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App Store discovery improved after Apple's iOS 11 redesign, study claims

The redesigned iOS App Store, launched last September, seems to have finally fulfilled developers' wishes for easier discovery, according to a recent study.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 8

App Store could get flooded with gambling apps, after SCOTUS kills sports wager ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a 1992 law that barred most states from allowing sports wagers. AppleInsider takes a look at what that means for gambling apps in the App Store.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 33

Hands On: WeatherKit for iPhone and iPad is a beautiful forecasting app for everyone

There is no shortage of weather apps on the App Store — we don't want to count how many we've tried. There are great ones, and WeatherKit is among them.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 19

US DOJ sides with Apple over App Store antitrust allegations in Supreme Court brief

The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Apple's fight against a class action suit alleging that the company violates antitrust laws in regards to how it assesses app store fees, and how it decides what is hosted on the App Store.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 0

Proposed EU rules could require Apple to explain App Store rankings, defend take from subscriptions

The European Union on Thursday proposed a new set of laws governing platform holders like Apple, Amazon, and Google, intended to improve transparency and non-discrimination in relation to the smaller businesses that depend on them.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 26

Featured spots in iOS 11 App Store can drive app downloads up to 800 percent

Apple's new "Game of the Day," "App of the Day" and other featured spots can drive downloads significantly more than prior efforts to highlight new and outstanding apps, new app analytics claim.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 3

Amazon touts 100M Prime users as Apple quietly passes a quarter-billion paid subscriptions

Apple now has a customer base of more than 250 million paid subscriptions across its Services offerings of Apple Music, iCloud and App Store continuing payments. Viewed against Amazon's recent announcement of 100 million Prime members, that figure is substantial. But Apple is also adding around 30 million new subscriptions every quarter.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 30

iOS release of 'Fortnite' rakes in over $25M in first 30 days

Epic Games' "Fortnite" — a free-to-play third-person shooter, which took off after adding a battle royale mode copying "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" — amassed over $25 million in its first 30 days after being ported to iOS devices, according to research data shared this week.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 15

Apple iOS App Store is trouncing Google Play in services, subscriptions

Apple's U.S. customers installed 45 new iPhone apps in 2017, a growth of 10 percent over last year, while Services revenue from In-App Purchases and Subscriptions expanded by 23 percent—driven by games, music and video streaming and dating services. And overall, Apple's U.S. App Store customers drove significantly higher revenue per user ($58) than Google Play ($38).

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 28

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