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Apple TV iOS iPad iPhone MacOct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020

Apple Arcade offers ‘The Survivalists’ – A new sandbox game

Apple Arcade is expanding its catalog of exclusive games with a ton of new releases planned to come to the service soon. The latest addition to Apple Arcade is ‘The Survivalists’, an island-themed sandbox game where players explore, build, craft,…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchOct 12, 2020Feb 15, 2021

Microsoft xCloud will be available on iPhone and iPad via a website

Rida Imran

Microsoft is working on bringing xCloud to iPhone and iPad using the browser as a platform. This means that the company is working on a web version of xCloud, which will completely bypass App Store restrictions allow the app to…

iOS iPad iPhoneOct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020

Spotify is testing a new Home Screen widget for its iOS 14 app

Rida Imran

Recently, it has been discovered that Spotify is testing a new widget for its iOS 14 app. Reddit users shared images of the music streaming service’s Home Screen widget for the latest version of iPhone software. On iOS14, iPhone users…

Games iOSOct 11, 2020

Epic Games’ preliminary injunction against Apple denied, Fortnite remains banned from the App Store

Asma Hussain

A California judge has recently denied Epic Games’ request for a preliminary injunction that would have required Apple to allow Fortnite back into the App Store, which means the app will continue to remain unavailable on Apple’s iOS platform for…

Apple TV Apple Watch iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch MacOct 9, 2020Oct 10, 2020

Disney music is now available on Apple Music

Rida Imran

Today, Disney has announced a partnership with Apple. Now Apple Music subscribers can stream over 30 playlists of Disney soundtracks, radio stations and more. This partnership gives subscribers an opportunity to enjoy a variety of content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel,…

Android iOS iPad iPhoneOct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020

iOS App Store earned $18 billion with 20% increase in YoY spendings in Q3 2020

Rida Imran

The latest report on consumer spendings by an apps analyst, App Annie states that global mobile app spendings, iOS and GooglePlay, grew by 20 percent in Q3 2020. The report also revealed that the time spent on apps also grew…

iOS MacOct 9, 2020

Apple awards $50,000 in bounties to a group of hackers who found 55 vulnerabilities in its system

Asma Hussain

A group of security researchers detailed how they spent three months hacking Apple, uncovered various vulnerabilities in the company’s digital infrastructure and received bounty payments that add up to more than $50,000. The Cupertino tech company retains a bug bounty…

iOS iPad iPhoneOct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020

Apple uses App Store rules “as a weapon against competitors”- Accuses former App Store head

Rida Imran

Apple is accused by a former director of the App Store, Phil Shoemaker of creating anti-competitive rules to benefit its own services and crush competition. Shoemaker’s testimony, given to the federal Antitrust Subcommittee, is part of the released conclusory document….

iOS iPad iPhone MacOct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020

Expected announcements at the October 13 ‘Hi, Speed’ event: iPhone 12, HomePod mini, AirTags

Rida Imran

Apple sent out digital invitations of the upcoming virtual October 13 event, “Hi, Speed” and the industry speculated iPhone 12 released. Thus, we have an expected announcements list for you. Like all events this year thus far, this ‘Hi, Speed’…

Apple TV Apple Watch iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch MacOct 8, 2020

Apple customers have the most emotional connection to the brand, compared to others – Study

Asma Hussain

Apple has ranked first in a listing of the most intimate brands during the coronavirus pandemic, based on emotional factors such as fulfillment and ritual. According to the analyst firm, MBLM’s, “Brand Intimacy COVID Study” which surveyed a series of…