One of the many great benefits of Apple Silicon is the ability to run iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac. For baseball fans, this meant support for using the iPad version of the MLB app on macOS. Sadly, the 2024 MLB season is off to a rocky start for Mac users (just like it is for Cincinnati Reds fans). more
Apple is opening up web distribution for iOS apps targeting users in the European Union starting Tuesday. Developers who opt in — and who meet Apple’s criteria, including app notarization requirements — will be able to offer iPhone apps for direct download to EU users from their own websites. It’s a massive change for a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Altstore PAL is available only to EU residents after a ruling that Apple has to allow third-party app stores.
Altstore PAL is available only for residents in the EU as part of the Digital Markets Act ruling that Apple must allow third-party app stores.
Smart TV operating system Roku was on the receiving end of a low-level hacking incident during which hundreds of thousands of accounts were accessed. Some users had purchases made with their accounts.After 15,000 Roku accounts were breached in March 2024, an April 2024 attack was discovered by the company, which was said to have affected another 576,000 accounts. A cyberattack known as "credential stuffing" was used, according to Variety, where online thieves use login credentials taken from...
The decision follows a mandate from government authorities.
In addition to new artificial intelligence features, Apple’s next round of OS updates will reportedly offer some big new features for the Calculator app. Multiple rumors over the last week say that Apple is planning to make the Calculator app more powerful, add math features to Apple Notes, and bring the Calculator app to the iPad for the first time. more
Adobe on Thursday officially launched its new Adobe Express app with Firefly AI for iOS and Android. This version of the app has been available to beta testers for some time, and can now be downloaded by anyone. Read on as we detail everything that’s new with the Adobe Express update. more
According to Testut, iGBA was a knockoff of GBA4iOS, which he developed while still in high school. Testut expressed frustration that Apple approved the clone (despite it being filled with ads and trackers) while his own app had been stuck in the approval process for well over a month.Read Entire Article
A update to Spotify's app in the App Store is on hold, after the streaming service failed to follow rules allowing links to external sites for purchases. Spotify's app in the EU Apple has already made a number of changes to its App Store rules, primarily to comply with EU legislation like the Digital Markets Act. While Apple has laid out new rules developers must follow to perform specific actions, not all apps have gone down the correct route. An App Review email sent to Spotify...
Frankly, another unauthorized software related to Nintendo getting taken down is par for the course and not all that surprising. However, it is notable that iGBA's takedown originated from something other than Nintendo's DMCA legal hounds. Apple either removed it for its own reasons or the developer of the GBA4iOSRead Entire Article
Apple was hit with a $2 billion fine in the European Union last month for “abusive” App Store rules for music streaming services. In addition to the fine, the European Commission also said Apple must relax its anti-steering rules. As reported by TechCrunch, Spotify has submitted a new update to its app that includes pricing information for users in the EU. Spotify also says that it is not planning to opt into Apple’s new business terms in the European Union offered in response to the Digital...