Spotify has shared its vision for bringing in-app payments back to its iOS app, once Apple is forced to comply with Europe’s looming digital market regulations. The streaming service shared mockups of what it expects its app to look like, including information about pricing, subscription offers and in-app audiobook purchases. Spotify has not allowed customers […]
Read MoreIn the Apple vs Epic Games trial, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that Apple will have to allow developers to include links to third-party payment methods in their applications. Apple delayed the implementation of the change by submitting an appeal to The Supreme Court of the United States. Now, […]
Read MoreSpotify appears to be bringing in-app payments back to its iOS app, based on code strings unearthed in the latest beta. MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris discovered the new code references to an in-app payment system, including an IAP checkout screen and purchase retry panels for failed purchases. It’s not clear what the IAP references relate […]
Read MoreFrom November 28 through December 8 this year, Apple says it will donate $1 to the life-saving organization The Global Fund for every purchase made with Apple Pay on Apple.com, in the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store worldwide. Apple says it donation through this initiative will be limited to a maximum of […]
Read MoreEpic Games has announced an increase in the prices of in-game purchases on Fortnite, which include V-Bucks, an in-game currency, and content packs. The price increase will be applicable from October 27, 2023, in 11 regions: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the US. In a blog […]
Read MoreApple this week launched a new Apple Card promotion that will provide customers who sign up for an Apple Card 10 percent Daily Cash back on App Store purchases during the first six months of card ownership. The deal is only available to new Apple Card owners approved for an account between 7/11/23 and 7/25/23. […]
Read MoreApple is partnering with Nike this month to give Apple Card users six percent Daily Cash back on purchases, up from the typical three percent cash back offer. The deal is available through the end of May, and customers can get the higher cash back percentage on up to $500 in goods. The additional cash […]
Read MoreApple today announced that its expanded range of App Store price points is now available to developers for use with all App Store purchase options, including paid apps and one-time in-app purchases. When the updated pricing options were first introduced in December, they were limited to auto-renewable subscriptions. Apple at the time said the pricing […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft announced its acquisition of Fungible Inc, a company that specializes in data processing units. The data processing units are used in datacenters and focus on high efficiency. Microsoft did not disclose how much it purchased Fungible for. The Fungible team will become part of Microsoft’s datacenter infrastructure engineering teams. […]
Read MoreApple’s annual four-day Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping event has started in the United States and Canada, with customers able to receive a free Apple gift card with the purchase of select products through November 28. The offer is available for select iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, AirPods, Beats, and accessories. As usual, many […]
Read MoreIn 2004 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos created a team to build an ebook reader – in 2007 the Kindle was born and it went on to dominate its market. Then in 2011 the Kindle Fire Android tablet arrived and while it couldn’t quite achieve the same domination it became a major player in its niche. […]
Read MoreGoogle today announced that popular streaming music service Spotify will be able to bill Android users directly in the Google Play version of Spotify without needing to go through the Google Play billing system. Spotify is Google’s first partner for “User Choice Billing,” a feature that allows Android users to make purchases using the payment […]
Read MoreAs part of a limited time promotion, Apple Card users can receive 6% Daily Cash on select Nike purchases through October 15. In an email to customers, Apple said 6% Daily Cash is available for Nike shoes, apparel, and sports equipment purchased with the Apple Card via Apple Pay at Nike stores, in the Nike […]
Read MoreDrivers will be able to preauthorize fuel purchases directly within Apple CarPlay starting this fall (via Reuters). The feature, first mentioned in a developer session at WWDC earlier this month, will allow CarPlay users to use apps to navigate to a pump and preauthorize a fuel purchase. Fuel companies will offer individual apps that users […]
Read MoreApple Card users will now receive 3% Daily Cash on purchases made at Ace Hardware stores in the U.S., in the Ace Hardware app, and on AceHardware.com. To be eligible for 3% Daily Cash, the purchase must be completed via Apple Pay using the digital version of the Apple Card in the Wallet app on […]
Read MoreThree years ago, Apple explored letting users use Siri to make purchases for apps and services, similar to how users can use Amazon’s Alexa to place orders online, but engineers scrapped the idea following privacy concerns, according to a new report today by The Information. The report highlights how engineers at Apple have limited access […]
Read MoreApple has responded to Meta’s plan to take a nearly 50% commission for digital asset purchases made inside the metaverse after complaining about fees in the App Store, calling the decision hypocritical. Yesterday, it was revealed that Meta, more commonly known as Facebook, plans to take a steep 47.5% commission for digital asset purchases made […]
Read MoreMeta, better known as Facebook, plans to take a nearly 50% commission on digital asset purchases made inside the “metaverse,” the company has revealed, months after it had complained about the maximum 30% cut that Apple takes for purchases through the App Store. This week, Meta announced new ways it’s allowing creators to monetize and […]
Read MoreAMD just announced an agreement to purchase Pensando for approximately $1.9 billion. Pensando’s distributed services platform helps improve data center performance through the use of processor optimization. The portfolio of Pensando should pair with AMD’s existing offering, according to AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “All major cloud and OEM customers have adopted EPYC […]
Read MoreMicrosoft acquired Minit, a company that offers process mining solutions, this week. Both Minit and Microsoft announced the news on March 31, 2022. The companies did not share financial details of the deal. Process mining allows companies to identify areas of inefficiency by leveraging and analyzing data. Organizations can use process mining to look at […]
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