App Store

Alexa Tops Apple’s Free App Downloads
Alexa Tops Apple’s Free App Downloads
December 26, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

A large number of people received Amazon Echoes and Fitbits this holiday season, according to Apple’s App Store, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 26). Amazon’s...

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Malicious Apps Gained Access To Some Facebook, Twitter Users’ Personal Info
Malicious Apps Gained Access To Some Facebook, Twitter Users’ Personal Info
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

After using their accounts to log into specific Android apps downloaded from the Google Play store, Twitter and Facebook noted that the personal information of hundreds of...

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Apple To Pull All 181 Vaping Apps From App Store
Apple To Pull All 181 Vaping Apps From App Store
November 15, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Apple is pulling all 181 vaping-related apps currently available on its App Store as health concerns mount over vaping-related illnesses and 42 vaping-related deaths, Axios...

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EU: Apple Pay May Be Stifling Payments Competition
EU: Apple Pay May Be Stifling Payments Competition
November 07, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said numerous grievances have been filed with the European Commission concerning Apple Pay and its negative effect on competition in...

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Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps
Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps
October 13, 2019  |  Google

High-interest consumer loans — often known as payday advances — are now banned from having apps on the Google Play store, The Wall Street Journal...

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App Store, Google Play See $22B In Q3 Mobile App Spend
App Store, Google Play See $22B In Q3 Mobile App Spend
October 10, 2019  |  Earnings

Two recent studies on app activity show that global app revenue grew significantly year-over-year in the third quarter of 2019. A Sensor Tower study said...

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Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
October 04, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

As part of its continuing probe into potential antitrust practices that hamper competition, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has asked Spotify for information...

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Congress Seeks Competition Info From Apple
Congress Seeks Competition Info From Apple
September 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is conducting an investigation into Apple over potential antitrust practices, and on Friday (Sep. 13) it requested information about the...

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Antitrust Concerns Prompt Apple To Change App Store Search 
Antitrust Concerns Prompt Apple To Change App Store Search 
September 09, 2019  |  Apple

Search results in the Apple App Store will no longer feature Apple’s own apps first, The New York Times reported on Monday (Sept. 9).  Competitors raised...

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