Apple today filed a legal challenge against the European Union’s Digital Markets Act ahead of the impending requirement to enable app sideloading on its devices (via Reuters). The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into effect on November 1, 2022, requires “gatekeeper” companies to open up their services and platforms to other companies and developers. […]
Read MoreRepair website iFixit today announced that it has retroactively lowered the iPhone 14’s repairability score from 7/10 to 4/10 due to Apple’s post-repair parts pairing requirement, just over a year after the device launched. When purchasing parts from Apple’s Self Service Repair Store, a customer must enter a device’s serial number or IMEI, and any […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Redfall is an upcoming open-world immersive shooter from Arkane Austin. Arkane has received pushback for making the game always-online. Studio head Harvey Smith confirmed the developers are looking into ways to disable this always-online functionality. Redfall is scheduled to launch on May 2, 2023. While the next big game from […]
Read MoreAs part of a larger story about Apple’s plans to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone and iPad in EU countries, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman claimed that Apple is also considering removing its requirement for iPhone and iPad web browsers to use WebKit, the open source browser engine that powers Safari. Gurman said this potential […]
Read MoreApple has announced plans to bring Apple Fitness+ to the iPhone from 24 October, meaning that the requirement of an Apple Watch will be dropped. Since the fitness platform launched in 2020, it’s only been available to those with an Apple smartwatch. With the arrival of iOS 16.1, though, that period of exclusivity will come […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy S22 Ultra isn’t the only Samsung smartphone released in 2022 that offers support for the S Pen. The company’s latest foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 4, also works with the iconic input device, albeit customers have to buy one separately and should avoid the standard S Pen at all costs. Here’s all […]
Read MoreApple is dropping its mask requirements for corporate employees at “most locations,” according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. Apple’s COVID-19 Response Team on Monday told corporate employees that the company is updating current protocols “in light of current circumstances,” and urged staff to continue wearing a face mask if they feel more […]
Read MoreApple today announced that developers of dating apps on the App Store in the Netherlands that use an alternative payments system no longer need to create and use a separate binary. This change allows these developers to accept alternative payments in their existing dating apps, but only in the Netherlands and on devices running iOS […]
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