Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to push its cashierless shopping technology into more third-party stores this year, even as it reduces its reliance on the technology in its own. The online retailer said about 140 stores use the system, known as Just Walk Out, which allows customers to scan an app to enter a store and leave with their items without paying at a register. Amazon will more than double that number this year. The company refuted a report by tech site The Information this month...
Amazon published a blog post on Wednesday providing an update about its Just Walk Out technology, which it reportedly pulled from its Fresh grocery stores earlier this month. While extolling Just Walk Out’s virtues as a sales pitch to potential retail partners, the article lists a startlingly minuscule number of (non-Amazon) stores using the tech. There are now “more than 140 third-party locations with Just Walk Out technology in the U.S., UK, Australia, and Canada.” Mind you, that isn’t the...
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The Outer Worlds Spacer's Choice Edition and Thief are free on the Epic Games Store right now, followed by Ghostrunner next week. Download links are inside.
Following changes in iOS 17.4 and legislation allowing them, the first new alternative app store has launched in the EU, that promises to help distribute "indie" apps at a low-cost yearly fee. Image Credit: AltStore On Wednesday, AltStore PAL announced that it is officially launching as an alternative to Apple's App Store in the European Union. It bills itself as an "open-source, crowd-funded app store for indies." According to the developers, distributing apps via AltStore PAL is...
Apple updated its App Review Guidelines this month to allow "retro game console emulator apps" on the App Store for the iPhone and other devices. Below, we outline everything to know about these emulators and available options so far. This information is up to date as of April 2024, but Apple's policies could change over time. What is Allowed Apple told us that emulators that can load games (ROMs) are permitted on the App Store, so long as the apps are emulating "retro console games"...
Ghostrunner is back as a giveaway on the Epic Games Store. The slick cyberpunk action game has you taking the role of a ninja that can even deflect bullets with a katana. The giveaway lasts a week.
Apple, in its latest update to its App Store developer guidelines for iPhones and iPads, flagged by 9to5Mac, says it will allow game console emulators – and even downloadable games. Apple warns developers, however, they “are responsible for all such software offered in [their] app, including ensuring that such software complies with these Guidelines and all applicable laws.” So don’t expect to play Super Mario, Spyro, or a third game series that starts with an 'S'. Meanwhile, we have a guide to...
Games provide plenty of opportunities for bonding time with loved ones. Plus, they’re easy to tote along on long car trips and plane rides. Below, check out five new and classic games to buy and play with family and friends. All are available for purchase on Amazon. 5 SPORTS ESSENTIALS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE CHEERING FROM THE SIDELINES These games offer various themes, mechanics and complexity levels — ensuring something enjoyable for all family members and kids. You can find them all on Amazon,...
Could we see an influx of emulation apps on iOS soon?
In addition to updating its developer guidelines to allow music streaming apps to link to external website, Apple has also added new language that allows game emulators on the App Store. The updated guidelines, first noticed by 9to5Mac, now say that retro gaming console emulator apps are welcome and can even offer downloadable games. Apple also reportedly confirmed to developers in an email that they can create and offer emulators on its marketplace. Emulator software wasn't allowed on the App...
A change to the App Store rules reverses a very old rule that prohibited emulators on the iPhone and iPad. Classic game emulation won't be limited to Mac for very long One of the App Store's longest standing rules is a prohibition on apps that run external code. This has meant a de facto ban on console and classic game emulators. A change to guideline 4.7 of the App Store changes all that. Specifically, Apple is now allowing "software that is not embedded in the binary" to run...