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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
In its latest iOS App Store promotion, Apple is for a limited time knocking 50 percent off a selection of 14 productivity titles like PCalc, task manager Things, second screen solution Duet Display and more. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Shortly after Dropbox announced it had shut down its popular Mailbox and Carousel apps, Facebook has made a similar move by removing a handful of its apps from the iOS App Store and shutting down the division that created them. Facebook’s Creative Labs project was intended to promote the creation of apps like Snapchat competitor…
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(Photo by Ryan Emberley/Invision for Apple/AP Images) A month after rolling out carrier billing for iTunes and App Store content with German carrier O2, CNBC reports Apple is expanding the initiative with a similar service in Russia. The carrier billing feature allows customers to have purchases made from Apple’s iTunes and App Store charged directly to their…
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It seems that select Apple Store locations are organizing accessories into collections called "feature bays" to enhance the in-store shopping experience, with the first arrangement advertising iPhone photography products. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
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…
According to a report on Friday, iOS app developers have noticed a change in the App Store’s search algorithms that appears to return more relevant results for direct app searches by going deeper than title and assigned keyword metadata. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
One day after launching its extra large iPad Pro, Apple is throwing a spotlight on apps that take advantage of the tablet’s massive 12.9-inch Retina display, titles compatible with Apple Pencil, "desktop-class" software, games and more. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
A group of black high school students were asked to leave an Apple Store in Australia after security became concerned that they "might steal something," prompting the store manager to issue an apology. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple has enabled a new category on the iOS App Store designed to help shoppers find apps for specific retailers. The Shopping category is now rolling out worldwide and includes apps from companies including Apple, Target, eBay. and Groupon. As the inclusion of these apps demostrates, the section can be used to track down not only…
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One of the key features of the new Apple TV is the full App Store, which mirrors the iOS App Store and allows third-party developers to create a range of apps and games for the device. We went hands-on with the new Apple TV and took a look at the App Store to give MacRumors…
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Canadian telecommunications company Bell has been fined by Canada’s Competition Bureau today for posting deceptive reviews online. Bell has agreed to pay $ 1.25 million in fines to the organization. The investigation originally began when Bell acknowledged that its employees were “overzealous” in their reviews for the MyBell Mobile app on the App Store. In…
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In a bid to protect users against potential man-in-the-middle attacks, Apple on Thursday confirmed the removal of multiple iOS content blockers, also referred to as ad blockers, that relied on the installation of root certificates to operate. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are now available SIM-free in Apple’s online store, allowing potential customers to buy an unlocked iPhone with no carrier attached. The new option was first spotted by MacRumors forum member Ternary. On its website, Apple explains the differences between a regular iPhone and a SIM-free one. The SIM-free iPhone…
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The electronics repair site iFixit says that after it published its detailed teardown of the upcoming Apple TV hardware, Apple reached out to say that the company had violated the developer agreement and revoked the account that was used to obtain the device. The iFixit app, which was previously available on the App Store for free,…
A planning application to refresh the design of Apple’s Regent Street store in London describes the current look as “tired and outdated” as it joins the queue to see a major redesign. This is expected to be broadly in line with the new look first seen in Brussels when it opened two weeks ago, overseen by Jony…