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Apple Pay returns to Home Depot, grocery chain H-E-B starts to accept it

Two more retailers are joining the many others that support Apple Pay in the United States, with H-E-B adding and Home Depot quietly returning support to their stores.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 16

Apple requests anti-steering injunction in Epic case be tossed given new precedent

Another major twist has occurred in the Epic vs Apple case that may end with everything getting thrown out thanks to new precedents and a lack of evidence from Epic.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 11

Apple is reportedly not investing in OpenAI

Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 15

iOS 18's slow rollout will phase in Apple Intelligence over the next six months

Apple will be rolling out Apple Intelligence features to qualifying iPhones as quickly as it can, with as many as three updates before year's end. Some major components, including big changes to Siri, may have to wait until early 2025.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 8

Third-party Epic Games Store now available on iPad for EU users

"Fortnite" and other Epic-published games have returned to the iPad — though technically only for those in the European Union.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 6

Setapp Mobile launches its EU app storefront in open beta

MacPaw has rolled out Setapp Mobile in the EU as an open beta, providing its users with an all-you-can-eat alternative App Store.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 1

'Flappy Bird' resurrection is likely a ploy to push crypto

"Flappy Bird" was slated to relaunch in 2024 after more than ten years of absence from the App Store — but there are signs that it's just a crypto Ponzi scheme.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 6

Alternative iPad app stores are coming on September 16

European iPad owners will be able to download iPadOS apps from third-party app storefronts, starting September 16.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 4

'Flappy Bird' to soar onto App Store after decade-long hiatus

"Flappy Bird" fans have spent more than ten years trying to bring it back to mobile phones — and now the eponymous hero will return in 2024.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 0

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