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Apple legal filings indicate that Epic Games asked for special App Store deal, similar terms offered to larger developers

This is apparently where the kerfuffle between Apple and Epic Games began. With less than a week away from Apple’s termination of Epic Games’ develop account, Apple has officially responded to Epic’s lawsuit with a court filing. Apple’s Phil Schiller has also stated that Epic asked for a special deal and revealed how Sweeney approached […]

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Apple threatens to shutter Epic Games’ developer account on August 28th

In the next step in the argument between Apple and Epic Games, Epic Games has stated that Apple is threatening to terminate its developer account, a move that would cut it off from iOS and macOS development tools. Epic informed the public of its upcoming termination over Twitter, stating that the company is requesting a […]

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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 Appleā€™s payment system, […]

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Director David Leith shoots amazing “Snowbrawl” movie using iPhone 11 Pro cameras

This qualifies as awesome. David Leith, the director of John Wick and Deadpool 2, shot an incredibly epic snowball fight using only an iPhone 11 Pro in what appears to be 4K video at 60 frames per second. The 90-second ad, titled Snowbrawl, follows a young girl who teams up with her friends in a sprawling […]

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Apple announces High Sierra, points out forthcoming changes

macOS High Sierra is coming. macOS 10.13, also known as macOS 10.13 High Sierra, was announced today at WWDC, complete with Apple executive Craig Federighi highlighting the following changes: Safari: Apple benchmarked a new version of Safari, which offered 80 percent better performance on modern JavaScript, blocking of auto-play videos and Intelligent Tracking Prevention using […]