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  As Arizona nears a final vote that could force changes on the App Store, a somewhat loaded survey of public opinion shows 69% of residents back the bill. Despite Apples increased lobbying, residents in Arizona are reportedly very strongly in favor of the states HB2005 proposals to break up App Store payment monopolies. According to a poll conducted by research firm Data Orbital, 69% of people expressed support. "Only 11.8% were undecided," says Data Orbital, "which is a small percentage for...

Apple is backing the Redford Center Stories Challenge, an environmental contest from actor Robert Redford's educational filmmaking organization.

  Google is following Apples lead in cutting app store commission by introducing a 15% commission fee schedule for Google Play transactions that is similar to the App Store Small Business Program. The standard 30% commission paid for purchases in the Google Play Store will be reduced down to 15%, Google announced on Tuesday. The change, which will commence on July 1, will apply to the first $1 million in revenue generated using the Play stores payment mechanism each year. After the developer...

Users can search for COVID-19 vaccine locations in Apple Maps thanks to a service developed by Boston Children's Hospital.

O-Film has all but confirmed it has lost its place in the iPhone camera module supply chain, informing investors one "particular overseas client" has severed ties with the supplier.

Apple's AR and VR systems could use wearable controllers with extending sections, allowing for the sensing of the user's fingers pressing a surface without covering the fingertips.

  Apple will preinstall mandatory apps on iPhones and other devices sold and activated in Russia, in order to comply with laws that will come into force on April 1. Russias lower house of parliament passed laws in November 2019 that requires the installation of government-approved apps on electronic devices sold in the country. While the introduction of the rules was postponed previously, it seems that Apple is preparing to comply with the legislation before its April introduction. A "high-r...

Apple AR may not be confined to what you can see through "Apple Glass." It may also give users force feedback through Apple-designed socks.

A new survey suggests that Apple iPhone brand loyalty increased as Android users became less loyal to their device makers and more willing to switch to another brand.

  The teenager responsible for taking over several high-profile Twitter accounts in a Bitcoin scam in 2020 has agreed to three years in prison in a plea deal. Graham Clark, 18, agreed to plead guilty to state fraud charges for using compromised well-known Twitter to solicit more than $100,000 in Bitcoin in the summer of 2020. He agreed to spend three years in prison, followed by three years probation, The Tampa Bay Timesreported Monday. As part of the plea agreement, Clark will be sentenced a...