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Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store following Epic’s circumvention of Apple’s payment system

All it takes is some circumvention of the App Store payment system and some legal kerfuffle to remove a good thing. Apple on Thursday removed Epic’s blockbuster game Fortnite from the App Store, hours after Epic Games apparently circumvented Apple’s payment system. The company added its own in-app payment system that bypassed Apple’s payment system, […]

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Microsoft’s xCloud, Xbox Game Pass rejected from iOS, iPadOS due to App Store restrictions

Microsoft’s “Project xCloud” streaming service, which pairs with its Xbox Game Pass, won’t be available for the iPhone or iPad when it launches next September, and Apple’s App Store restrictions are said to be part of the issue. Xbox Game Pass and its accompanying xCloud streaming feature offer access to hundreds of games that can […]

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Apple releases iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5 updates, focuses on FaceTime, Face ID, and COVID-19 contact tracing fixes

Apple on Wednesday released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, the current updates to its mobile operating systems. The updates offer significant fixes and improvements, and also focus on speeding up access to the passcode field when wearing a face mask, introduce the Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing, and offer assorted bug fixes […]

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Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.4 update

Apple on Tuesday released macOS Catalina 10.15.4, its fourth update to its macOS Catalina operating system. The update, which weighs in around 2.97 gigabytes, can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for free using the Update feature in the System Preferences app. The update offers the following fixes, changes, and new features, as well […]

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Apple releases fifth watchOS 6.2 developer beta, continues work on Apple Watch App Store support, CarKey features

Apple seeded the fifth developer beta of its upcoming watchOS 6.2 update on Wednesday, with reports indicating that the forthcoming update will offer Apple Watch‌ App Store support for in-app purchases, which will allow developers to create and sell ‌Apple Watch‌ apps that offer in-app purchase options and subscriptions. Other changes, which were hinted at in the […]