Apple 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 […]
Read MoreiPhones.ru is reporting that iTunes and App Store purchases can no longer be made by Apple device users located in Russia, leaving them unable to pay for apps, media, or Apple services. According to the Russia-based site, it is now impossible for users to add funds to their App Store or iTunes Store accounts using […]
Read MoreSource: Matt Brown | Windows Central Not everyone is keen on paying extra money on top of an existing subscription fee, even if there are benefits. That’s why we asked readers what their spending habits were with Xbox Game Pass. Out of a total of 3,550 votes, here are the findings of the poll entitled […]
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