According to an e-mai, Apple Inc will delay the launch of its podcast subscription service until next month, following a few podcast creators having delay issues with their shows appearing on its platform after upload. Earlier this year in April, Apple had said it was introducing a service that would let podcast creators charge for their…
In a significant development, a federal judge said, she was “inclined” to grant Epic Games’ request to block Apple Inc’s move to remove its developer accounts from its App Store saying she saw “no competition” to Apple’s App Store on the iPhone. The development comes in the wake of Epic filing an antitrust lawsuit against…
A letter posted by a trade body shows, major news publishers seeking more favorable terms from Apple Inc on commissions it collects from them through its app store. The letter, addressing Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, was posted on the website of Digital Content Next (DCN) which represents the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times…
In a statement, Apple Inc said, it will stop taking a cut of some sales for “qualifying” streaming video services on iPhones and other Apple devices, including Amazon.com’s Prime Video. So as to make a cut from online purchases from apps that are there on its App Store, Apple requires developers to use Apple’s own…
The development revolves around a highly invasive technology called Mobile Device Management. On Thursday, antitrust authorities in Russia disclosed, they have begun investigating Apple Inc following a complaint from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab that Cupertino may be abusing its dominant market position. Russia’s FAS stated it was investigating why a new version of Kaspersky Lab’s…
This is the second such setback for Microsoft in China. Microsoft’s search engine Bing has become the latest foreign technology service to be closed down by Chinese authorities. As per Microsoft’s statement, its Bing search engine has been blocked in China. “We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine…
The development underscores the strict rules companies have to comply in to operate in China with Beijing’s regulator trying to create a cyberspace with enhanced censorship policies. Apple has stated it has withdrawn lottery apps from its App Store in China midst tightening regulations and a barrage of criticism from China’s state media. According to…
Google’s customers have been reassured by the fact that Google Ads will now serve as an all-encompassing front door for ad sellers and advertisers. On Wednesday, in one of Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s biggest re-branding exercise, the search engine giant disclosed that it is further streamlining the entry point for ad sellers and advertisers and is…
Google is ramping up its efforts to gain more strategic size in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market. On Thursday, in a strategic step aimed at increasing its footprint in China, Alphabet Inc’s Google Inc launched a file management tool in several Chinese app stores. The Chinese market, the biggest smartphone market in the world,…
One probable reason for the rejection could be a conflict centering in-app purchases. In a move aimed at protecting its ability to make money from in-app purchases from games on its mobile devices, Apple Inc blocked Steam, a leading online store for downloaded games, from extending its reach into its iPhhones. Steam had wanted to…
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