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Apple Veteran Phil Schiller Exits App Store Role

August 31, 2026
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Apple Says Antitrust Issues Are Hurting Services Business
Mobile Commerce // August 18, 2026

Apple says antitrust battles around its App Store are weighing on its services business. The tech giant acknowledged the issue in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That filing was flagged in a report Tuesday (Aug. 18) by the Financial...

Apple to Add Virtual Shopping Assistant to App Store
Mobile Commerce // July 23, 2026

Apple appears to be preparing a virtual shopping assistant for its App Store. Although no official announcement has been made, a report Wednesday (July 22) from the website Apple Insider pointed to a passage in the company’s App Store privacy policy suggesting that a new...

Apple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths
Mobile Commerce // June 30, 2026

British regulators want Apple and Google to let developers steer users to payment methods beyond the company’s app stores. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a proposal Tuesday (June 30) that would lift the restrictions imposed by the companies that prevent app developers from...

Apple Updates App Store Rules to Remove Copycat Apps
Mobile Commerce // June 09, 2026

Apple may remove apps from its App Store if they are too similar to other, widely available apps. The company told developers about this policy in updated terms that were announced Monday (June 8) for the App Review Guidelines it uses when considering apps for...

Interviews & Exclusives
Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe

July 12, 2024
For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge a continuum of commerce, content and payments. But Apple’s opening its payments tech and its App store to rivals in Europe, which seemingly loosens some […]

Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone

January 30, 2019
It’s all about the ecosystem, not the iPhones. If there was one takeaway from the earnings call yesterday (Jan. 29) with Apple CEO Tim Cook, that would be it. Apple entered this earnings...

Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone

June 29, 2017
Ten years ago today, enthusiasts were waking up on the streets outside of Apple Stores nationwide in the hopes of getting their hands on the first-ever version of the iPhone....

Quick Reads
Apple Veteran Phil Schiller Exits App Store Role

August 31, 2026
Apple veteran Phil Schiller has stepped down from overseeing the App Store and the company’s product events, adding another leadership change just as John Ternus prepares to take over as CEO. Schiller, 66, will remain at Apple as an Apple Fellow and work on unspecified initiatives, Bloomberg reported Monday (Aug. 31), citing people familiar with […]

Apple Says Antitrust Issues Are Hurting Services Business

August 18, 2026
Apple says antitrust battles around its App Store are weighing on its services business. The tech giant acknowledged the issue in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange...

Apple to Add Virtual Shopping Assistant to App Store

July 23, 2026
Apple appears to be preparing a virtual shopping assistant for its App Store. Although no official announcement has been made, a report Wednesday (July 22) from the website Apple Insider...

Apple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths

June 30, 2026
British regulators want Apple and Google to let developers steer users to payment methods beyond the company’s app stores. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a proposal Tuesday (June...