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Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store

April 14, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology confirms, Drops, Meta, prices, release, store, Tesla

Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. Google’s annual enterprise-focused dev conference, Google Cloud Next, dominated the headlines — and we had plenty of coverage from the event. But it wasn’t the only thing afoot (see: the spectacular eclipse). Lorenzo wrote about how [...]read moreTesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store

Apple Store employees in New Jersey are trying to unionize

April 11, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Employees, Jersey, store

If the unionization efforts are successful, the Apple Store employees would join the Communications Workers of America — the union that represents other Apple Store employees, along with employees of AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, and more. Four other Apple Stores have moved to unionize within the past couple of years, but only the retail locations in [...]read moreApple Store employees in New Jersey are trying to unionize

Now at the top of the App Store, The Eclipse App is a great companion for Monday’s solar eclipse

April 9, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology eclipse, Great, solar, store, Top

A well-designed app designed to optimize your viewing of the total solar eclipse on Tuesday has surged to the top of the App Store. With 140,000+ lifetime downloads across iOS and Android, a simply named “The Eclipse App” offers a complementary experience for viewing the astronomical event, including cloud cover forecasts, guides that pinpoint when [...]read moreNow at the top of the App Store, The Eclipse App is a great companion for Monday’s solar eclipse

US businessman Richard Baker among bidders for bankrupt German department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof

April 8, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Business chain, department, Richard, store

By Reuters Published Apr 7, 2024 The investment firm of US businessman Richard Baker is among the two remaining bidders for Germany’s most prominent department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, business outlet WirtschaftsWoche reported on Friday. Reuters “We are not commenting on the bidding process,” said a spokesman for Galeria’s insolvency manager Stefan Denkhaus. NRDC was not [...]read moreUS businessman Richard Baker among bidders for bankrupt German department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof

Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally

April 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Game, globally, Retro, rules, store

Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the company warned that the developers are responsible for making sure that they follow copyright rules. Android users can already access a ton of emulators to play old classics on their devices. Apple’s update [...]read moreApple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally

Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators

April 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Game, Opens, Retro, store

Apple is loosening its App Store restrictions and opening the marketplace up to retro game emulators. In an update on Friday, Apple announced that game emulators can come to the App Store globally and offer downloadable games. Apple says those games must comply with “all applicable laws,” though — an indication it will ban apps that [...]read moreApple opens the App Store to retro game emulators

The App Store was down, along with Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Music

April 4, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology music, store

Apple’s online services were hit with an outage that cut many of us off from the App Store, Apple TV, and Apple Music on Wednesday night. The system status page for Apple’s online service noted an outage beginning at 6:31PM ET affecting those services, as well as Arcade, Audiobooks, Books, Podcasts, Fitness Plus, and its [...]read moreThe App Store was down, along with Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Music

‘Art of Rally’ Australia DLC Now Available on iOS, Big Game Update Live on the App Store – TouchArcade

April 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming DLC, Game, iOS, Live, store, TouchArcade, Update

Funselektor’s Art of Rally ($7.99) hit iOS earlier this year and more-recently Android through Noodlecake Games. Read my review of the iOS version from its launch here. Today, the Australia DLC for Art of Rally has gone live, and the gorgeous racer has been supercharged with a big update for all owners as well. This [...]read more‘Art of Rally’ Australia DLC Now Available on iOS, Big Game Update Live on the App Store – TouchArcade

The AltStore, an alternative app store coming to the EU, will offer Patreon-backed apps

April 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Coming, offer, store

Apple’s chokehold on the App Store ecosystem for iPhone apps stifles competition, according to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), so it’s now forcing the tech giant to open up to new rivals. As a result, we’re beginning to see what an app store ecosystem could look like when other developers are allowed to compete [...]read moreThe AltStore, an alternative app store coming to the EU, will offer Patreon-backed apps

Viral Nintendo Switch Hit ‘Suika Game’ Now Officially Available Worldwide on the App Store – TouchArcade

March 27, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming Game, hit, Nintendo, officially, store, Switch, TouchArcade, viral, Worldwide

Back in January, Suika Game ($2.99) AKA the watermelon game from Aladdin X hit the App Store officially in Japan. Suika Game has sold multiple millions on Switch worldwide, and bringing it to mobile felt like the perfect next step. As with any viral hit game, there are tons of clones on other platforms, and [...]read moreViral Nintendo Switch Hit ‘Suika Game’ Now Officially Available Worldwide on the App Store – TouchArcade