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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’
At Xbox our vision is for you to play the games you want with the people you want, anywhere you want. That’s why we’re investing in our next-generation hardware lineup — across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories. I’m thrilled to share we’ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices — including…
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The Microsoft Store Is Getting Faster and Less Awful
Microsoft is rolling out more changes to the Microsoft Store, the main app and games store on Windows 10 and 11. It now has more system integrations, faster performance, a Copilot button, and other updates. The Microsoft Store is still not the best experience around. It’s filled with a lot of low-quality applications, and the general experience with downloading and…
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13 things you can do in the Microsoft Store from Windows
The Microsoft Store keeps getting better as Windows evolves. Whether you’re using Windows 11 or Windows 10, it’s the go-to place for downloading apps, installing games, watching movies, subscribing to services, and even buying devices like laptops or Xbox consoles. When you sign in with your Microsoft account, everything you get from the Microsoft Store is saved to your account…
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Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store
Apple will have to continue allowing web links and external payment options in the App Store after its request to halt a judge’s order was rejected today by a higher court. In April, a federal judge demanded that Apple begin allowing web links, cease restricting how links are formatted, and enable developers to offer external payment options without giving the…
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US Court Rejects Apple’s Appeal, Third-Party Links to Prevail in App Store
In April, Apple lost its tussle with Epic Games, after a US federal count ruled to allow third-party links in the apps without any upcharge. Apple, obviously displeased with the decision, tried to appeal their case, but it was rejected by the US appeals court, taking another loss. Apple attempted to appeal its case at the 9th US Circuit Court…
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Texas’s New App Store Age Verification Law Has Serious Privacy Issues
Age verification is coming to app stores in Texas, meaning that users could soon be required to provide some form of identification in order to download anything from the Google Play and Apple App stores, regardless of the app’s content. Earlier this week, Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at…
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Apple blocked over $9 billion in App Store fraud in five years
Apple says it blocked over $9 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the last five years, with over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent sanctions prevented in 2024 alone. The company’s annual App Store fraud analysis also shows that Apple identified almost 4.7 million stolen credit cards and blocked over 1.6 million accounts from making transactions again. The App Store…
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Apple Is Finally Making Video Games for the App Store
Apple has bought its first video game studio, and will finally be publishing games. The acquired Vancouver-based studio, RAC7, is a small team founded in 2014 by Jason Ennis and Jesse Ringrose. This represents an important change in how Apple interacts with the gaming industry. While the tech giant has been a big presence in mobile gaming for years through…
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App Store stopped $2 billion in fraud, blocked 2 million risky apps in 2024 – Computerworld
Those commitments should, logically, extend to discipline against developers. Apple says that in order to prevent fraud, it terminated over 146,000 developer accounts last year. It also blocked 139,000 developer enrollments. Why are tens of thousands of attempts to overcome App Store security taking place? It could be the sheer number of people using the store, which is currently serving…
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Apple opposes Texas app store age verification bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally intervened in an attempt to stop a Texas age verification bill, The Wall Street Journal reports. SB 2420 — passed by the legislature but awaiting a signature by Governor Greg Abbott — would require app store operators like Apple to verify the age of users accessing their stores. The company’s opposition puts it in conflict…
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