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Amazon Brings MacOS To AWS — Making App Development For Apple Devices Possible Over Cloud
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 3:39am | 399Read More...Amazon Web Services, Amazon Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) cloud computing division, on Monday released EC2 Mac Instances — a first of its kind platform for developers building apps for Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) devices. This makes macOS available on the cloud for the first time ever....
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Apple Dishes Out $288K Bounty To Five Hackers For Finding 55 Vulnerabilities
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:09am | 496Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) rewarded five hackers with more than $288,000 for finding vulnerabilities in its online services. What Happened: The hackers found 55 vulnerabilities — 11 of which were of critical severity and 29 of high severity — in a period between July and October this year...
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How Companies Like IFTTT Could Be Avoiding Apple's 'App Tax'
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 4:42pm | 899Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to make new enemies over its 30% commission charged on apps, in-app purchases and subscriptions paid through the iOS app store. The Apple Tax: Apple is well-known for taking a 30% commission from companies, a fee that is sometimes referred to as the...
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Facebook Says iOS 14 Will Hurt Its Business Model, Expects Audience Network Revenue To Drop 50%
Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 12:29am | 477Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), in a statement Thursday, claimed Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operating system for iPhone devices will make it harder to track user data across apps, and thus, impact targeted advertising on its platform. What Happened: The Mark Zuckerberg-led company...
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Epic Games Seeks Injunction Against Apple Over Threat Of Cutting Its Access To Key Developer Tools
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 8:52pm | 423Read More...Epic Games Inc. filed for injunctive relief against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Monday in the United States District Court for California’s Northern District, after the Cupertino-based technology giant apparently moved to terminate its developer accounts. What Happened The...
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Apple Offered Amazon Steep Discounts On App Store Fee To Lure Its Video Streaming App
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 10:50pm | 589Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) offered fellow technology giant Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) a 50% lower cut on the subscription revenues from the latter's streaming video-on-demand app over what it charges other third-party developers. What Happened A correspondence between...
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Apple Abandons iTunes U In Favor Of More Modern Apps
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 6:08am | 254Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on Wednesday announced it will discontinue "iTunes U" at the end of next year, as first reported by MacRumors. What Happened The consumer electronics giant said it is abandoning the learning platform as it has been "hard at work building the next generation...
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Apple And Google Team Up To Build Bluetooth Solution To Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic
Monday, April 13, 2020 - 5:37am | 501Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google are teaming up to help trace contacts of COVID-19 positive smartphone users using Bluetooth technology while maintaining privacy. What Happened On Friday, Apple and Google announced a joint...
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Twitter Tests Stories-Like Feature To Let Users Share Their 'Fleeting' Thoughts
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 1:47am | 393Read More...Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is testing a new feature that lets users share information temporarily and involves minimal interaction with other users on the platform. What Happened The social media users will be able to share the information that will disappear after 24 hours, and other...
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Despite Huge Run Already In 2019, RBC Sees Further Upside For Snapchat's Stock
Monday, April 8, 2019 - 8:25am | 347Read More...Shares of Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) are up more than 100 percent since the start of 2019 and multiple catalysts ahead could help the momentum continue, according to RBC Capital Markets. The Analyst RBC's Mark Mahaney upgraded Snap from Sector Perform to Outperform with a price target lifted from $...
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'Fortnite' Expands User Base Over 200% In 2018: How It Got There
Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 3:37pm | 752Read More...Epic Games' blockbuster online combat game "Fortnite" is showing no signs of a slowdown. Most recently, the closely held company confirmed it has 200 million registered users for the game, a 60-percent increase from 125 million in June and 40 million in January. This widely...
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10 Years Of Android: How The Operating System Reached 86% Market Share
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 1:56pm | 566Read More...The ubiquitous Android mobile operating system that powers most non-Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) smartphones debuted on Sept. 23, 2008 — 10 years ago today. Although the platform was unveiled in 2007, the first commercial device armed with the Android OS — the T-...
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Cramer Breaks Down Apple's Enterprise Push With Salesforce
Monday, September 24, 2018 - 11:49am | 424Read More...Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a new partnership Monday with salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) that marks Cupertino's biggest push into the enterprise business, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened The partnership calls for Salesforce to redesign its app to...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: Apple Bans Crypto Mining, South Korean Exchange Hacked
Monday, June 11, 2018 - 3:36pm | 512Read More...The cryptocurrency market got off to a rough start to the week on Monday after taking a huge hit on Sunday, with most major cryptocurrencies trading down more than 2 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which...
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Apple Wants You To Text Businesses Through The Messages App
Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 7:36am | 550Read More...Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) released its iOS 11.3 this week, and it features a new way for users to communicate with businesses. The new Business Chat feature allows iPhone users to place orders, schedule appointments or interact with customer service directly in the Messages app. Eligible...
