[ad_1] After Apple began building products in the country, and after plenty of glad-handing, India relaxed the retail rule in 2018. Even so, it’s taken a while for India to allow Apple (and other major foreign brands) to sell their wares direct to consumers online. And this plan was originally going to take place far […]
Category: Apple
Apple is opening its first ‘floating’ store in Singapore
[ad_1] Apple has hundreds of physical stores dotted around the world, serving as stores, repair centers and community hubs where people can learn to be more creative. Until now, though, none of these glistening Apple meccas have been built on water. As The Straits Times reports, the company has confirmed plans to open a dome-shaped […]
Microsoft backs Epic’s request to keep using Apple developer tools
[ad_1] The move was linked to an Epic memorandum supporting the Fortnite creator’s attempt to maintain access. Epic rejected Apple’s belief that Epic hadn’t provided evidence of significant harm to the Unreal Engine, pointing to both earlier documents and Microsoft’s support as proof. Epic further claimed that Apple was overreaching by threatening to take away […]
Apple’s AirPods Pro return to a record low price on Amazon
[ad_1] The AirPods Pro have become more valuable in the months since. Apple has promised major upgrades to the buds later in 2020, including spatial audio and automatic Apple device switching. You can get immersive sound when watching a movie on your iPad, or take a call from your iPhone even when you’ve been listening […]
Apple won’t force WordPress to offer in-app purchases
[ad_1] As The Verge pointed out, though, the removal of any paid plan mentions may have happened well before Apple froze updates for the app. You couldn’t buy those plans, either, and any references to them were gone before Apple convinced Mullenweg to add in-app purchases. He added that Apple had dismissed earlier offers to […]
Apple apparently blocked WordPress app updates to force IAP support
[ad_1] In yet another example of Apple’s increasingly-strained relationship with developers, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg tweeted that the free WordPress app on iOS hadn’t seen updates for a while because “we were locked by App Store.” According to his tweet, there was no way for the company to issue updates or bug fixes until it […]
Disney+ will allow in-app ‘Mulan’ purchases via Apple, Google and Roku
[ad_1] Disney: What is Premier Access? Starting September 4, with Premier Access, you can watch Mulan before it’s available to all Disney+ subscribers. Disney+ will offer Premier Access to Mulan for $29.99 on disneyplus.com and select platforms, including Apple, Google, and Roku. Once you have Premier Access to Mulan, you can watch as many times […]
Apple court filing claims Epic’s ‘Fortnite’ setup is like shoplifting
[ad_1] “When Apple refused to fundamentally alter the way it does business to appease Epic, Epic resorted to sudden, unilateral action that blatantly breached its contracts with Apple, and simultaneously filed this lawsuit, which seeks to justify its deliberate breaches after the fact,” Schiller said. The tech giant goes on to compare Epic’s recent attempt […]
Caught between Epic, Apple and Google, indie devs watch and wait
[ad_1] “In the end, it’s likely mostly one or multiple of the giant multi-million and billion and trillion corporations will win big,” Ismail said. “The question is how much ‘collateral’ damage is done to the small developers on the way.” After baiting Apple and Google into removing Fortnite from their mobile storefronts this month, Epic […]
This week’s best deals: Amazon Echo devices, iPad mini and more
[ad_1] Shop Off to College sale on Amazon Buy Echo Plus on Amazon – $75 Buy Echo Plus on Best Buy – $75 Buy Echo Studio on Amazon – $170 Buy Echo Studio on Best Buy – $170 Echo device bundles Billy Steele / Engadget Best Buy can help you get the most bang for […]