Mac Apps Can Escape From Squircle Jail If They’re Not in the Mac App Store
Tyler Hall: We all know about macOS Tahoe’s terrible app icons and how 3rd party developers have been confined to squircle jail. If you’re lucky enough to di...
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April Report From Ookla: ‘A Return to mmWave 5G’
Mike Dano, in a long (too long, I say) report for Ookla (makers of the nifty Speedtest app): Further, few other countries in the world followed in the mmWave...
Valve Explains Why It Doesn’t Subsidize Its Hardware Platforms
Valve, in a statement to The Verge, explaining why it doesn’t sell its handheld Steam Deck or new Steam Machine gaming devices at a loss (gift link): While t...
Gnome
Gnome is a deceptively clever animated GIF app by Lex Friedman: The truest thing about animated GIFs is that they are a critical pillar of modern human commu...
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Apple’s Petition Regarding Civil Contempt Finding in ‘Apple v. Epic Games’
Speaking of the Supreme Court’s end-of-term rulings, they today agreed to grant certiorari to Apple’s petition from last month, ordering: APPLE INC. V. EPIC ...
CMA Consultation on Mobile App Steering and NFC Access
The UK Competition and Markets Authority: ‘Steering’ — the ability for developers to engage with customers about off‑platform options — is currently banned b...
U.K. Regulator Considers Requiring App Store to Allow Steering to the Web, and iOS NFC to Be Open
Sam Tabahriti, reporting for Reuters: Britain’s competition regulator on Tuesday proposed allowing app developers to steer users to alternative payment opti...