Epic Games says that Apple rejected its latest Fortnite submission to the US App Store and the game on iOS will be “offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it”
Game is Blocked in the EU Now, Too Jessica Filby / Dexerto : Fortnite removed from App Store entirely after Apple blocks them in US Michael Tsai : Fortnite “Blocked” — Dominic Preston (MacRumors, Ha...
A RevenueCat report, covering data from 75K+ mobile apps and $10B+ in revenue across 1B+ transactions, shows most apps fail to reach $1K/month within two years
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica : Forums: Hacker News , Slashdot , and Ars OpenForum Forums: Hacker News : Sobering Revenue Stats of 70K Mobile Apps Show Why Devs Beg for Subscriptions Msmash / Slashd...
Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11
On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Threads: @blinkenjim . Mastodon: @CyberpunkLibrarian … and @m501@mast...
After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing
if you're paying with iPhone Hamish McKenzie / On Substack : The price of payments — Today, Patreon is in the unenviable position of explaining to creators … Ashley King / Digital Music News : The ‘...
How Russian design firm Art Lebedev's Optimus keyboards, with built-in OLED screens in each key, laid the foundations for Elgato's popular Stream Deck
Finding a good creative partnership, one that lasts the test of time, is hard to do. Threads: Jon Porter / @jonporteruk : this was a real labour of love for @seanhollister and myself, two people who s...
Apple Vision Pro review: disappointing for productivity, a very narrow field of view, and the Guest User feature is bad, all making the device hard to recommend
No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame. — CmdrTaco, Slashdot — My one small comfort in the cold Wisconsin winters …
Sources: NSA is lobbying to oppose an amendment that would prevent the agency from paying data brokers for location data instead of obtaining a warrant in court
The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by data brokers. Bluesky: @dell.bsky.social . Forums: Hacker News , r/technology ...
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, the author of Moore's Law, dies at 94
and the world it created Bloomberg : Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder Who Coined Chip Rule, Dies at 94 Aman Gupta / Livemint : Who was Gordon Moore? 10 things to know about the Intel co-founder Paul Alc...
Court documents: FTX owes $3.1B to its 50 biggest unsecured creditors, with claims ranging from $21M to $226M; ten claims are over $100M each
I recall hearing or reading that the top dog of Aurora … Brad Dress / The Hill : FTX owes more than $3 billion to biggest creditors: court filing The Information : FTX Owes Top 50 Creditors More Than ...
On Slashdot's 20th anniversary, cofounder Rob Malda reflects on the site's early days
I registered the domain name ‘Slashdot.org’ 20 years ago today. I really had no idea. — Jeff chipped in a few bucks for the fees. Kathleen told me the name was stupid. I thought “That's kinda the...