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Apple changes its mind on the App Store EU Epic Games ban

03/13/202403/12/2024 Stephanie Beck

The iPhone maker has reversed its decision to cut off the Fortnite maker in the European Union Apple has quite suddenly changed its mind with regards to its choice to ban Fortnite maker Epic Games from launching a competing platform to the App Store in Europe. The decision change occurred one day after the EU announced an investigation Officials from the European Union had only just announced that they were starting an investigation into the App Store competition battle when Apple changed directions. This move represented the first serious…

Apple rumored to be skipping spring mobile devices event

03/11/202403/08/2024 Jesse Collins

Instead, the iPhone maker is reportedly aiming to make more subtle product announcements If there’s one thing many people feel they can rely on the most when it comes to Apple mobile devices, it’s that there will be a large spring press event to launch new products. That said, this might not be the case in 2024. It appears that Apple doesn’t intend to hold the event this year A recent Power On newsletter by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has stated that Apple isn’t intending to hold its large spring…

Apple Vision Pro headsets are being returned by early adopters

02/20/202402/19/2024 Sam Lambert

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Fans of the brand who were the first to buy are returning the devices for a number of reasons. As excited as many people were to purchase the Apple Vision Pro virtual reality headset, many have decided that this gadget isn’t for them and are returning it. Apple’s purchase agreement says that the headsets can be returned within 14 days of purchase. Though there are certainly people who are keeping their Vision Pro headsets, there are enough people returning them to get the $3,500 back that they spent on their…

Apple agrees to allow NFC payments from third party companies in EU

01/26/202401/25/2024 Stephanie Beck

The iPhone maker has offered to make near field communication transactions available to rivals. Apple and the European Commission have reached the next step in their long-running disagreement over the use of the iPhone maker’s NFC payments services. The American company has now offered to allow rivals to use the tech, possibly ending this dispute. The European Commission has announced that Apple intends to open its NFC payments technology, used for contactless or tap-and-go transactions, to third-party mobile wallet providers. There have been rumors about this move circulating for about…

Many frustrated with Apple’s App Store alternative attempts

01/24/202401/23/2024 John Montgallo

What the iPhone maker delivered has made app developers even more frustrated than ever before. Apple is now receiving developer requests for those seeking to be able to process payments from customers in the US without using the App store’s own systems. Many application developers want to take payments without using the one Apple offers. Software makers welcomed the opportunity for the change to receiving payments through their offerings in the App Store. Their hope was that an alternative option would make it possible to sidestep the fees that Apple…