App Store

Google Play Adds Budgeting To In-App Purchases
Google Play Adds Budgeting To In-App Purchases
April 17, 2019  |  Google

Google is helping Google Play users manage their in-app purchases, adding a budgeting feature on the app. First spotted by VentureBeat, the feature gives users...

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Dutch Antitrust Agency To Investigate Apple Over App Favoritism
Dutch Antitrust Agency To Investigate Apple Over App Favoritism
April 11, 2019  |  Regulation

Apple is being investigated by the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) over accusations that it gives precedence to its own apps over competitors,...

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Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
Why Me-Too Services Can’t Save Apple
April 01, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never...

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App Spending On iOS, Google Play To Reach $156B By 2023
App Spending On iOS, Google Play To Reach $156B By 2023
March 29, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

A new report has projected that global user spending in mobile apps on Apple’s App Store and Google Play will reach $156 billion by 2023....

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EU Reg Mulls Apple Antitrust Investigation
EU Reg Mulls Apple Antitrust Investigation
March 15, 2019  |  Apple

The European Union’s competition regulator might launch a probe of Apple over antitrust allegations. The tech giant is accused of using its app store to...

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Spotify’s Antitrust Verse In Growing Chorus Against Apple’s Apps   
Spotify’s Antitrust Verse In Growing Chorus Against Apple’s Apps  
March 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

And, now, a bit of disharmony in the music streaming business. As reported Wednesday (March 13), Spotify, the music streaming juggernaut, has filed an antitrust...

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Apple Users Get 10 Percent Bonus If They Add Money To Apple ID
Apple Users Get 10 Percent Bonus If They Add Money To Apple ID
March 11, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is running a new promotion in which App Store and iTunes users can get a 10 percent bonus when they add money to an...

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Warren Pitches Plan To Break Up Big Tech
Warren Pitches Plan To Break Up Big Tech
March 08, 2019  |  Regulation

In an effort that could limit Silicon Valley’s growth, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has put out a plan to break up large tech firms...

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Amid Privacy Concerns, Epic Halts Additions To Health App Store
Amid Privacy Concerns, Epic Halts Additions To Health App Store
March 07, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Epic Systems, a large digital medical records vendor, froze enrollment in its app store because of privacy concerns from third-party developers, according to a report...

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