Apple’s App Store faces renewed criticism as the company hosts its annual conference for app developers. Due to the pandemic, the event is being held online for the second year. In the conference that starts Monday (June 7), Apple CEO Tim Cook and company executives are addressing...
Monday (June 7) marks the kickoff of Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference, a weeklong confab, being held online (due to the coronavirus). And during that event, as is customary, the company will train the spotlight on what’s new, what’s upcoming — and of course, what’s going to...
A new Apple job ad might be looking for some cryptocurrency expertise. A Financial Times (FT) report says that the iPhone maker is looking for new talent for its payments division and is looking for a business development manager for alternative payments. According to the...
Apple is launching an affiliate program called Apple Services Performance Partner Program, which will give users access to data for podcast marketing activities like email, social promotions and digital ads, according to a company blog post. Users can also earn commissions whenever a listener buys...
Apple was called out in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report for its alleged “anti-competitive repair restrictions” that stifle independent repair businesses from fixing its devices, 9to5Mac reported. The FTC said in its report that repair restrictions have a negative effect on small businesses as well as...
Media, technology and advertising associations in Germany have initiated an antitrust complaint against Apple regarding the iPhone maker’s latest operating system, iOS 14.5, the Financial Times (FT) reported. ZAW, the German Advertising Federation, launched the complaint to Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s competition regulator. The antitrust beef was initiated...
Apple has updated its Developer page and is continuing to forgo the App Store requirement for paid online group services to use in-app purchases for payments, 9to5mac reported. The service will remain as it is until Dec. 31. “Last year, to support apps that adapted...
Apple is preparing a major overhaul to its mobile software, along with changes that could see it competing in the messaging arena with Facebook. That’s according to Bloomberg, which cites unnamed sources as saying the changes include upgrades to how users handle notifications, redesigns to...
Apple held its virtual “Spring Loaded” event Tuesday (April 20) and delivered on what industry professionals were expecting, namely a new screen for the iPad Pro, a more feature-rich Apple TV, a refresh for the iMac and a few other goodies. One of the big...
