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Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores

Apple on Tuesday announced a simplified commission structure for apps in the European Union in an effort to…
#Europe #EU #appstore #appstores #Apple #businessterms #EuropeanUnion
https://www.europesays.com/europe/118787/

Engadget: Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders . “Google began distributing third-party app stores through its Play Store earlier this week, but not everyone is happy with the company’s approach. The Verge reports that Judge James Donato, the US District Court judge who oversaw the company’s antitrust case with Epic, believes Google has introduced […]

Engadget: Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders . “Google began distributing third-party app stores through its Play Store earlier this week, but not everyone is happy with the company’s approach. The Verge reports that Judge James Donato, the US District Court judge who oversaw the company’s antitrust case with Epic, believes Google has introduced […]

Engadget: Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders . “Google began distributing third-party app stores through its Play Store earlier this week, but not everyone is happy with the company’s approach. The Verge reports that Judge James Donato, the US District Court judge who oversaw the company’s antitrust case with Epic, believes Google has introduced […]

Engadget: Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders . “Google began distributing third-party app stores through its Play Store earlier this week, but not everyone is happy with the company’s approach. The Verge reports that Judge James Donato, the US District Court judge who oversaw the company’s antitrust case with Epic, believes Google has introduced […]

Engadget: Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders . “Google began distributing third-party app stores through its Play Store earlier this week, but not everyone is happy with the company’s approach. The Verge reports that Judge James Donato, the US District Court judge who oversaw the company’s antitrust case with Epic, believes Google has introduced […]

Lilbits: Ploopy’s A+ trackball has eight buttons (two are also dials), Xteink X4 discontinued, and more

A company with a funny name has made some of the most interesting computer input devices of recent years. Ploopy got its start with trackballs, at a time when bigger companies were exiting the space. Since then, the company has made trackpads, pointing sticks, and dials.

Now the company is bringing some of those gadgets together with the new Ploopy A+. It’s a trackball mouse with eight […]

Lilbits: Ploopy’s A+ trackball has eight buttons (two are also dials), Xteink X4 discontinued, and more

A company with a funny name has made some of the most interesting computer input devices of recent years. Ploopy got its start with trackballs, at a time when bigger companies were exiting the space. Since then, the company has made trackpads, pointing sticks, and dials.

Now the company is bringing some of those gadgets together with the new Ploopy A+. It’s a trackball mouse with eight […]

Lilbits: Ploopy’s A+ trackball has eight buttons (two are also dials), Xteink X4 discontinued, and more

A company with a funny name has made some of the most interesting computer input devices of recent years. Ploopy got its start with trackballs, at a time when bigger companies were exiting the space. Since then, the company has made trackpads, pointing sticks, and dials.

Now the company is bringing some of those gadgets together with the new Ploopy A+. It’s a trackball mouse with eight […]

Lilbits: Ploopy’s A+ trackball has eight buttons (two are also dials), Xteink X4 discontinued, and more

A company with a funny name has made some of the most interesting computer input devices of recent years. Ploopy got its start with trackballs, at a time when bigger companies were exiting the space. Since then, the company has made trackpads, pointing sticks, and dials.

Now the company is bringing some of those gadgets together with the new Ploopy A+. It’s a trackball mouse with eight […]

Google now lets you download third-party app stores from the Play Store... but it doesn't make them easy to find. Following a judicial order, Google plans to fix this issue (of its own making). https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier #Google #GooglePlay #AppStores

Google now lets you download third-party app stores from the Play Store... but it doesn't make them easy to find. Following a judicial order, Google plans to fix this issue (of its own making). https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier #Google #GooglePlay #AppStores

Google now lets you download third-party app stores from the Play Store... but it doesn't make them easy to find. Following a judicial order, Google plans to fix this issue (of its own making). https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier #Google #GooglePlay #AppStores

Google now lets you download third-party app stores from the Play Store... but it doesn't make them easy to find. Following a judicial order, Google plans to fix this issue (of its own making). https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier #Google #GooglePlay #AppStores

Google now lets you download third-party app stores from the Play Store... but it doesn't make them easy to find. Following a judicial order, Google plans to fix this issue (of its own making). https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier #Google #GooglePlay #AppStores

Moscow Times: Apple Removes Yandex’s Payment Service App. “Major Russian digital wallet and payment service Yandex Pay said Wednesday that its application had been removed from Apple’s App Store. The removal means iPhone users in Russia can no longer download or update Yandex Pay. The app allows users to store cards, make contactless payments and split purchases across Yandex’s suite of […]

Moscow Times: Apple Removes Yandex’s Payment Service App. “Major Russian digital wallet and payment service Yandex Pay said Wednesday that its application had been removed from Apple’s App Store. The removal means iPhone users in Russia can no longer download or update Yandex Pay. The app allows users to store cards, make contactless payments and split purchases across Yandex’s suite of […]

Moscow Times: Apple Removes Yandex’s Payment Service App. “Major Russian digital wallet and payment service Yandex Pay said Wednesday that its application had been removed from Apple’s App Store. The removal means iPhone users in Russia can no longer download or update Yandex Pay. The app allows users to store cards, make contactless payments and split purchases across Yandex’s suite of […]

Moscow Times: Apple Removes Yandex’s Payment Service App. “Major Russian digital wallet and payment service Yandex Pay said Wednesday that its application had been removed from Apple’s App Store. The removal means iPhone users in Russia can no longer download or update Yandex Pay. The app allows users to store cards, make contactless payments and split purchases across Yandex’s suite of […]

Moscow Times: Apple Removes Yandex’s Payment Service App. “Major Russian digital wallet and payment service Yandex Pay said Wednesday that its application had been removed from Apple’s App Store. The removal means iPhone users in Russia can no longer download or update Yandex Pay. The app allows users to store cards, make contactless payments and split purchases across Yandex’s suite of […]

Ars Technica: Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store. “A new day has dawned in the Play Store, and it’s one that Google tried very hard to avoid. The first third-party app store has arrived in Google Play as a result of the long-running antitrust lawsuit with Epic. Those in the US can now head into Google Play and download Aptoide, a game-focused […]

Ars Technica: Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store. “A new day has dawned in the Play Store, and it’s one that Google tried very hard to avoid. The first third-party app store has arrived in Google Play as a result of the long-running antitrust lawsuit with Epic. Those in the US can now head into Google Play and download Aptoide, a game-focused […]

Ars Technica: Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store. “A new day has dawned in the Play Store, and it’s one that Google tried very hard to avoid. The first third-party app store has arrived in Google Play as a result of the long-running antitrust lawsuit with Epic. Those in the US can now head into Google Play and download Aptoide, a game-focused […]

Ars Technica: Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store. “A new day has dawned in the Play Store, and it’s one that Google tried very hard to avoid. The first third-party app store has arrived in Google Play as a result of the long-running antitrust lawsuit with Epic. Those in the US can now head into Google Play and download Aptoide, a game-focused […]

Ars Technica: Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store. “A new day has dawned in the Play Store, and it’s one that Google tried very hard to avoid. The first third-party app store has arrived in Google Play as a result of the long-running antitrust lawsuit with Epic. Those in the US can now head into Google Play and download Aptoide, a game-focused […]

TechCrunch: Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option. “Google Play already offers other digital payment methods including PayPal and Cash App along with cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and JCB in the United States. Outside the U.S., the company has also experimented with allowing users to pay for digital purchases using cash at a nearby store.”

TechCrunch: Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option. “Google Play already offers other digital payment methods including PayPal and Cash App along with cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and JCB in the United States. Outside the U.S., the company has also experimented with allowing users to pay for digital purchases using cash at a nearby store.”

TechCrunch: Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option. “Google Play already offers other digital payment methods including PayPal and Cash App along with cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and JCB in the United States. Outside the U.S., the company has also experimented with allowing users to pay for digital purchases using cash at a nearby store.”

TechCrunch: Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option. “Google Play already offers other digital payment methods including PayPal and Cash App along with cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and JCB in the United States. Outside the U.S., the company has also experimented with allowing users to pay for digital purchases using cash at a nearby store.”

TechCrunch: Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option. “Google Play already offers other digital payment methods including PayPal and Cash App along with cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and JCB in the United States. Outside the U.S., the company has also experimented with allowing users to pay for digital purchases using cash at a nearby store.”

#Appstores tauchte zum ersten Mal im Protokoll der 73. Sitzung des 21. Deutschen Bundestages am 22.04.2026 auf. Das Protokoll findet sich unter https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21073.pdf

#Appstores tauchte zum ersten Mal im Protokoll der 73. Sitzung des 21. Deutschen Bundestages am 22.04.2026 auf. Das Protokoll findet sich unter https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21073.pdf

#Appstores tauchte zum ersten Mal im Protokoll der 73. Sitzung des 21. Deutschen Bundestages am 22.04.2026 auf. Das Protokoll findet sich unter https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21073.pdf

#Appstores tauchte zum ersten Mal im Protokoll der 73. Sitzung des 21. Deutschen Bundestages am 22.04.2026 auf. Das Protokoll findet sich unter https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21073.pdf

#Appstores tauchte zum ersten Mal im Protokoll der 73. Sitzung des 21. Deutschen Bundestages am 22.04.2026 auf. Das Protokoll findet sich unter https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/21/21073.pdf

Android vor dem Umbruch? Neue Regeln setzen F-Droid und Open Source unter Druck - fosstopia

https://fosstopia.de/android-vor-dem-umbruch/

#fosstopia #fdroid #opensource #appstores #Entwickler #apk #Playstore #Google #KeepAndroidOpen

Android vor dem Umbruch? Neue Regeln setzen F-Droid und Open Source unter Druck - fosstopia

https://fosstopia.de/android-vor-dem-umbruch/

#fosstopia #fdroid #opensource #appstores #Entwickler #apk #Playstore #Google #KeepAndroidOpen

Android vor dem Umbruch? Neue Regeln setzen F-Droid und Open Source unter Druck - fosstopia

https://fosstopia.de/android-vor-dem-umbruch/

#fosstopia #fdroid #opensource #appstores #Entwickler #apk #Playstore #Google #KeepAndroidOpen

Android vor dem Umbruch? Neue Regeln setzen F-Droid und Open Source unter Druck - fosstopia

https://fosstopia.de/android-vor-dem-umbruch/

#fosstopia #fdroid #opensource #appstores #Entwickler #apk #Playstore #Google #KeepAndroidOpen

Android vor dem Umbruch? Neue Regeln setzen F-Droid und Open Source unter Druck - fosstopia

https://fosstopia.de/android-vor-dem-umbruch/

#fosstopia #fdroid #opensource #appstores #Entwickler #apk #Playstore #Google #KeepAndroidOpen

Wer sich als mittelst. Serviceanbieter von Vermittlungsportalen wie #GetYourGide #Freelance #Upwork #Blauarbeit #MyHammer u.a. oder #Marketplaces abhängig macht, sollte auf bedrohliche Eingriffe - provoziert von Mitbewerbern - bzw. Fehlern vorbereitet sein und Rechte aus der EU #P2B VO kennen.
Zu den Portalen gehören auch die großen #Appstores der Systemanbieter Google / Apple und #Marketplace-Betreiber, u.a. der Handelsplattformen #Amazon, #OTTO, #Kaufland, #MediaMarkt, #Ebay, #Zalando, etc.,

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/24/eu-fines-google-890-million-over-search-and-google-play-xcxwbn/

The EU has fined Google €890m over Search self-preferencing and Google Play anti-steering, with 60 days to end both practices or risk periodic payments.

#DigitalMarketsAct #Google #GoogleSearch #GooglePlay #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Antitrust #BigTechGatekeepers #AppStores

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/24/eu-fines-google-890-million-over-search-and-google-play-xcxwbn/

The EU has fined Google €890m over Search self-preferencing and Google Play anti-steering, with 60 days to end both practices or risk periodic payments.

#DigitalMarketsAct #Google #GoogleSearch #GooglePlay #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Antitrust #BigTechGatekeepers #AppStores

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/24/eu-fines-google-890-million-over-search-and-google-play-xcxwbn/

The EU has fined Google €890m over Search self-preferencing and Google Play anti-steering, with 60 days to end both practices or risk periodic payments.

#DigitalMarketsAct #Google #GoogleSearch #GooglePlay #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Antitrust #BigTechGatekeepers #AppStores

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/24/eu-fines-google-890-million-over-search-and-google-play-xcxwbn/

The EU has fined Google €890m over Search self-preferencing and Google Play anti-steering, with 60 days to end both practices or risk periodic payments.

#DigitalMarketsAct #Google #GoogleSearch #GooglePlay #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Antitrust #BigTechGatekeepers #AppStores

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/24/eu-fines-google-890-million-over-search-and-google-play-xcxwbn/

The EU has fined Google €890m over Search self-preferencing and Google Play anti-steering, with 60 days to end both practices or risk periodic payments.

#DigitalMarketsAct #Google #GoogleSearch #GooglePlay #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #Antitrust #BigTechGatekeepers #AppStores

Engadget: Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against ‘nudify’ apps. “As reported by Wired, San Francisco city attorney David Chiu ordered the two tech giants to take down a total of 13 apps that can be used to create AI-generated deepfake nude images. The letters appeal to Apple and Google to stop ‘aiding and abetting’ the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, […]

Engadget: Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against ‘nudify’ apps. “As reported by Wired, San Francisco city attorney David Chiu ordered the two tech giants to take down a total of 13 apps that can be used to create AI-generated deepfake nude images. The letters appeal to Apple and Google to stop ‘aiding and abetting’ the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, […]

Engadget: Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against ‘nudify’ apps. “As reported by Wired, San Francisco city attorney David Chiu ordered the two tech giants to take down a total of 13 apps that can be used to create AI-generated deepfake nude images. The letters appeal to Apple and Google to stop ‘aiding and abetting’ the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, […]

Engadget: Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against ‘nudify’ apps. “As reported by Wired, San Francisco city attorney David Chiu ordered the two tech giants to take down a total of 13 apps that can be used to create AI-generated deepfake nude images. The letters appeal to Apple and Google to stop ‘aiding and abetting’ the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, […]

Engadget: Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against ‘nudify’ apps. “As reported by Wired, San Francisco city attorney David Chiu ordered the two tech giants to take down a total of 13 apps that can be used to create AI-generated deepfake nude images. The letters appeal to Apple and Google to stop ‘aiding and abetting’ the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, […]

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

9to5 Mac: Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil. “A 9to5Mac investigation has uncovered more than 60 apps that behave exactly as depicted in their App Store screenshots when accessed from virtually anywhere in the world, except Brazil. When opened from a Brazilian IP address, the same apps instead reveal online betting platforms.”

Ukrayinska Pravda: Google Play removes Russian apps Max, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. “The removal of the apps appears to be linked to the recent EU sanctions imposed on VKontakte and its subsidiary, Communications Platform, the investment company that developed Max. The EU says the messaging app was created under the control of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and includes surveillance […]

Ukrayinska Pravda: Google Play removes Russian apps Max, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. “The removal of the apps appears to be linked to the recent EU sanctions imposed on VKontakte and its subsidiary, Communications Platform, the investment company that developed Max. The EU says the messaging app was created under the control of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and includes surveillance […]

Ukrayinska Pravda: Google Play removes Russian apps Max, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. “The removal of the apps appears to be linked to the recent EU sanctions imposed on VKontakte and its subsidiary, Communications Platform, the investment company that developed Max. The EU says the messaging app was created under the control of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and includes surveillance […]

Ukrayinska Pravda: Google Play removes Russian apps Max, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. “The removal of the apps appears to be linked to the recent EU sanctions imposed on VKontakte and its subsidiary, Communications Platform, the investment company that developed Max. The EU says the messaging app was created under the control of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and includes surveillance […]