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Bug in Apple's iTunes and iOS App Store stopping some users from downloading or updating purchases [u]

An unknown number of users are currently unable to buy new apps or download updates because of a bug in Apple's iOS App Store, with impacted users being prompted to accept new terms and conditions in an infinite loop.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 3

TikTok returns to App Store in India following week-long ban

Popular Chinese video sharing app TikTok is again available on India's app stores, ending a week-long, court-ordered ban that restricted downloads of the title in its largest growth market.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 5

Apple pulls TikTok from India's App Store in compliance with government ban

Following weeks of legal wrangling, Apple and Google on Wednesday complied with government demands and removed popular video sharing app TikTok from their respective app stores.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 7

Editorial: HomePod is as powerful as the iPhone 6, so let's have an App Store for it

Amazon and Google have the reputation for selling smart speakers with far more features than Apple's HomePod. Yet Apple's brilliant music player is really a powerful device that just needs an App Store to make it the smartest speaker of them all.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 40

Netherlands competition regulator investigating App Store dominance abuse claims

Apple is being investigated by a competition regulator in the Netherlands over the dominance of the App Store to determine if Apple has abused its position in the app marketplace, and has put out a call to developers asking for examples of potential abuses.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 12

Hands on: Pixelmator Photo is king of the iPad photo editing apps

Since Pixelmator Photo is now available for iPad, AppleInsider takes you on a deep dive of the features and performance you can expect from the latest tablet-bound image editor.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 18

App Store revenue still stable, with Chinese gaming revenue remaining a highlight

The App Store is continuing to be a stable source of Services revenue for Apple, Morgan Stanley analysts claim, with revenue from the digital storefront up 15 percent year-on-year on the back of Chinese gaming revenue, but entertainment-related apps are apparently worth monitoring for a potential downturn.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 3

Pixelmator Photo arrives next week on iPad, available for preorder now

After being highlighted onstage at Apple's iPad Pro special event last fall, Pixelmator Photo will be released next week, and customers can get their preorder in right now on the iOS App Store.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 3

App Store spending forecast to double, hit $96 billion by 2023

The public's App Store spending should double between now and 2023 to hit $96 billion and retain a commanding lead over Android, analytics firm SensorTower predicted on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3

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