Google Google finally updated Gmail's App Store entry with privacy 'nutrition labels' It still has at least seven others that don't have data collection information listed By Cal Jeffrey, February 23, 2021, 1:47 PM
Google Security Google still has not updated most of its iOS apps since privacy labeling took effect 'This app is out of date'---It sure is By Cal Jeffrey, February 12, 2021, 1:04 PM 17 comments
Software The Web North Dakota lawmakers float bill targeting 'monopolistic' app stores If passed, Apple and Google could not force app makers to use their payment systems in ND anymore By Cal Jeffrey, February 10, 2021, 5:29 PM 17 comments
Apple Google Apple and Google sued by ex-ambassador over failure to remove Telegram from app stores It's alleged that the app facilitates violence and extremism By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2021, 9:34 AM 19 comments
Software Mobile Apple's App Store generated sales of $64 billion in 2020 Almost twice the amount generated by Google's Play Store By Adrian Potoroaca, January 8, 2021, 4:09 PM
Apple Mobile Apple's App Store saw $1.8 billion in spending during Christmas week A single-day record of $540 million was set on New Year's Day By Rob Thubron, January 7, 2021, 8:28 AM
Software Apple Apple backtracks, says macOS utility Amphetamine can remain on the App Store Apple previously said the app name promoted inappropriate use of controlled substances By Joe White, January 3, 2021, 2:37 PM
Apple Mobile Apple purges 46,000 apps from its Chinese App Store More than 39,000 were pay-to-play games By Cal Jeffrey, December 31, 2020, 12:41 PM 46 comments
Apple Industry Apple is trimming App Store commission fee to 15 percent for devs that make less than $1 million per year The new policy could deflect antitrust complaints By Shawn Knight, November 18, 2020, 11:36 AM 10 comments
Apple Gaming Apple kills workaround players were using to play Stadia games on Apple devices Developer agreement disallows use of APIs in any way that Apple did not intend By Cal Jeffrey, October 21, 2020, 4:26 PM 11 comments
Software Industry Microsoft takes a not-so-subtle dig at Apple and Google, lays out new Windows Store principles Hopes to set an example for other app stores By Adrian Potoroaca, October 8, 2020, 5:52 PM 11 comments
Software Mobile App revenue grew to $29 billion in Q3 2020, with two thirds being generated by Apple's App Store Mobile apps govern our lives more than ever By Adrian Potoroaca, October 3, 2020, 8:40 AM
Google Mobile Google demands app developers start using its billing system next year Netflix and Spotify apps use credit card payment options By Rob Thubron, September 29, 2020, 7:03 AM 10 comments
Industry Apple Apple temporarily waives its 30-percent fee on Facebook events for small-businesses It's making a three-month exception during Facebook's one-year Covid relief effort. That's a 25% discount! By Cal Jeffrey, September 25, 2020, 3:59 PM
Industry Apple Apple critics Spotify, Epic, and others form coalition to fight for App Store changes The Coalition for App Fairness takes issue with Apple's rules By Rob Thubron, September 25, 2020, 6:15 AM 10 comments
Apple Gaming Microsoft calls Apple's new guidelines for cloud gaming "a bad experience for customers" Apple's revamped rules technically allow for cloud gaming on iOS and iPadOS, but not in the way game publishers had hoped By Joe White, September 12, 2020, 11:05 AM 16 comments
Tech Culture Apple Apple makes subtle changes to the App Store review policy, adds appeal mechanism for developers Cupertino has been facing increasing pressure from developers and antitrust regulators By Humza Aamir, September 1, 2020, 7:46 AM
The Web Apple Apple stops Facebook from informing users of 30% App Store fee It's "irrelevant" information, says the company worth over $2 trillion By Rob Thubron, August 28, 2020, 5:16 AM 55 comments
Gaming Apple Latest Fortnite update will leave iPhone and iPad users behind Chapter 2 - Season 4 of Fortnite won't come to Apple devices By J.D. Wheeler, August 26, 2020, 3:40 PM
Software Apple Apple allegedly halts updates for WordPress' iOS app due to its lack of in-app purchases The App Store saga continues By Cohen Coberly, August 21, 2020, 6:12 PM 16 comments
Mobile Software Apple purges thousands of games from the App Store in China Chinese regulatory pressures could lead to App Store shutdown By Adrian Potoroaca, August 19, 2020, 5:30 PM 12 comments
Gaming Apple Epic Games files a lawsuit against Apple following Fortnite's App Store removal Epic says Apple has an unlawful App Store monopoly By Cohen Coberly, August 13, 2020, 5:23 PM 29 comments
Gaming Epic fights against 'exorbitant' app store fees with new 'Direct Payment' method All Fortnite purchases are also permanently discounted, except for those made through Apple and Google By Cal Jeffrey, August 13, 2020, 2:19 PM 7 comments
Apple Mobile Russian competition watchdog wants Apple to stop abusing its App Store power The Cupertino company is under pressure to relax App Store's guidelines By Adrian Potoroaca, August 10, 2020, 10:16 PM 21 comments
Software Mobile Facebook blames Apple's App Store policies for launching incomplete Facebook Gaming on iOS Any app that even remotely resembles an "app store" is not okay in Apple's book By Adrian Potoroaca, August 7, 2020, 4:49 PM 7 comments