The US Senate Judiciary Committee approves the Open App Markets Act, which would allow app sideloading and let developers use their own in-app payment systems
in the face of millions in Big Tech lobbying and assaults from all the think tanks they pay — would have been unimaginable three years ago. Probably even two years ago. You love to see it. Alex Harman...
[Thread] Hopscotch CEO details the rejection of a minor app update in the App Store and says this was “not even her worst run-in” with Apple's App Review team
oh, thank you so much Apple for that privilege. Apple is committing not to shoot down any carrier pigeons bringing word of outside-of-apps payment mechanisms. Unless the users don't opt-in to carrier ...
Due to Apple's security limitations and additional work required, few developers are bothering to port Chrome extensions to Safari, despite WebExtensions API
still, Apple's insistence on relying on Xcode and the Mac App Store is a major roadblock. https://sixcolors.com/...
Comprehensive macOS 11.0 Big Sur review: the end of OS X era
Talking With Apple! Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple VPs talk M1 Macs, Rosetta 2 translation, and more in new interviews Erik Engheim / The Startup : PC Users in Denial About Apple Silicon Performance ...
Apple says Macs with new Apple-designed chips can natively run iOS apps, thanks to the shared architecture, available through the Mac App Store
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge : Tweets: @siracusa , @mishaalrahman , @mpesce , @topjohnwu , @backlon , @spencerdailey , @stroughtonsmith , and @neilcybart Tweets: John Siracusa / @siracusa : So, uh, h...
Microsoft makes the Office suite available via the Mac App Store, with users needing an Office 365 subscription
6 Apps in This Bundle — Screenshots Jonny Evans / Computerworld : The IT admin guide to Office 365 at the Mac App Store Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Microsoft Office launch on Mac App Store imminent, subscr...
Trend Micro apps including Dr. Unarchiver, the 12th most popular free app in Mac App Store, found to steal and upload sensitive info including browsing history
When you give an app access to your home directory on macOS, even if it's an app from the Mac App Store, you should think twice about doing it.
Apple removes popular anti-adware app Adware Doctor from the Mac App Store; the app surreptitiously stole and sent users' browsing history to a domain in China
Apple has removed a top Mac app called Adware Doctor, designed to “prevent malware and malicious files from infecting your Mac …
Some apps installed from Mac App Store were temporarily unusable after Apple failed to renew security certificate
I woke up to an inbox full … Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune : Who's Minding the Apple App Store? Iain Thomson / The Register : App Store fail thanks to expired security certificate Michael Tsai / C-Com...
Apple releases second OS X 10.10.3 pre-release w/ latest Photos app version, new Emoji, more
Earlier this month, Apple released the first OS X 10.10.3 pre-release update to testers with a beta version of the iPhoto replacement app called Photos. Today an updated build is rolling out to teste...