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Apple launches Business platform to streamline company tools

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Apple has launched Apple Business, a new platform that combines device management, business tools and support for companies. It will replace Apple Business Manager and Apple Business Connect in more than 200 countries and regions. The new service brings several existing Apple business products into one platform and adds built-in mobile device management. It is … Read more

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

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There’s big news today for app developers. No, it’s not lowered App Store commissions. Instead, Apple on Wednesday announced a significant update to its App Store Connect service, which is where developers publish, manage, and track their apps’ performance across the company’s platforms. The changes bring more than 100 new metrics to track across areas … Read more

Alternative app store AltStore PAL joins the fediverse

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AltStore PAL, an alternative app store for iOS, made possible by new regulations in markets like the EU and Japan, is integrating with the open social web. The company on Wednesday announced support for the fediverse, the open social web that runs on ActivityPub, which underpins apps like Mastodon, Flipboard, PeerTube, Threads, and others. Known … Read more

Apple Asks Judge to Toss Claims by Investors on Siri AI Progress

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Apple asked a federal judge Thursday (Feb. 26) to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company defrauded shareholders, Reuters reported Thursday. The plaintiff alleges that Apple overstated its progress in adding artificial intelligence features to its voice assistant Siri and that the company misrepresented its ability to comply with a 2021 injunction … Read more

Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders

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Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to design and submit Swift-based app playgrounds that demonstrate creativity, social impact, inclusivity or technical skill. Challenge scope The challenge invites students to create an app playground that can be experienced within three minutes. Submissions must be self-contained and able to … Read more

DoubleVerify warns of ‘zombie’ Android app fraud surge

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DoubleVerify has issued a fraud alert about a mobile scam in which criminals hijack dormant Android developer accounts and use them to publish fraudulent gaming apps on Google Play. The company said the pattern differs from earlier app store scams that relied on newly created developer accounts. Those accounts often attract heavier scrutiny from app … Read more

iPhone 17 rumor: A18 versus A19 chip

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Renders of possible iPhone 17 designs based on previous leaks A leaker has broken from the pack, and is now saying that the core iPhone 17 will stick with the already released A18 chip, while the rest of the line gets chips derived from the A19. It’s generally accepted by the vast majority of leakers … Read more

Cyan brings its Myst Trilogy to modern Macs, the Mac App Store

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Myst and its two sequels are all now native Apple Silicon games — image credit: Cyan The development house behind such classic games as Myst and Riven has released the full trio of titles as Apple Silicon native apps, now available on the Mac App Store for the first time. Cyan has created new “2.0” … Read more