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Apple's App Store had a great summer, says Morgan Stanley

The App Store is seeing high revenue growth this quarter, analysts at Morgan Stanley claim, at the same time as predicting the launch of a 16-inch MacBook Pro and new iPad Pro models at the September iPhone event on Tuesday.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 4

Apple's Catalyst polarizes developers ahead of iOS 13, Catalina launch

After months of working with Catalyst, and just ahead of the release of macOS Catalina, developers have thoughts on what's good and what's still surprisingly bad about Apple's project to get iOS apps on the Mac.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 22

Editorial: What Apple's App Store secrecy reveals about its 'iPhone 11' event

Less than a week before Apple unveils its latest "by innovation only" iPhones, the rumor mill and data mining is in full swing. However, the most important element of Apple's global success is not contingent upon a new feature introduction or perhaps a new product initiative, but rather the continued success of the software market that acts as the ecosystem binding together virtually everything Apple sells: the App Store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 12

App Store shakeup limits simulated gambling to users aged 17+

Apple is changing how some apps are presented in the App Store, with a message to developers warning simulated gambling apps are now rated 17+ in all countries, while enabling some apps with mature content to be available to users in the Republic of Korea aged 19 or over.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 1

Risky free VPNs still available in Apple App Store & Google Play despite warnings

Apple and Google are still allowing a number of potentially unsafe free VPN apps to be downloaded from respective app stores, despite warnings that many of the apps pose a privacy risk to consumers, primarily from the apps questionable ownership by Chinese organizations.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 16

Apple facing antitrust examination in Russia

Russia has joined the list of countries taking a look at alleged antitrust law violations by Apple, this time, over removal of parental monitoring applications from the App Store.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 30

Re-emergence of China market is driving Apple's App Store recovery

Morgan Stanley is telling its investors that the growth of Apple's App Store is accelerating after a previous decline, and that this is due to the a recovery in revenues from China.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 1

Mixer vaults to top of App Store because of 'Ninja' switch from Twitch

Mixer, Microsoft's game-centric live streaming service, saw a surge of popularity that sent it to the top of the App Store charts on Friday, driven by the news celebrity streamer 'Ninja' will be moving over to it exclusively from market leader Twitch.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 9

How to fix Apple's App Store bug about 'accepting' apps before an update

If your Mac won't let you update one of Apple's apps until you click on 'Accept,' here's what to do when there is no such button.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 9

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