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3Aug

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Elon Musk wants to speak to Apple’s Tim Cook to cut App Store fees for Twitter creators

[ad_1] X owner Elon Musk wrote a long post urging users to support the creators on its social media platform by subscribing to them. The microblogging platform recently added a new feature to support content creators where users can subscribe to an account for bonus content, a ‘subscribed' badge, and even exclusive Spaces interactions. In the post, Musk said that the company has decided not to take any commission from the revenue generated through subscriptions to creators for the first 12 months and thereafter till a $100K payout has been reached. After that, it will only take 10 percent. The billionaire also said that he will speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook about the App Store fee structure to see if it can be adjusted to maximize creator revenue.In a tweet, Musk talked about the import...

1Aug

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New rule or special treatment? Apple App Store allows Twitter to be ‘X’

[ad_1] Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) recently underwent rebranding and the app is still making new changes with each day passing. The changes created problems for other companies like Apple about how exactly to treat these changes. Earlier, it was reported that Apple might remove the Twitter app from the App Store, but now it seems like misunderstandings have been cleared. Apple has, in fact, given Musk special treatment by allowing him to change Twitter's name to the single character “X” and these changes can be seen on iPhones and iPads now.More about X name on app storeOver the last few weeks, X is slowly transitioning to logo change and small tweaks in the app to fully discard the bluebird interface of the app. With the change, X is now listed in Ap...

Apple Hit With French Complaint Over Use of Advertising Data

27Jul

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Apple Hit With French Complaint Over Use of Advertising Data

[ad_1] Apple Inc. was hit with a complaint from the French antitrust watchdog over allegations it has imposed unfair conditions for the use of user data in advertising through its app store. The statement of objection targets Apple's practices in the sector of app distribution, the regulator said Tuesday. Apple is “accused of abusing its dominant position by implementing discriminatory, non-objective and non-transparent conditions for the use of user data for advertising purposes.” Apple is facing a slew of probes from national antitrust investigations as regulators grapple with how to rein in Big Tech's dominance. EU antitrust officials are looking into whether the firm has restricted access to its payments chip. They are also engaged in a long-running probe into how Apple may have ha...

Apple Aims to Keep iPhone Shipments Steady Despite 2023 Turmoil

24Jul

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Apple Aims to Keep iPhone Shipments Steady Despite 2023 Turmoil

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is asking suppliers to produce about 85 million units of the iPhone 15 this year, roughly in line with the year before, according to people familiar with the matter.The Cupertino, California-based company is aiming to hold shipments steady despite tumult in the global economy and a projected decline in the overall smartphone market. It's likely to increase revenue overall because Apple is considering raising the price for Pro models, said the people, asking not to be named because the targets aren't public. The fortunes of Apple, the world's most valuable company, reverberate through the global economy, driving business for thousands of suppliers and fueling employment for millions from the US and China to Vietnam and India. Its shares have surged almost 50% this year,...

Apple Defies EU Over Antitrust Charges in Spotify Probe

30Jun

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Apple Defies EU Over Antitrust Charges in Spotify Probe

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is set for a showdown with European Union antitrust regulators, insisting it doesn't need to make any more changes to its App Store after it was hit by formal charges over its treatment of music streaming rivals such as Spotify Technology SA.Ahead of a hearing in Brussels on Friday, the iPhone maker insists that the EU wrongly accused it of illegal curbs on the likes of Spotify that prevent developers from steering users away from the App Store. Apple considers it already addressed any possible competition concerns over the past two years with changes that create a fair balance between the interests of Apple and app developers, according to a person familiar with the US firm's thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Apple was slapped with a revised charge sheet ...

WhatsApp on iPhone gets message editing feature with latest update; Here’s how it works

29Jun

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WhatsApp on iPhone gets message editing feature with latest update; Here’s how it works

[ad_1] WhatsApp users have finally had their wishes fulfilled as the much sought-after message editing feature has made its way onto the instant messaging platform. On May 22, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the feature to edit WhatsApp messages was finally being rolled out, however, it would take some time for all the devices to get it. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg wrote, "You can now edit your WhatsApp messages up to 15 mins after they're sent!” Surprisingly, the feature was nowhere to be seen for many Android and iOS users.But that is not the case anymore, as WhatsApp's latest iOS 23.12.76 update finally brings message editing to iPhones. How it worksWith the latest WhatsApp update, users will now have a 15-minute window to rectify any typos or errors in their messages. The...

Massive Adware infestation: Over 60,000 android apps pose threat to users’ privacy

18Jun

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Massive Adware infestation: Over 60,000 android apps pose threat to users’ privacy

[ad_1] In the past six months, cybersecurity research group Bitdefender has discovered that more than 60,000 Android apps were loaded with adware, posing a significant threat to users.Adware refers to software that is often bundled with programs, such as mobile apps. Its purpose is to generate revenue for malicious actors by displaying ads either in the foreground or background of the user's smartphone. Unfortunately, this not only causes loss of money, drains the device's battery and also causes it to overheat. Interestingly, these malicious apps were not found on the official Google Play Store but rather on third-party app store websites that can be accessed through Google Search. These unauthorized apps imitated popular applications available on the Play Store, including Netflix, You...

WWDC 2023: Apple CEO Tim Cook meets India’s Asmi Jain, Swift Student Challenge winner

9Jun

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WWDC 2023: Apple CEO Tim Cook meets India’s Asmi Jain, Swift Student Challenge winner

[ad_1] Asmi Jain, the 20-year-old Indian who won the WWDC award for creating an app playground on healthcare, has met Apple CEO Tim Cook during the WWDC 2023.Asmi had emerged as one of the winners of the Swift Student Challenge at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The challenge was for students across the world to create an original app playground using the Swift coding language. 20-year-old Asmi Jain from Indore, won the award for her app. Now, for Jain, coding is an opportunity not only to forge a unique career path, but also to help others along the way. Notably, this year, Apple had increased the number of winners from the 350 awarded in previous years to 375 so even more students could be included in the event and recognised for their artistry and ingenuity.And as a winne...

Apple bans 1474 apps from App Store on requests by governments! Check India’s count

21May

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Apple bans 1474 apps from App Store on requests by governments! Check India’s count

[ad_1] Apple keeps reviewing apps that are being offered by App Store in order to maintain privacy, security, and content standards. Recently, Apple has provided a comprehensive overview of how the App Store safeguards against fraud and ensures the protection of developers and customers in the form of the "2022 App Store Transparency Report." The data shows how Apple operates the App Store in all 175 countries and regions. Amongst the huge list of apps, Apple has removed a total of 1474 apps from its App Store as per requests from governments of several countries. This holds the maximum number of removed apps in China with a whopping number of 1435. In India, the government asked Apple to remove 14 apps from App Store, while in Pakistan government had taken down 10 apps. However, Apple ...

Apple Wins Epic Court Battle While Ceding Ground on App Store

26Apr

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Apple Wins Epic Court Battle While Ceding Ground on App Store

[ad_1] Apple Inc. notched another victory in its long-running court battle to block Epic Games Inc. from breaking down barriers in the App Store, but the iPhone maker's moneymaking fortress remains under siege.Years of complaints from app developers and scrutiny from governments globally have already forced Apple to rewrite some of the rules protecting its dominance in the $160 billion app distribution marketplace — and more changes are on the way. But the overall impact on Apple's bottom line and hold on the App store is likely limited, with the fees it charges not changing. While Epic, the maker of the popular Fortnite game, on Monday lost an appeals court fight to lift Apple's ban on third-party app marketplaces on its operating system, the intense pressure coming from rivals includi...