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TikTok for iOS updates bullying prevention tools, offers comment filtering for videos

If you or anyone you know is a TikTok fan, this is going to come in handy. TikTok on Thursday announced the launch of new tools to combat online bullying on its social network. Users can now delete multiple comments at once or report them for potentially violating TikTok’s Community Guidelines: Today we’re launching 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 Apple’s payment system, […]

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Updated App Store guidelines hint at possible rebranding from “Mac OS X” to “macOS”

While it’s been expected that Apple will rebrand Mac OS X as “macOS” at WWDC next week, this has all but been confirmed in paperwork sent out to the developer community. Hidden in today’s announcements regarding the App Store was yet another hint at the change. In a FAQ from on the iTunes Connect website, […]

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Apple revises App Store guidelines to reject apps that focus on DUI checkpoint avoidance

Apparently, there are some apps that just won’t fly on the App Store. Per Macworld, Apple has quietly updated its App Store Review Guidelines to effectively ban apps that warn drivers of nearby police checkpoints. The move comes after members of Congress had put pressure on both Apple and Google to remove such offerings from […]

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Google Voice-enabled apps to go through resubmission process for App Store approval

In spite of software companies nipping at each other’s heels, there tends to be second chances. Google has received confirmation from Apple that its voice-enabled app will “most likely” be re-approved for the App Store. Per AppleInsider, Sean Kovacs, the developer behind the GV Mobile app, posted the news on Twitter Thursday. The resubmission process […]