Apple explains how App Store reviews are summarized with AI

Apple's iconic App Store was recently updated to feature AI-generated summaries of user reviews, and now we know how it all works.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 1

How to play classic arcade games on your iPhone or iPad

A new emulator app in the App Store means you can now play MAME ROMs on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Here's how to get started.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 1

Apple rebrands its advertising business as 'Apple Ads'

As Apple expands its advertising business, the company has renamed its former "Apple Search Ads" to "Apple Ads," reflecting the expansion of ad placement.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 4

Apple given permission to keep TikTok in App Store until US deal is finalized

Apple has been told it is allowed to keep the TikTok app in the App Store, following a US government assurance that no action should be taken for another 75 days.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 1

iOS 18.4 appears to be restoring deleted apps and installing new ones

Since the release of iOS 18.4, an unknown number of users are reporting the appearance of apps on their iPhones that they either previously deleted — or have never installed.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 5

Apple's App Store used to host free VPN apps with ties to China military

The App Store hosted a number of VPN apps with ties to a Chinese military-affiliated company sanctioned by the US, with millions of downloads between them all.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 8

EU antitrust agency may not fine Apple much to avoid tariff war escalation

The European Union is set to fine Apple because of the App Store's claimed violations of the Digital Markets Act, but the sum will reportedly be minimal, to avoid the ire of President Donald Trump.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 22

How to install App Store apps on an external SSD

Apple's macOS Sequoia now lets you install apps on external SSD drives instead of taking up space on your internal one — but it doesn't tell you this, so here's how to do it.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 7

New Utah law forces big tech to add age verification, Apple is already prepared

Utah's new App Store Accountability Act will force companies like Apple and Google to verify the ages of new App Store users in the state.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 2

Apple won't be forced into allowing third party app marketplaces in Brazil, for now

A Federal Civil Court judge ruled that Apple will not be required to enable sideloading in Brazil, meaning that the iPhone maker can continue to distribute apps exclusively via the App Store.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 0

'Resident Evil 3' lurches onto iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Gamers can now play "Resident Evil 3" on their iPhone, iPad, and Mac, as the zombie horror franchise continues to infest Apple's platforms.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 1

Apple quietly launches new app to help firms improve Apple Maps

Apple appears to be expanding its pool of partner companies supplying data for Apple Maps, as it has now released an app especially for firms to contribute updated information.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 3

Epic Games insists that Apple flouted its App Store anti-steering injunction

Epic Games managed to force Apple into some App Store concessions with legal activity and campaigning, but it doesn't seem to have gone the way it planned. In a court filing Epic lays out how it believes Apple has gone wrong with its steering rule changes.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 5

Brazil gives Apple 90 days to enable third-party app marketplaces on iOS

Apple has been forced to enable sideloading for iPhone users in Brazil within the next three months or face daily fines for non-compliance.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 16

Tweetbot creators tease Phoenix, a new Bluesky client

Fans of Tweetbot for Twitter and Ivory for Mastodon have reason to get excited all over again as the developers at Tapbots tease a Bluesky client called Phoenix.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 6

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