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Apple releases iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4 updates, begins to transition towards significant EU policy, gaming app changes and more

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date March 6, 2024

Apple on Tuesday released both its iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates, the fourth major update to each of its mobile operating systems. The updates include the following major fixes and changes, which also affect App Store and app functionality in the European Union, forthcoming support for alternative app marketplaces, alternative payment systems on iOS […]

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Epic Games, Spotify, and other developers argue Apple’s App Store policies fail to comply with the Digital Markets Act

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date March 4, 2024

A number of larger publishers aren’t happy about Apple’s App Store policies and believe they don’t comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). A coalition of 34 companies and associations, including Spotify, Epic Games, Deezer, and Paddle, on Friday sent a joint letter to the European Commission to complain about Apple’s “proposed scheme for compliance” […]

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Meta launches Threads app as an alternative to Twitter

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date July 7, 2023

Meta on Wednesday officially launched Threads, its now social media app that the company has been developing as an alternative to Twitter. Meta is linking Threads to Instagram, which means Instagram usernames port over to Threads, and Instagram users have the option to follow the same people they follow on Instagram. The launch also seems […]

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Function101 announces $30 Apple TV Remote alternative to be released later this month

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date July 22, 2020

If you love your Apple TV, but have been driven to the edge of madness by its remote, there’s now an alternative. When Apple unveiled its Siri-equipped Apple TV Remote with touch surface in 2015 alongside the fourth-generation Apple TV, its controller became synonymous with frustration for some of its user base. As of 2019, […]

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