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Apple’s iTunes Store was Shut Down By Massive Service Outage

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Following numerous reports of difficulties accessing the App Store, Apple has confirmed a major outage affecting all users. Multiple Store Services - All users are affected Customers may be unable to make purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store. In addition to the Stores being down, developers are reporting that they are unable to log into … [Read more...] about Apple’s iTunes Store was Shut Down By Massive Service Outage

Apple Releases Xcode 6.3 Beta 2 with New Apple Crash Reports Service

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Apple has announced that the just released Xcode 6.3 beta 2 features a new Apple crash reports service. The new Apple crash reports service is now available in Xcode 6.3 beta 2. Apps that you’ve submitted with debug symbols to the App Store and to TestFlight will have their crash log data collected and aggregated into crash reports that will automatically download into Xcode. … [Read more...] about Apple Releases Xcode 6.3 Beta 2 with New Apple Crash Reports Service

Google Pulls iOS And Mac Sparrow Email Apps From App Store

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Google appears to have pulled the Sparrow email app from the App Store and Mac App Store. Sparrow was acquired back in 2012 and at the time it indicated that the team would be working on new projects and there would be no new features released for the Sparrow apps. Google’s last cache of an active page for the $2.99 iOS app was made on February 12, while the $9.99 Mac app was … [Read more...] about Google Pulls iOS And Mac Sparrow Email Apps From App Store

Apple App Store Generates 70% More Revenue Than Google Play

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A new report from App Annie reveals that the Google Play Store saw 60% more app downloads than the Apple App Store in 2014. Despite that, the App Store generated more yearly revenue. In 2014, Google Play built on its lead over the iOS App Store, amassing nearly 60% more worldwide app downloads than iOS. iOS maintained its large advantage in monetization, generating over 70% … [Read more...] about Apple App Store Generates 70% More Revenue Than Google Play

How To Get Paid iOS Apps for Free in EU

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A few days ago Apple introduce a new 14-day no-questions-asked refund period in all EU markets for iTunes Store and App Store. That effectively means EU customers buying paid content from the App Store, can ask for their money back in case they end up hating an iOS or iPhone app. The new refund policy can apparently be abused because users can both ask for their money back and … [Read more...] about How To Get Paid iOS Apps for Free in EU

Apple Increasing App Store Prices For All European Union Territories and Canada

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Apple has notified developers that within the next 36 hours, all prices on the App Store will increase in all European Union territories as well as in Canada and Norway; however, App Store Prices will decrease in Iceland, and change in Russia. The changes are being made to account for adjustments in value-added tax rates as well as foreign exchange rates that fluctuate. … [Read more...] about Apple Increasing App Store Prices For All European Union Territories and Canada