Category: ios

‘Pokémon Go’ super-sizes its creatures with Mega Evolutions

[ad_1] Trainers, we have huge news coming your way… Or should we say MEGA news?Stay tuned! #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/aae4FejJ1A — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 25, 2020 You’ll only be able to Mega Evolve Beedrill, Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur at the outset. When you do, they’ll be much more powerful. They’ll amp up the attack power of […]

This $99 ‘smart case’ records when you take your birth control pill

[ad_1] Each year, an estimated 10 million people in the US take birth control pills. But remembering to take each pill can be challenging, and 80 percent of people miss at least one pill per month. That leads to an estimated one million unplanned pregnancies and may cause complications for those who take the pill […]

Amazon’s latest AR shopping tool fills your space with virtual furniture

[ad_1] Amazon’s newest AR shopping tool will let you see furniture and other home decor in your space before you buy it, TechCrunch reports. Coming to the Amazon shopping app for iOS and desktop browsers, “Room Decorator” will let you see multiple items at scale and simultaneously. You’ll be able to store photos of your […]

Apple gears up for direct iPhone sales in India

[ad_1] After Apple began building products in the country, and after plenty of glad-handing, India relaxed the retail rule in 2018. Even so, it’s taken a while for India to allow Apple (and other major foreign brands) to sell their wares direct to consumers online. And this plan was originally going to take place far […]

Microsoft backs Epic’s request to keep using Apple developer tools

[ad_1] The move was linked to an Epic memorandum supporting the Fortnite creator’s attempt to maintain access. Epic rejected Apple’s belief that Epic hadn’t provided evidence of significant harm to the Unreal Engine, pointing to both earlier documents and Microsoft’s support as proof. Epic further claimed that Apple was overreaching by threatening to take away […]

Apple won’t force WordPress to offer in-app purchases

[ad_1] As The Verge pointed out, though, the removal of any paid plan mentions may have happened well before Apple froze updates for the app. You couldn’t buy those plans, either, and any references to them were gone before Apple convinced Mullenweg to add in-app purchases. He added that Apple had dismissed earlier offers to […]

Apple apparently blocked WordPress app updates to force IAP support

[ad_1] In yet another example of Apple’s increasingly-strained relationship with developers, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg tweeted that the free WordPress app on iOS hadn’t seen updates for a while because “we were locked by App Store.” According to his tweet, there was no way for the company to issue updates or bug fixes until it […]

Disney+ will allow in-app ‘Mulan’ purchases via Apple, Google and Roku

[ad_1] Disney: What is Premier Access? Starting September 4, with Premier Access, you can watch Mulan before it’s available to all Disney+ subscribers. Disney+ will offer Premier Access to Mulan for $29.99 on disneyplus.com and select platforms, including Apple, Google, and Roku. Once you have Premier Access to Mulan, you can watch as many times […]

Apple court filing claims Epic’s ‘Fortnite’ setup is like shoplifting

[ad_1] “When Apple refused to fundamentally alter the way it does business to appease Epic, Epic resorted to sudden, unilateral action that blatantly breached its contracts with Apple, and simultaneously filed this lawsuit, which seeks to justify its deliberate breaches after the fact,” Schiller said.  The tech giant goes on to compare Epic’s recent attempt […]

News sites join Epic in fight against Apple’s high iOS Store fees

[ad_1] For news apps that offer subscription services, the App Store normally takes a 30 percent cut in the first year, then a 15 percent cut thereafter. However, DCN is arguing that Apple gave more favorable terms to Amazon with its Prime Video iOS app, taking only a 15 percent commission from the start — […]