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Apple’s Sideloading Strategy: Fees & Oversight for Non-App Store iPhone Apps

Apple is gearing up to adapt to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), with significant changes expected by March. This act compels Apple to permit iPhone app sideloading, aimed…

Tesla iOS App’s Premium Connectivity May Integrate Apple’s Payment System

The Tesla app for iPhone allows car owners to interact directly with their vehicles at any time and from anywhere. Tesla owners can control a plethora of functions such as…

Apple’s Support App Gets a Revamp for Better Management

The enhanced Support app from Apple now boasts a more streamlined layout, aiming to facilitate the viewing and managing of calls, chats, and reservations. Additionally, users can now access information…

Apple reinstates opposition voting app in its Russian App Store

Apple seems to have restored App Store access to a voting app run by supporters of high-profile Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny, despite demands from the Kremlin that led to…

The EU’s Digital Markets Act met with hostile reaction from Apple

Efforts in Europe to rein in online “gatekeepers” – including such Big Tech players as Apple, Google and Facebook parent company Meta – took another step forward late Thursday, when…

Apple ‘pauses’ its product sales in Russia

Amid the fast-moving situation in conflict-hit Ukraine, Apple has released a statement outlining various moves it has made in recent days in response to Russia’s attack on the country. Those…

“Truth Social” launches on Apple’s App Store

After being removed from major platforms in 2021, former President of the United States Donald Trump is making his social media comeback. His much-anticipated “Truth Social” app became available to…

Developers can now have their apps unlisted in Apple’s App Store

The App Store now allows developers to distribute unlisted apps, meaning only users with a direct link will be able to access them, as set out on Apple’s developer website….

Anonymous gossip app Yik Yak is back from the dead

“Yak is back, oh right!” Yik Yak is a social network messaging and gossip app that was founded in 2013. It offered anonymity and was popular with college students. Its…

“Netflix for Games” subscription service awaited by AppStore gamers

Apple may announce a “Netflix for Games” subscription service this week. The gaming service is expected to debut alongside a news and video service specially delivered by the tech giant….

Apple’s App Store policies fall under scrutiny again with Kaspersky launching antitrust complaint

Apple have been involved in a number of lawsuits over the years, from the slowing down of iPhones to being sued by Nokia. The tech giant has been hit with…

App Store spending up 36% from 2017 to 2018

The average spend in the US App Store during 2018 trumped 2017 by some 36 percent. iPhone users in the United States spent an average of $79 on games and…

AppStore welcomes Office 365 for Mac

As of this week, Office 365 will be available on the Mac AppStore. It made its debut on January 24th and it’s now easier than ever for Mac users to…

Appy Christmas! Apple now allows gifting within apps…

Apps seem to have taken over the world. Whether it’s those practical apps, such as online banking or shopping sites, or simply those fun games you can’t help but become…

Lego Life Is A New Social Networking App Dedicated To Lego

Social media can be an unsafe place for children, potentially exposing them to upsetting imagery and making them vulnerable to predators. This is why many social networks impose an age…