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Apple lawsuit filed by UK developers

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
By Freeman Lightner

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a £785m class action against Apple can proceed to trial. Dr. Sean Ennis, representing UK app developers, claims Apple abuses its market dominance by charging excessive commission fees....

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Reeder app update introduces folder support

Monday, September 30, 2024
By Richard Harris

The Reeder app's latest update (version 2024.9.2) introduces folder support, allowing users to organize feeds easily. It also improves OPML import functionality, resolves various bugs, and enhances usability with a closable audio player. These change...

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iOS Market Insights for EU

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
By Richard Harris

MacPaw's recent report, "iOS Market Insights for EU" revealed significant user dissatisfaction with current app discovery and management on iOS devices. The study surveyed over 1,200 iOS users across various European Union countries, including France...

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Apple iPhone sales declining

Monday, September 16, 2024
By Austin Harris

After leading the smartphone market in Q4 2023, Apple iPhone sales have been declining. According to Stocklytics.com, iPhone revenue dropped $2.7 billion year-over-year, totaling $85.2 billion in H1 2024. Rising competition from Chinese brands like X...

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iOS 18 developers need to know this

Friday, September 13, 2024
By Richard Harris

Our nerdy programmer's guide covers essential updates, top gotchas, and best practices for developers to fully leverage Apple's latest operating system "iOS 18 developers need to know". Learn about how iOS 18 is leaning on Swift 6, ARKit 5, Widgets 2...

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Apple Swift Student Challenge winners for 2024

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
By Austin Harris

The Apple Swift Student Challenge winners for 2024 have been revealed. The annual challenge celebrates top student coders. Among 350 winners, 50 were named Distinguished Winners for their innovative, impactful app playgrounds. Dezmond Blair, Elena Ga...

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Apple to allow third-party app stores in Japan

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
By Richard Harris

Japan has passed new legislation requiring Apple to allow third-party app stores and payment providers on the iPhone. The Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software, set to be enforced within eighteen months, aims to reduce the...

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Searches for Apple and iPhone 15 climb after Apple event

Monday, October 16, 2023
By Richard Harris

Searches for ‘buy iPhone 15’ exploded 490% following Apple's recent live event. InvestinGoal revealed their findings through Google Trends data that also showed that 'Apple' saw a 119% increase in search volume throughout the event, and 'Preorder iPh...

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Apples profit continues to grow

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
By Richard Harris

Tradingplatforms.com revealed that Apple’s 2022 net profit jumped 73% from 2020 figures. Apple is reaping massive profits just from the sale of the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch products. Apple earned $205 billion from iPhone sales in 2022, but stil...

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App price and tax changes from Apple

Thursday, January 20, 2022
By Richard Harris

Apple has announced upcoming in-app purchase and app price and tax changes. The new changes are for the regions of Bahrain, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, and once they go into effect, the pricing and availability sections will be updated....

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Kaya Thomas weighs in on WWDC 2021

Thursday, May 13, 2021
By Richard Harris

Kaya Thomas, developer extraordinaire, is excited about the WWDC 2021 coming up in June 2021. She shares some thoughts through an interview with Bitrise....

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iOS 14 IDFA opt in updates

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
By Brittany Hainzinger

The latest iOS 14 IDFA opt in requirements will create ripple effects throughout the mobile app economy for both developers and consumers. We recently caught up with Brooke Willcox, Director, Digital Media Group at MNI Targeted Media Inc and she expl...

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App Store commission cuts to 15 percent for some

Thursday, November 19, 2020
By Richard Harris

A new program called The App Store Small Business Program cuts the Apple App Store commission to 15 percent for developers earning less than $1,000,000 in yearly net revenue, in a move that delights developers everywhere!...

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How Apple policy changes may impact game applications

Monday, September 14, 2020
By Brittany Hainzinger

Data presented by SafeBettingSites indicates the games category holds the highest share of application on the Apple App Store at 21.86%. ...

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WWDC announcements will change the Apple ecosystem for developers

Monday, July 13, 2020
By Angela Yu

Medical Doctor and Founder of the App Brewery, Dr. Angela Yu, offers her thoughts into how the WWDC announcements will change Apple’s ecosystem and what this means for developers....

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iOS developer changes in iOS 13 you missed

Friday, October 25, 2019
By Richard Harris

iOS developer changes in iOS 13 you missed as seen from OneSignal’s CEO George Deglin who discusses his team’s work and research for the iOS 13 update process....

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iOS 13 testing challenges

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
By Eran Kinsbruner

iOS 13 testing challenges heavily impact test lab coverage, but teams will also need to have a focused test matrix to ensure testing of iOS12 devices, which currently represent the lion’s share of the market....

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What Apple iOS developers can expect from iOS 13, iPhone, and more

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
By Richard Harris

Today is the September "Special Event" Apple plans every year. Here is what we think Apple iOS developers can expect from iOS 13, iPhone, and more....

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Should I upgrade my iPhone, WalletHub survey says many won't

Thursday, September 5, 2019
By Richard Harris

Should you upgrade your iphone or not? According to a WalletHub, 2019 iPhone survey 28% fewer people plan on buying the new iPhone this year than last year....

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How to create effects like Game of Thrones

Friday, August 16, 2019
By Richard Harris

Red Giant is rolling out tutorials on how to create effects like on game of thrones. Get your cup of Starbucks, mount up, and yell "Dracarys!" with reckless abandon, as we cross the Narrow Sea and explore the VFX of Game of Thrones....

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