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Apple settlement lets app makers advertise outside payments

The settlement will include $100 million worth of payments to app makers ranging from $250 to $30,000 per developer

US lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

The bill won praise from Spotify, Epic and Tile. Tile, which makes tags to find lost objects, complained earlier this year about Apple launching a rival product

Apple becomes the latest target of German antitrust crackdown: Report

Federal Cartel Office said it will focus on the App Store and whether Apple has created a dominant business around its iPhone and operating system iOS

Epic Games vs Apple trial: Judge grills Tim Cook as he offers mild replies

Cook faced some harsh questions during the ongoing Epic Games-Apple trial over the removal of Fortnite game from the App Store, but he offered a mild, "carefully tended ignorance"

Apple's software chief faults Mac security to keep grip on iPhone app store

Apple's security and privacy safeguards draw users to iOS devices, Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering said

UK class action lawsuit against Apple for overcharging 20 million users

Apple Inc is facing a London lawsuit over claims it overcharged nearly 20 million UK customers for App Store purchases, another legal headache for the tech giant fighting lawsuits across the world.

In Apple versus Epic Games, courtroom battle is only half the fight

Epic alleges Apple has such a strong lock on those customers that the app store constitutes a distinct market for software developers over which Apple has monopoly power

Epic Games VS Apple: Trial set to begin on Mon, App Store profits in focus

Apple reportedly registered profits as high as 78 per cent from its App Store in 2018 and 2019, an expert witness for Epic Games has testified

Russia fines Apple $12 million for alleged abuse of dominance in app market

Apple said it "respectfully disagreed" with the FAS ruling and that it would appeal it

iOS 14.5: Impact of Apple ad tracking changes will hinge on app developers

Some mobile advertising analysts believe fewer than one in three users will opt-in, which could diminish the effectiveness and profitability of ad targeting

Apple plans to expand ads biz through 'suggestion' section in its App Store

Apple Inc is planning to expand its advertising business by adding a second advertising slot in its App Store search page's "suggested" section, the Financial Times reported on Thursday

US senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance: Details here

App makers have long complained that mandatory revenue sharing for sales of digital goods and strict inclusion rules set by Apple and Google amount to anticompetitive behavior

Apple agrees to testify before US Senate on app store antitrust concerns

App makers have long complained that mandatory revenue sharing payments and strict inclusion rules set by Apple's App Store for iPhones and iPads

Apple warns against unauthorised tracking after China workaround

Several Chinese technology companies, including Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings, are preparing workarounds for Apple's new policy

WhatsApp rival Hike shuts down, removed from Playstore, Apple App store

Homegrown instant messaging app Hike Messenger, later known as Hike Sticker Chat, has been officially shut down

Apple revenue from App Store up 28% to record $64 bn in 2020: Report

Beginning this year, Apple is charging smaller developers who make less than $1 million per year on its platforms 15 per cent fee, instead of 30 per cent

Global app spending grew 35% to hit $407 million on Christmas: Report

Consumers around the globe spent an estimated $407.6 million across Apple's App Store and Google Play on Christmas

Privacy battle

Apple's new update will affect Facebook's revenue

Apple could block apps that don't comply with new privacy feature

The new feature, dubbed App Tracking Transparency, was initially planned to debut this year, but was delayed to give developers more time to make changes to their apps and address privacy issues

Apple announces 15 best apps and games of the year on its App Store

This year, Apple awarded 'Wakeout' as iPhone App of the year developed by Andres Canella.