Contingent Pricing for App Store Subscriptions

Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): Contingent pricing for subscriptions on the App Store — a new feature that helps you attract and retain subscribers — lets you give customers a discounted subscription price as long as they’re actively subscribed to a…

TechFan 500

Tim and David kinda celebrate 500 episodes, plus the death of independent software development, smart home, advertising online, and much more. The post TechFan 500 appeared first on MyMac.com.

Flappy Dird: Flappy Bird Implemented in MacOS Finder

MacOS Tip: Quick Access to System Information

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GSE 409 Geekiest Gift Guide

On episode 409 of Geekiest Show Ever Elisa and Melissa share their favorite and most geekiest gift ideas. Check out full show notes here The post GSE 409 Geekiest Gift Guide appeared first on MyMac.com.

GM Floats a Bullshit ‘Safety’ Excuse for Dropping CarPlay

Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers in Defamation Trial

Stolen Device Protection in iOS 17.3

Joe Rossignol: The first iOS 17.3 beta rolling out to developers today includes a new “Stolen Device Protection” feature that is designed to add an additional layer of security in the event someone has stolen your iPhone and also obtained the device…

Threads in EU and on ActivityPub

Jon Porter (via John Gruber): Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is now available in the European Union, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Threads. The launch…

Apple and Corellium Settlement

Thomas Brewster (MacRumors): After four years of court hearings and plenty of controversy, Apple and cyber startup Corellium are settling a copyright lawsuit. Terms have not been disclosed.The suit was filed in 2019, with Apple claiming that Corelli…

Apple Expands Self Service Repair

Apple: Apple is expanding Self Service Repair, and launching a new diagnostic tool that gives users more transparency and autonomy to troubleshoot issues. Self Service Repair is now available for the iPhone 15 lineup and Mac models powered by the M2…

Google’s Confusing New Location Data Settings

Ron Amadeo: Google’s misleading Location History descriptions in Google Maps have earned it several lawsuits in the US and worldwide. A quick count involves individual lawsuits in California, Arizona, Washington, a joint lawsuit in Texas, Indiana, a…

GM Floats a Bullshit ‘Safety’ Excuse for Dropping CarPlay

★ App Store Rankings as a Proxy for Social Network Momentum

Looking at the rankings of Threads, Twitter/X, and others in the App Store and Play Store.

Threads Has Begun Federating Via ActivityPub

Threads Has Begun Federating Via ActivityPub

Jury Rules for Epic Games in Lawsuit Against Google

★ App Store Rankings as a Proxy for Social Network Momentum

Looking at the rankings of Threads, Twitter/X, and others in the App Store and Play Store.

Threads Launches in the E.U., Where, Apparently, Many People Live

Threads Launches in the E.U., Where, Apparently, Many People Live