[ad_1] Steam went live in 2003, five years before the debut of the App Store. It was Valve’s attempt to streamline the update process for its own games — notably Counter-Strike — with a pipeline for software fixes built directly into the client. Valve made Steam mandatory with the release of Half-Life 2 in 2004, […]
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Epic Games CEO speaks out against Apple, Google app store ‘monopoly’
[ad_1] “They [Apple] are preventing an entire category of businesses and applications from being engulfed in their ecosystem by virtue of excluding competitors from each aspect of their business that they’re protecting,” Sweeney said. Epic previously made Fortnite available to Android devices not by offering it on the Google Play Store, but instead through a […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live make an early appearance in iOS app
[ad_1] The screenshots also indicate that the Buds Live will have Active Noise Cancelling that can be toggled in the app, a Find My Earbuds feature and customizable touch controls. Not only can you decide what a single tap, double tap or long press does, but you can also disable touch controls altogether. This isn’t […]
Big tech’s reckoning starts with an antitrust committee
[ad_1] Each CEO will need to explain how their monolithic platforms, like Facebook’s social network, Google’s advertising business and Apple’s App Store, do not violate antitrust law. “Antitrust” is shorthand for the rules around businesses stifling competition in a free and fair market. That includes blocking powerful companies from buying up, copying or pricing out […]
India has banned TikTok, WeChat and many other Chinese apps
[ad_1] As is the case in many other nations, TikTok is a huge deal in India. The short-form video app has more than 200 million users in the country, and parent company ByteDance had expected to cross the 300 million mark there by the end of this year. All of the apps are still available […]
Hey email app open to all after Apple ‘definitively’ approves it
[ad_1] Apple has definitively approved HEY in the App Store!! No IAP, no 30% cut, but we’ve opened the door to a free temp address service, and use same app for work accounts. I’m so incredibly relieved! And now HEY is open to EVERYONE! No invite code needed ?❤️ https://t.co/J7OCCTFX2Z — DHH (@dhh) June 25, […]
Basecamp CEO says Apple App Store issue is about ‘absence of choice’
[ad_1] As you may know, Apple takes a 30 percent commission on paid apps and any in-app purchase. It’s no secret that a lot of developers aren’t happy with the term — the European Commission is even opening dual investigations into the App Store and Apple Pay due to complaints filed by Spotify and, based […]
Apple Pay and the App Store are under EU antitrust investigation
[ad_1] The European Commission has launched two separate antitrust investigations into Apple, focused on the App Store and Apple Pay. The executive branch of the European Union said it would consider App Store rules that force developers to use its own paym… [ad_2] Source link
Apple faces lawsuit over loot boxes in App Store games
[ad_1] Most complaints about loot boxes (aka “surprise mechanics”) in games are levelled against the developers, but the latest is aiming at the stores offering those games. AppleInsider has learned of a potential class action lawsuit accusing Apple of profiting from the distribution of games with loot boxes, whose gambling element allegedly violates California law. […]
Apple fixed the bug that prevented some iOS apps from opening
[ad_1] Are you wondering why your iPhone suddenly received dozens of app updates this weekend, even though some of them were days or even weeks old? You now have an answer. Apple has confirmed to TechCrunch that it fixed a bug in Family Sharing that prevented some iOS and iPadOS apps from opening. The company […]