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Apple updates App Store guidelines to welcome retro game emulators globally: Full details
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Apple updates App Store guidelines to welcome retro game emulators globally: Full details

[ad_1] In a recent move, Apple has revised its App Store guidelines to greenlight the availability of retro game emulators worldwide, providing users with the option to download titles. This significant update signals a shift in Apple's stance on emulation software, a domain previously restricted within its ecosystem. Apple's Policy ShiftThe updated regulations come with a limitation: developers must ensure compliance with copyright laws, underscoring Apple's commitment to intellectual property rights. While Android users have long enjoyed access to a plethora of emulators for vintage console games, Apple's decision is poised to incentivise developers to port their creations to the App Store platform, Techcrunch reported.  Also read: Alexa, start barking: Smart 13-year-old girl saves he...
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EU hails ‘change’ as Apple App Store opens to competition
27Jan By adminNo Comments
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EU hails ‘change’ as Apple App Store opens to competition

[ad_1] The European Union's digital enforcer celebrated on Friday the "change" underway in the tech world after Apple yielded to a new EU law by announcing it would allow alternative app stores on the iPhone for the first time.The significant overhaul, which will take place in March when the European Union's sweeping Digital Markets Act comes into force, will curtail the dominance of the App Store, which has been a mainstay of the iPhone since 2008. "The DMA will open the gates of the internet to competition so that digital markets are fair and open," European internal market commissioner Thierry Breton said when asked by AFP about Apple's announcement. "Change is already happening." Breton said that from March 7, when the law comes into force, the European Commission will assess the pr...
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What CEO Tim Sweeney said after Epic Games’ shocking win over Google in anti-trust lawsuit
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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What CEO Tim Sweeney said after Epic Games’ shocking win over Google in anti-trust lawsuit

[ad_1] In a legal showdown that had captivated the tech world because of its massive global ramifications, Epic Games, the powerhouse behind Fortnite, has emerged victorious in its antitrust battle against Google over its Play Store policies. The jury's decision, announced on Monday, found Google guilty of violating antitrust laws, marking a significant milestone in Epic's quest for fair competition in the app store landscape. Epic Games' CEO, Tim Sweeney, shared insights into the contrasting outcomes of the company's legal tussles with both Apple and Google in an interview with CNBC. Sweeney attributed the victory against Google to the revelation, especially of deleted records which made the jury deliver its decisive verdict.According to Sweeney, the alleged deletion of crucial records...
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Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines
3Oct By adminNo Comments
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Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines

[ad_1] Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store. The ACM said Apple has complied with most of its demands to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, but had not met an undisclosed third element of the conditions related to the fines. The ACM in 2021 ruled that Apple violated Dutch competition laws in the dating app market and required Apple to allow developers of dating apps to use third-party payment processors. It fined Apple 5 million euros per week, eventually reaching 50 million euros during the period it failed to comply. Apple objected to ...
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Apple app-store ruling challenged at Supreme Court by Epic Games
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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Apple app-store ruling challenged at Supreme Court by Epic Games

[ad_1] Epic Games Inc. asked the US Supreme Court to review a judge's 2021 ruling that Apple Inc.'s App Store policies don't violate federal antitrust laws.Epic's request is the latest in a long-running battle between the maker of Fortnite and Apple over the way the iPhone maker runs its marketplace. Billions of dollars in revenue are at stake for Apple, which charges developers a commission of as much as 30% for digital goods and services sold through its App Store — a fee Epic is trying to get around paying for its games. The Supreme Court, per its regular schedule, could decide by the end of the year whether it will take up the case. In a decision issued two years ago following a trial, a federal judge in Oakland, California, largely rejected Epic's claims that Apple's online marketp...
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Epic Games asks US Supreme Court let App Store order take effect
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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Epic Games asks US Supreme Court let App Store order take effect

[ad_1] Epic Games on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a lower court ruling to take effect against Apple Inc that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store.Epic, maker of the popular video game "Fortnite," filed a request asking the nation's highest court to lift a July 17 decision by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause its ruling that upheld an injunction against Apple. The decision gave Apple 90 days to pursue an appeal at the Supreme Court. In the closely-watched case, Epic filed its antitrust lawsuit in 2020 challenging Apple's App Store practices. The 9th Circuit in April upheld a federal judge's 2021 order that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons that direct consumers to pa...
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Apple Hit With French Complaint Over Use of Advertising Data
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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...
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BGMI back on the Google Play Store from today! You can download now
22May By adminNo Comments
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BGMI back on the Google Play Store from today! You can download now

[ad_1] One of the most popular battle royal mobile games in India, Battlegrounds Mobile India, also known as BGMI, has seen its ban lifted and the good news for fans is that it can now be downloaded on Android smartphones from the Google Play Store. While the listing may not be directly visible on the app store, users can visit BGMI's official website and click on the Play button, which will redirect them to the download page. The game can be downloaded for free. Presently, BGMI is not yet available on the Apple App Store for iOS, but it is expected to become available in the near future.However, users are currently unable to play BGMI due to server-related issues. It is anticipated that this problem will be resolved shortly. The return of BGMI to Google Play India follows shortly after...
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