Microsoft shuts down the Movies & TV storefront on the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox; users will continue to be able to access their past purchases
what happens to the stuff you bought Bruce Gil / Gizmodo : Microsoft Quietly Pulls the Plug on Its Movies and TV Store Bryant Francis / Game Developer : Microsoft no longer selling Movies and TV on Xb...
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders, which were set to start on April 9, “to assess the potential impact” of Trump's tariffs; the June 5 launch date is unchanged
June 5 launch date still on schedule Charles Harte / Game Informer : Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date Arol Wright / How-To Geek : Tariffs Just Killed Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Ord...
Margrethe Vestager says Apple's decision not to launch its AI features in the EU is a “stunning, open declaration” of the company's anticompetitive behavior
With all the talk about how the EU believes Apple … Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple Intelligence Skipping Europe is Anticompetitive, Says EU Charles Fitzgerald / Platformonomics : Platform...
YouTube strengthens its “enforcement on third-party apps” violating its ToS, “specifically ad-blocking apps”, leading to error messages and “buffering issues”
this time blocking third-party apps Vallari Sanzgiri / MediaNama : Buffering Ahead: YouTube to Limit Video Access via Ad-Blocking Apps Codrut Nistor / Notebookcheck : Google renews its assault on YouT...
Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival ap...
The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69B, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, addresses its concerns
new consultation suggests an end to the drawn-out Activision Blizzard acquisition saga Oli Welsh / Polygon : A Ubisoft sale clears the final obstruction for the Microsoft-Activision merger Siôn Geschw...
Meta launches new parental controls and other safety features for Messenger and Instagram in the US, the UK, and Canada, including letting parents view contacts
We want to make sure our apps are as supportive as possible for teens … Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Meta Announces New Teen Safety Tools, Including Updated Parental Oversight and Messagin...
Sources: to avoid a formal antitrust investigation by EU regulators, Microsoft agrees to stop bundling Teams with Office, after a complaint from Slack to the EU
Here's What to Watch Luke Hughes / TechRadar : Microsoft Teams is about to become optional for Office users Sean Endicott / Windows Central : Is Microsoft going to debundle Teams and Office? One repor...
iOS 16 beta 4 finally adds support for Apple Pay in non-Safari browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, possibly in response to the EU's Digital Markets Act
but not on MacBooks Matt Swider / The Shortcut : iOS 16 shows Apple Pay in Google Chrome. Why it's a big deal for both users - and Apple Joe Wituschek / iMore : Apple Pay may soon work on Chrome, Edge...
Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes, adds a “set default” button for browsers in a preview build
check out the shady new pop-ups Sayan Sen / Neowin : A welcome change on Windows 11, choosing a default browser gets a bit easier with build 22509 Wayne Williams / BetaNews : Microsoft making it easie...