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Apple Has ‘Secret Team’ Working on App Store Changes, Including Paid Search Results

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Apple has assembled a secret team dedicated to exploring potential changes that could be made to the App Store, reports Bloomberg. Among the features being considered is an option that would allow developers to pay a fee to have their apps “more prominently displayed,” perhaps at the top of a list of search results. Changes…

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Google paid Apple $1 billion in 2014 to keep it the default search engine on iOS devices

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Earlier this evening, the Oracle vs. Google lawsuit revealed Android’s revenues and profits for the first time. The same case has now revealed that Google paid Apple $ 1 billion in 2014 as part of its ongoing deal to be the main search provider—as in the one that resides in the search bar by default—on iOS devices….

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Apple Improves App Store Search Algorithms

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Apple appears to have made some significant improvements to the way App Store searches work in recent weeks, returning more relevant, intelligent results whenever a keyword search for an app is conducted, reports TechCrunch. Several developers, including Tapbots’ Paul Haddad and Contrast’s David Barnard began noticing changes to App Store search results starting in early…

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Pinterest adds visual search tool to iOS app – can identify a billion objects

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If you’ve ever been browsing Pinterest and spotted a lamp you really like in a shot of someone’s living room, or a bag you love in a street shot, the iOS app now has a tool designed to help. Just tap the search tool in the corner of the photo, highlight the object of interest…

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Hands-On With the New Apple TV: An Overview of Siri and Search

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Along with an App Store, Siri voice integration and universal search are important software-based features available on the new Apple TV. With Siri voice integration, it’s possible to search for content and control video playback, while universal search allows users to look for movies and TV shows across a range of different apps. In the…

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Apple to Open Up Apple TV’s Universal Search to Additional Apps via New API

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One of the key features of the new Apple TV set to launch later this month is universal search, which allows users to find content across a number of different services using text entry or, in some countries, Siri voice search. Universal search will work across iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and Showtime at launch, but…

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