App Store
US judge rules Apple could bar Epic Games’s ‘Fortnite’ from App Store
A federal judge in California has ruled in an injunction request that Apple could bar Epic Games’s “Fortnite” from its App Store, but must not harm Epic’s d...
Paytm and other Indian start-ups vow to fight ‘big daddy’ Google
Dozens of India’s leading tech start-ups, chafing at Google’s local dominance of key apps, are banding together to consider strategies to challenge the US tech giant, s...
Google to enforce Play store tax on the 3% of apps not paying
Google has sought to rebut criticism that it selectively enforces its 30% mobile app shop tax, demanding that the more than 3% apps selling digital items without complying follow t...
Judge blocks President Trump’s ban on new TikTok downloads
A US judge has temporarily blocked a Trump government arrangement that has been set to bar Apple and Google from providing Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok for download at 11...
Judge plans to decide on TikTok US app store ban by end of day
A US judge has said that he plans to decide later on Sunday if to obstruct a Trump administration order prohibiting Apple and Google from providing Chinese short video-sharing app ...
Apple critics form coalition to challenge App Store fees
A group of Apple Inc’s critics – like Spotify, Match Group and Epic Games have joined a non-profit group that intends to advocate for regulatory and legal actions to ch...
American app maker Blix in letter to EU’s says Apple not playing fair
US app maker Blix took its struggle against Apple into Europe as it laid out its grievances to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, saying that Apple is not playing fair.
Apple revises its contentious App Store guidelines
Apple has published revisions to a number of its App Store review guidelines, loosening some restrictions on streaming game solutions, online classes and if programmers need to use...
Epic Games asks court to prevent what it describes as Apple’s ‘retaliation’
Epic Games have said they has asked a court to prevent what it saw as Apple Inc’s retaliation from the Fortnite creator after the iPhone maker terminated Epic Games’ de...
Apple-Epic row being closely watched by German antitrust chief
Germany’s antitrust watchdog is following closely a legal row over Apple’s App Store payment provisions, stating on Wednesday it might in principle open a nationwide in...
Apple terminates ‘Fortnite’ creator’s App Store account as lawsuit proceeds
Apple has announced it had terminated “Fortnite” founder Epic Games’ account on its App Store amid a legal battle over the iPhone maker’s in-app payment gui...
Facebook says Apple rejected its attempt to tell users about App Store fees
Facebook has told journalists that Apple refused its attempt to inform users that the iPhone manufacturer would require a 30% cut of the sales in a new online events feature, forci...
Judge ‘inclined’ to block Apple’s move to hamper Epic’s Unreal Engine
A federal judge on Monday said she was “inclined” to grant Epic Games’ request to block Apple Inc’s move to terminate the “Fortnite” creatorR...
Microsoft says Apple’s move against ‘Fortnite’ creator would hurt its games
Microsoft Corp has stated in a court filing that Apple’s threat to cut off the founder of “Fortnite” from Apple’s developer tools would harm Microsoft’...