Apple said to be working on bringing key changes to App Store

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Apple is working on bringing important changes to the App Store and has assembled a team of 100 engineers for the same, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple said to be working on bringing key changes to App Store”

Apple to open Europe’s first iOS App Development Center in Italy

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Apple announced that it will be starting the first iOS App Development Center for Europe in Italy. The facility will be used to give students practical skills and training on developing apps for the iOS ecosystem.

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Apple’s App Store pricing increases due to exchange rates – Affects Canada, Singapore and more

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Apple will be increasing the price of products in its App Store in some countries to changes in the exchange rates. The changes have been notified by Apple to developers in an email.

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Apple App Store sales hit $20B in 2015 with $1.1B sales during holiday season

Apple has announced that it’s App Store sales has clocked over $20 billion in 2015 with $1.1 billion in app sales during the two-week holiday season from Christmas through New Year’s Day holiday season.

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Apple adds carrier billing for iTunes and App Store in Germany

Apple has started rolling out carrier billing for iTunes and App Store in Germany with carrier O2.  Customers can now link a phone number to their iTunes account and use carrier billing for purchases, as per a report from TechCrunch.

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Apple removes over 250 apps from the App Store that collected users’ personal info

Apple has taken down more than 250 apps from the App Store that were accessing and storing personal information, like Apple ID and device serial numbers, according to a report by SourceDNA.

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Apple’s App Store hit by major malware attack, several infected apps removed

Apple’s App Store has been hit by a major malware attack that has affected a number of apps. As a result of the attack, the company has removed apps from the App Store that were infected with the malicious code.

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Updated Apple TV box expected in September, TV service presumably delayed

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WWDC went by without a hint about any revisions to the Apple TV hardware. Now it appears that the long awaited successor will be a part of Cupertino’s annual fall event.
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Samsung Tizen App Store goes global

Samsung is bringing its Tizen App store to more countries across the globe, as per a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. Currently, Tizen OS based smartphones are only available in India and Banglasdesh but the app store is now expanding to 182 including the US, the UK and China.

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Apple adds China’s UnionPay to Apple App Store

Apple has announced that users in China can now use that country’s popular UnionPay bank network to make purchases in Apple’s App Store. The company struck a deal with China UnionPay that will allow users to connect their Apple ID to one of UnionPay’s debit or credit cards for much faster purchases from there phones.

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Amazon App Store triples in a year, houses 2,40,000 apps

Amazon has revealed some numbers about its app store just a day before its possible 3D smartphone launch. The company said that it has nearly tripled the number of apps in its app store which now boasts of 2,40,000 apps. Amazon stated that the app store is available in 200 countries.

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Apple App Store gets new ‘Browse by Category’ section for Apps

Apple has made app browsing simplified by adding ‘Browse by Category’ section to both the desktop and iOS App Store. The introduction of this section enables users to easily click on a certain category. Prior to this, users had to ad to select their chosen category from a drop-down list in the top-left of the App Store .

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Apple drops the ban hammer on apps that reward IAPs for social sharing, video views

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In a move that should’ve been implemented a long time back, Apple has started banning applications that reward users for incessant sharing on social channels. Applications that unlock in-game/app achievements for watching videos will also suffer the same fate. Several high profile games like Candy Crush are now in violation of Apple’s new rules and might have to undergo significant retooling. Continue reading “Apple drops the ban hammer on apps that reward IAPs for social sharing, video views”