Apple is set to halve its longstanding 30 percent app commission fee for small developers and businesses. The tech giant announced its new App Store Small Business Program that cuts the fee to 15 percent for those who generated less than $1 million sales in the previous calendar year. The initiative is set to launch … Read more
Instagram superstars like Kylie Jenner are having their social media empire threatened – by computer-animated virtual influencers. The CGI characters, who are kitted out in digital replicas of real clothes manufactured by some of the world’s biggest fashion brands, are becoming a growing online phenomenon. The influencers are portrayed in real-life settings and are used … Read more
Technically it’s a hotel renovation – but it’s turned into a treasure hunt. Developers renovating a historic hotel in Florida once visited by John F. Kennedy have been startled by a series of incredible discoveries, unearthed as walls have been taken down and wallpaper peeled away. They’ve found a hand-cranked elevator, a staircase leading to nowhere, … Read more
Technically it’s a hotel renovation – but it’s turned into a treasure hunt. Developers renovating a historic hotel in Florida once visited by John F. Kennedy have been startled by a series of incredible discoveries, unearthed as walls have been taken down and wallpaper peeled away. They’ve found a hand-cranked elevator, a staircase leading to nowhere, … Read more
Apple infuriates developers by releasing iOS 14 without giving them enough time to prepare their app for the App Store Apple announced Tuesday it is launching its new iOS Wednesday, which is an early release Developers had believed the release would be sometime next week This gave them just one day to prepare apps for submission … Read more
Tucked away in an ivy-clad corner of the car park of the Cock Hotel in Worsley, near Salford, is a small, intricately-carved headstone. It is inscribed as follows: In memory of Polly, mother of 200 pigs. Died December 23, 1904, aged 15½ years. For more than a century since, men, women and children have enjoyed … Read more
During a Commons debate earlier this year, Robert Jenrick singled out one vital planning policy that helps deprived communities. The Housing Secretary argued it was right that developers making huge sums from major housing schemes should pay the so-called Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to local councils, which can then spend the cash on schools, health … Read more
Apple will now let developers appeal App Store guidelines after public payment dispute with email app Hey Developers can now appeal alleged violations of App Store guidelines Apple says it will no longer withhold software updates as punishments The decision comes after a public dispute with email app, Hey By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
Developers behind NHS’s abandoned Covid-19 symptom tracker app ‘tried to block’ other firms from creating similar software amid fears they could distract from its launch NHSX, the health service technology unit attempted to block rival software Developers of several app competitor were urged to stop work by NHSX or MoD The app turned out to … Read more
Pokémon developers release an augmented reality app to teach young children how to brush their teeth The Pokémon Company announced a new AR game to help kids brush their teeth Called Pokémon Smile, the app is out now on Android and iOS devices Kids record themselves brushing their teeth and unlock new Pokémon by targeting … Read more