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Sarah Perez at TechCrunch: But now we’re hearing that Apple is changing its course. The PCalc app and widget will remain in the App Store, and all calculator-type widgets will be allowed as well, an Apple spokesperson has confirmed to us. Well, that was fast. Glad to see Apple addressing this… Read more of Apple No Longer Rejecting Calculator Widgets From The App Store →
Federico Viticci at MacStories: Curious app rejections aren’t new to the App Store, but being forced to remove a feature that was approved, featured by the App Store team, and appreciated by thousands of users is a different story. I can’t help but think this mess is a failure on Apple’s part to… Read more of Apple Asks PCalc Developer to Remove iOS 8 Widget →
Today Apple’s App Store support page updated to reflect the latest iOS 8 adoption numbers: After 41 days in the wild, iOS 8 adoption has slowed a bit and is now sitting between 52-54%. As of today, Apple says 52%, and Mixpanel has it at about 54%. Last year, iOS 7 was at around 75% by this time… Read more of How Can Apple Improve iOS 8 Adoption? →
Nilay Patel at The Verge: This is a wonky legal tweak — Wheeler just wants to expand the definition of “multichannel video programming distributor” so that it’s not specifically tied to cable and satellite companies — but it will have huge effects. Allowing tech companies to properly compete… Read more of "Multichannel Video Programming Distributors" →
I’ve been a proud owner of the new iPhone 6 Plus for over month now. I love it. It’s easily my favorite device I’ve ever owned. 1 One of my favorite parts about the 6 Plus is the improved landscape support. Apple has even enabled landscape support for Springboard (the home screen) on the iPhone… Read more of Holding it Wrong: A Landscape Lock Screen →
We’ve been driving towards a contact-less payment system for decades. Almost everyone in our industry has taken a run at it and most all have come up short, until now. CVS (and Rite Aid and I’m sure many others to come) fighting Apple Pay as a threat is an incredible amount of validation after… Read more of CVS Disables Apple Pay →