Mobile Industry Consumer spending on mobile apps and games to reach $133 billion by year's end App spending is up nearly 20 percent compared to last year By Shawn Knight, December 8, 2021, 3:46 PM
Apple Court shoots down Apple's motion to delay App Store payment changes Barring an emergency injunction from appellate court, devs can start linking to external payment systems on December 9 By Cal Jeffrey, November 10, 2021, 2:26 PM
Mobile Google Google is allowing third-party payments on Android in South Korea Complying with the new "Anti-Google" law By Daniel Sims, November 4, 2021, 5:36 PM
Apple Security Apple defends not allowing apps outside of App Store by detailing Android malware problems Android phones have up to 47 times more malware infections, iPhone maker stresses By Zak Islam, October 14, 2021, 2:58 PM 20 comments
Apple Gaming Apple reportedly made more money from games in 2019 than Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, and Activision Blizzard combined Thanks to the App Store cash cow By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2021, 7:43 AM 7 comments
Software Apple Apple quietly adds an App Store feature for reporting scam apps You have to scroll through the listing a little bit to get to the 'Report a problem' button By Cal Jeffrey, October 4, 2021, 12:42 PM
Apple Software Users can now rate and review Apple's first-party apps in the App Store Tell Cupertino how you really feel about its iOS built-in software By Cal Jeffrey, September 30, 2021, 2:01 PM
Apple Industry Epic v. Apple: Judge rules Apple can't prohibit developers from linking to external purchase options Court does not consider Apple a monopolist By Daniel Sims, September 10, 2021, 12:38 PM 8 comments
Apple Apple decides to allow 'reader apps' to link to external payment portals and Tim Sweeney is not happy The arrangement was made to close an antitrust investigation in Japan By Cal Jeffrey, September 2, 2021, 1:16 PM 11 comments
Mobile Software South Korea passes law forcing Google and Apple to open their app stores to alternate payment systems The final vote went through, likely to be signed by South Korea's president By Daniel Sims, August 31, 2021, 11:19 AM 17 comments
Apple Mobile Apple will make changes to App Store rules to settle class-action lawsuit The company will also pay $100 million to small developers By Adrian Potoroaca, August 27, 2021, 6:58 AM 9 comments
Apple Google South Korea may bar Google and Apple from forcing app developers to use their payment systems If approved, it could become first law of its kind in the world By Daniel Sims, August 25, 2021, 5:28 PM
Apple Google Senate proposes bill forbidding Apple and Google from forcing developers to use their payment systems Users will also have the right to sideload software to their devices if they choose By Cal Jeffrey, August 12, 2021, 2:28 PM 16 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Mobile app spending approached $65 billion in the first half of 2021, up more than 24 percent year over year Mobile app spending is up although year-over-year growth is down slightly By Shawn Knight, June 28, 2021, 4:38 PM
Mobile Security Apple says sideloading of iPhone apps would open users to serious security risks The company thinks the five newly-proposed antitrust bills would disrupt the iPhone By Adrian Potoroaca, June 23, 2021, 2:26 PM 18 comments
Apple Mobile Almost two percent of the top-grossing iPhone apps are scams, says report Caveat emptor - Buyer beware of apps asking for money By Cal Jeffrey, June 7, 2021, 12:01 PM
Mobile Software Apple: App Store ecosystem generated $643 billion in sales last year alone It could grow to $1 trillion by 2023 By Adrian Potoroaca, June 3, 2021, 10:18 PM
Apple Mobile Bug in iOS API allows developers to force users to give apps a good rating The app will not open unless you give it five stars By Cal Jeffrey, May 26, 2021, 3:39 PM 13 comments
Industry Apple Apple says it made over $100 million in commission from Fortnite The actual figure is likely a lot higher By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2021, 9:41 AM 12 comments
The Web Mobile Gmail and Facebook are first and third most popular iOS apps collecting personal information So far there has still been no Facebook 'adpocalypse' By Cal Jeffrey, May 13, 2021, 3:46 PM
Industry Apple Apple took API tools away from Hulu for upgrading subscriptions outside the App Store Using its APIs to cancel subscriptions and upgrade off-platform was not explicitly against policies at the time By Cal Jeffrey, May 7, 2021, 12:44 PM 13 comments
Industry Apple Epic exposes Apple's efforts to persuade Netflix to keep in-app subscriptions Special favors, including advertising within B&M stores and coercion by punitive means By Cal Jeffrey, May 6, 2021, 11:47 AM 15 comments
Industry Apple The Epic Games/Apple antitrust trial started with kids screaming and creating chaos If you are going to hold a public hearing via teleconference, it might be a good idea to start with everyone muted By Cal Jeffrey, May 3, 2021, 2:33 PM
Industry Apple Epic's expert witness says App Store profit margins approach 80 percent Apple contends that App Store margins cannot be accurately calculated because of its reliance on other iOS services By Cal Jeffrey, May 3, 2021, 1:08 PM
Apple Mobile Shady iOS developers are hiding casino gambling inside kids' games You can unlock the casino with a VPN set to an IP address where gambling is legal By Cal Jeffrey, April 16, 2021, 11:11 AM