Apple Announces All-New Store Opening at Century City in Los Angeles Later This Year
Apple has announced it will be opening an all-new retail store at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, California later this year. “We’ve got something special in store for you,” says Apple. “Introducing the all-new Century City. Join us this fall.
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Apple removes Dice Games, Educational Games, and Catalogs categories from App Store
Apple has today announced that it is removing the Catalogs category, as well as the Educational and Dice subcategory (under Games) from the App Store. Apple has sent out emails to developers who are affected by this change, those that have apps currently …
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A dating app with a racist ad and an income filter is now on Apple’s App Store
Dating app HighBlood attracted furious criticism for a Facebook post that said “no banglas, no maids, no uglies” The app was originally rejected by Apple’s App Store, but that decision was reversed Founder Herbert Eng said he has not received investor …
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The executive Steve Jobs hired to develop Apple Stores says reports of a retail apocalypse are ‘ridiculous’ (AAPL)
You can buy it on the web and pick it up in the store. How many people bought an iPhone 8 and picked it up in an Apple store the other day? I don’t know, but I’m sure it was a bunch. Where did they go to do that? To the Apple store in the shopping center …
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