Apple’s policy of not allowing app developers to integrate third party payment methods with their services was upheld as ‘unlawful’ by a California appeals court earlier this week. The iPhone maker takes a 30 percent cut on all in-app purchases and enforces strict App Store rules. The court ruling could bring changes to Apple’s App … Read more
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against “relevant” app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple’s App Store. The company’s artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China’s closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT. Baidu said it had lodged lawsuits … Read more
Apple won its appeal against the decision by Britain’s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet‘s Google in mobile browsers, and … Read more
Apple has launched a dedicated classical music app, Apple Music Classical. The app is available for download on the App Store. The app is said to offer the world’s largest classical musical catalogue with over 5 million tracks, according to Apple. The app is free for Apple Music subscribers. Apple Music Classical is available in … Read more
Apple has announced that it is making changes to prices for apps listed on the App Store and to in-app purchases. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant that deals with 44 currencies across 175 iOS app storefronts, has made adjustments to pricing in order to correct for fluctuating foreign exchange rates and tax policy changes in … Read more