Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on Friday following a complaint from Amazon that the service was… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Not everyone loves Apple’s App Store, it seems. This week, it became a target of criticism for its arcane… Read More
It turns out that two weeks of self isolation and social distancing is a good amount of time to build an app — especially if that app’s intention is to… Read More
Among several highly anticipated features of Apple’s iOS 10.3 is an update to the App Store’s review system that will allow developers to both solicit and respond to customer reviews.… Read More
Those who want to make sure they have apps for their soon-to-arrive Apple Watches can now start browsing a new App Store on their iPhones that contains the apps built for the smartwatch.… Read More
Just two days after its big press event, Apple’s storefronts for digital goods are experiencing massive outages. According to the company’s system status page, the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store… Read More
Apple is now allowing weed-themed apps in the 23 states where medical marijuana is legal. The news came courtesy of Apple Insider, which reported that Apple is starting to give the… Read More
Parents concerned that their kids’ iOS games could be tracking their behavior have a new tool to find good content. Apple just launched a new “Games for Kids” section on… Read More
2014 was the biggest year on record for Apple’s App Store, the company announced today. Developers took home more than $10 billion thanks to sales made through Apple’s platform worldwide.… Read More
It’s December, and that means it’s time for editorial teams all around the globe to start tallying up their “Best of 2014” lists. Apple has joined the fray with a… Read More
It may have taken Microsoft longer than Apple or Google, but its Windows Phone Store now has more than 300,000 apps. WPCentral first noticed that the company just recently updated… Read More
Amazon’s PR machine has officially kicked into high gear as the company begins building interest ahead of its Wednesday press conference. This morning’s press release from the Seattle retail giant announced that its… Read More
Google already allows app developers to respond to user reviews, and now Microsoft is doing the same. The Redmond company is testing out a new pilot program that allows developers to… Read More
Starting today, Expedia’s iPhone app will become a destination for consumers to discover new apps — and then, download them for free — without any purchase necessary. Through a partnership… Read More
Coffee drinkers will have at least a few more hours before they can start tipping their Starbucks barista from their iPhone. Seattle’s mega coffee chain promised the new app would go… Read More
Apple announced today that sales from its iOS App store topped $10 billion last year, with consumers spending $1 billion on apps in December alone. That made 2013 Apple’s most… Read More
One of the bees in developers’ bonnets when it comes to Apple’s App Stores for iOS and Mac is the inability to offer cheaper prices on new versions of an… Read More
Apple announced in its last quarterly statement that the iOS App Store had reached 900,000 apps, and now it looks like it may hit 1 million apps within the next… Read More
In a move to attract developers to its app store, Amazon today debuted a tool that allows in-app purchases of physical and digital items with the potential for developers to… Read More
Apple is closing in on the fifth anniversary (appiversary?) of the iOS App Store, and what better way to celebrate than with free apps? Several top apps in the App… Read More
After more than four months from its release in the Canadian App Store, PopCap’s Bookworm Heroes is now available globally for iOS devices. The turn-based game is an adaptation of… Read More
Sure, you love your college basketball team, but how well do you argue against rival fans? StatSheet’s College Basketball “StatSmack” might just come in handy this time of year. It’s… Read More
Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than 75,000 new apps and games from third-party developers. That’s nothing… Read More
Remember this one? Amazon this week filed court papers disputing Apple’s allegation that its use of the phrase “Amazon Appstore” constitutes false advertising. The Seattle company asked a federal judge… Read More
Microsoft and Amazon.com aren’t the only companies hoping to see Apple stumble in its attempt to trademark the phrase “app store.” Seattle-based MiKandi.com, which operates an adult app store for Android… Read More
Amazon.com’s “Appstore” for Android can keep its name, at least for now, after a federal judge denied Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction against Amazon in the battle over Apple’s… Read More
The legal battle between Apple and Amazon.com over rights the phrase “app store” is starting to get more heated, maybe even verging on a little nasty. In its latest court… Read More
The nuances of trademark law, or any law for that matter, can sometimes lead to statements that seem strange to the outside world. But even by that standard, this line… Read More
Microsoft and three of its key mobile partners — HTC, Nokia and Sony Ericsson — filed a challenge in Europe today seeking to invalidate Apple’s trademarks on the phrases “App… Read More
Microsoft’s early planning documents for Windows 8, the next version of the PC operating system, suggested that the company was creating its own Windows App Store — a central place… Read More