App Store economy in Canada now supports 243,000 jobs, up 18%

Apple says that the App Store now supports more than 243,000 jobs in Canada, an increase of 18% year-over-year, adding that the marketplace has become a "resilient source of opportunity."

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1

Apple decides to skip upcoming Senate antitrust hearing, drawing criticism

U.S. lawmakers are urging Apple to reconsider its decision not to testify in an upcoming Senate subcommittee hearing on antitrust issues in mobile app stores.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 22

Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia paused as US trial looms

An Australian judge has ordered a stay on the Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia as the two companies continue to battle it out in the U.S.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Epic lays out its case as the injured party in dispute with Apple that it created

Court documents filed by Epic Games claim that the company has been damaged by Apple's control over the App Store despite its own contractual violation, and calls out "arbitrary" review decisions.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 8

Another $1 million scam app surfaces amid App Store legal battles

Kosta Eleftheriou uncovered yet another app scam on the App Store that grosses $1 million a month exemplifying Apple's troubled review process.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 24

Apple hit with another lawsuit claiming it benefits from illegal gambling apps

Apple has been hit with another class action lawsuit claiming that it profits from illegal gambling apps on the App Store.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 14

All Google flagship iOS apps now feature privacy nutrition labels

All of Google's major apps on the App Store now feature privacy nutrition label data, per new Apple developer guidelines that took effect in late 2020.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1

Morgan Stanley cuts AAPL price target to $156 over stagnant peer stock prices

Morgan Stanley has raised its 2021 and 2022 Apple Services revenue forecast, but has revised its AAPL price target down to $156 to reflect warier investor outlooks surrounding the company's peers.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Facebook, Apple quarrel over documents in Epic Games v. Apple dispute

Facebook is refusing to produce additional documents in the Epic Games versus Apple App Store legal dispute despite continued requests from the iPhone maker.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1

U.S. moving to impose retaliatory tariffs on countries taxing digital goods

The U.S. plans to enact new retaliatory tariffs on nations that tax digital goods from American internet companies, including those that tax App Store purchases.

Will Shanklin 5 years ago 27

Apple rejecting apps that collect data for 'device fingerprinting'

As part of previously announced plans to safeguard the App Store and users of its various platforms, Apple this week began to reject apps and app updates crafted with third-party SDKs integrating "device fingerprinting" data collection techniques.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 22

US iPhone users spent an average of $138 on the App Store in 2020

U.S. iPhone users spent an average of $138 on apps in 2020, an increase of 38% year-over-year, and that figure is poised to increase in 2021.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Republican lawmakers grill Apple, Amazon and Google over Parler removal

Republican lawmakers on the House and Senate antitrust committees have penned letters to Apple, Google, and Amazon, pressing them on the platform removal of fringe social media platform Parler.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Reopening, end of Apple TV+ trial are risks to Services revenue, bearish analyst says

Goldman Sachs believes that a slowdown in App Store growth and the possibility of an end to Apple TV+ free trials presents "significant downside risk" to Apple's investors looking ahead to 2022.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 13

App spending surged 40% year-over-year to a record high of $32 billion in Q1

Consumers spent a total of $32 billion on apps across both the App Store and Google Play in the first quarter of 2021, up 40% from the year before.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 4

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