Newsmakers mostly held their collective breath ahead of next week's WWDC in San Francisco, but Apple surprised developers by announcing some major changes to the App Store, some of which will take effect as soon as Monday.
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Everything you need to know:
- Apple announced a host of changes to the App Store, favoring subscriptions > >
- Apple Watch bands by Coach will arrive on Sunday > >
- New MacBook Pros could be announced this month > >
- The ITC is investigating Apple and AT&T over patent complaints > >
- Apple sold $1.38 billion in Taiwanese bonds > >
- iTunes music downloads may still eventually be phased out > >
- Apple founded a subsidiary to resell its spare energy > >
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A roundup of all of our hottest stories this week:
Apple announces it will offer App Store subscriptions to all apps, take smaller 15% cutApple Watch bands by Coach set to launch this Sunday in three stylesRumor: New MacBook Pros will be announced by Apple this month, begin shipping in AugustITC investigates Apple & AT&T over haptic patent complaints by ImmersionApple's Taiwanese bonds come in higher than expected at $1.38BReport insists Apple 'keeping options open' on phasing out iTunes downloadsApple establishes 'Apple Energy' to resell green energy back to providersRumor: Supplier already shipping hinges for Apple's redesigned 13" MacBook ProApple Pay expansion could coincide with WWDC, Switzerland launch rumored for June 13Apple issues latest iOS 9.3.3, OS X 10.11.6 betas to public testersMore evidence of 'macOS' rebranding surfaces on Apple websiteDOJ urges Supreme Court to return Apple vs. Samsung patent case to lower courtRumor: Apple to debut iMessage for Android at WWDC 2016Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 7' to ditch Space Gray for 'Deep Blue' color optionImposters again target NYC Apple Store, pilfer $16,000 in iPhonesApple signs deal to harness energy from landfill gas in North Carolina