Senate bills will do real harm to consumer privacy & security, Apple argues

Apple has sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers strongly voicing its opposition to several antitrust bills, claiming that the proposed acts would hurt competition, stifle innovation, and harm consumer privacy and security.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 7

U.S. Senate's App Store reform bill debate set for Thursday

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will debate the "Open App Markets Act" on Thursday, a bipartisan bill that if passed as-is could impact how Apple manages the App Store.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 6

Dutch regulator will examine Apple's App Store dating app payment proposal

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets will be looking into Apple's proposal for how it plans to handle dating app alternative payment options, to see if the company has sufficiently complied with the regulatory order.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 10

Dutch App Store change allows dating apps to take third-party payments

Apple has confirmed it will be complying with a regulatory order to change its App Store payment rules, by allowing dating apps in the Netherlands to use third-party payment mechanisms.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 11

Developers can now submit claims to get part of $100M App Store settlement

Small App Store developers can now apply to get their portion of a settlement originating from a class action lawsuit levied at Apple by app makers in 2019.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 2

'Fortnite' returns to the iPhone through Nvidia's Geforce Now

Nvidia and Epic Games have announced that "Fortnite" will make its return to Apple platforms through the GeForce Now cloud streaming service, though only via web browser.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 6

No immediate risks to App Store despite lower ad spending, analyst says

App Store privacy changes are driving advertising money elsewhere, but investment bank Cowen believes that the trend doesn't have any immediate risks and may only have a modest impact on Services growth.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 2

Apple & Google sued by 'PUBG: Battlegrounds' developer over clones

The developer of "PUBG: Battlegrounds" is suing Apple and Google for refusing to stop selling alleged ripoffs on the App Store and Google Play Store.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 7

Apple updates tax and prices for App Store in Ukraine, Zimbabwe, others

Apple on Wednesday has released a list of updated pricing and proceed adjustments for apps and in-app purchases sold through the App Store in certain regions.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 0

Out of 21 million available apps, 233 made more than $100 million in 2021

A comprehensive new report into iOS and Android usage worldwide says that US users spent 4.1 hours daily on their phones, and blockbuster apps are few and far between.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

Amidst backlash, Apple has purged most of the Wordle clones from the App Store

Apple appears to have removed most of the unlicensed Wordle game clones that had been flooding the App Store.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

Tumblr backtracks on blocking sensitive content on iOS, makes it optional

An update to Tumblr's iOS app adds the ability to turn off its mass blocking of sensitive, or even potentially sensitive, material.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 9

'Wordle' clones further illustrate the curation problem in the App Store

Clones of popular word-guessing game "Wordle" are flooding the App Store, including one that steals the name and hijacks the intent of the original with in-app subscriptions. It's in Apple's best interest to take them down.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 11

Apple will allow alternative payment systems in South Korea App Store

Apple must now allow alternative payment systems in South Korea to maintain compliance with a new law that forbids tech companies like Google and Apple from forcing their own in-app payment systems.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 23

SEC denies third Apple bid to block shareholder proposals

Following a third refusal to allow Apple to block a shareholder proposal, the company will have to address issues with the App Store in China at its annual meeting in March.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 6

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