Fortnite maker Epic Games has filed suit against after the tech giants remove the game from their digital marketplaces.
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Facebook Says Apple In-App Fees Hurt Businesses During Covid
Facebook Inc. joined a growing list of developers to publicly criticize Apple Inc. over its revenue-sharing policy for in-app purchases, suggesting the iPhone maker’s fee structure is hurting small …
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Apple and Google pull Fortnite from app stores, Epic Game sues
Fortnite maker Epic is now suing both Apple and Google after the tech giants removed the game from their digital marketplaces.
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Apple just removed ‘Fortnite’ from the App Store, and the company behind the game hit back with a scathing video that roasts the iPhone maker’s most iconic ad
“Fortnite” creator Epic Games has declared war on Apple’s controversial App Store policies with a new video titled “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite.” …
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Google just booted ‘Fortnite’ from the Play Store, hours after Apple banned it from the iPhone and iPad App Store
Google has followed Apple and kicked Fortnite from the Play Store, after Epic introduced an update that broke the company’s app policies.
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Apps using Apple-Google Exposure Notification API see robust adoption in Ireland and Germany
Apple and Google’s joint coronavirus contact tracing effort, dubbed the Exposure Notification API, has seen reasonably rapid uptake internationally despite continued pushback from U.S. states.
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New WhatsApp Update Reveals Exciting News For Apple iPad Users
As I’ve reported before, the biggest missing feature with WhatsApp is its pitiful options for multiple device access. Its desktop app is clunky—and that’s being kind. Its iPad app non-existent. We all …
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WhatsApp working on multiple device support with chat sync
WhatsApp Web requires a phone to be powered on and connected to the web, but this new multiple device support won’t need to constantly connect back to a phone and will allow people to use WhatsApp on …
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8 iPhone and Android photo-editing apps you need to download ASAP
The iPhone app store on iOS and Google Play store on Android are full of creative apps that can give your existing shots a whole new look, all from the comfort of your sofa. I’ve rounded up a …
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Don’t Trust Facebook? Now You Have These Two Brilliant WhatsApp Alternatives
The security differences between the two are night and day—and you really don’t want to be using anything but a fully secured messenger these days. For the same reason, I have also advised users of …
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Apple objects to app’s pear logo trademark application
Apple has reportedly objected to a meal planner app’s logo of a pear, with the iPhone maker allegedly objecting to a trademark application for a fruit-based logo.
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Trump’s ban of Chinese apps has lots of precedent in other countries, and Apple and Google comply
Overall, Apple removed 851 apps in the year between July 2018 and June 2019, and the vast majority of requests came from China.
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Apple’s block of Xcloud & Stadia game streaming apps is at best consumer-hostile
Apple’s policies have effectively spiked an entire category of gaming apps that are no different from a security, technical, or content review standpoint than controlling a Netflix movie with a …
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Dow Jones Down on Jobs Report, China App Bans; Apple and Microsoft Stocks Are Biggest Losers
Job growth slowed in July, and two popular Chinese apps will be effectively banned in the U.S. in 45 days. The Dow’s big tech components underperformed badly.
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5 photo apps that make your iPhone photos look like film
We round up five of our favorite analog-inspired photo apps available on iOS, from sleek and simple to clever and robust.
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You can edit an iPhone video selfie with the new Facetune Video app. Here’s how
Facetune applies its real-time editing features to videos of your face with its new app for iOS. You make a video of yourself to post on social media and suddenly notice that the lighting isn’t right, …
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WhatsApp just rolled out a feature every chat app needs
WhatsApp fake news campaigns have been surging during the novel coronavirus pandemic, with disinformation about the COVID-19 origins and cures going viral. Facebook just rolled out a brand new …
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