Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming. In an about-face, Epic Games has made Fortnite available on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming service. Among other things, that means the massively popular game is officially available to play on the iPhone again for the first time since it was pulled in the midst of the recent legal battle […]
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Major win for Epic Games: Apple has 90 days to open up app store payments
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Friday, the Northern California judge handling the massive Epic Games v. Apple court case turned in a ruling that, in many ways, works out in Apple’s favor—but with one massive, App Store-changing exception. The ruling includes a single-page permanent injunction demanding that Apple company open up payment […]
Old Steve Jobs email finally confirms Apple was working on an “iPhone nano”
Enlarge / The iPhone 12 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Last year, the iPhone 12 mini flopped—a setback for lovers of small flagship phones designed for one-handed use. But as anyone who has been following Apple for years knows, former CEO Steve Jobs was an advocate for small phones. Now, thanks to an email written by […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook to take stand in Epic/Apple trial today
Enlarge / Tim Cook speaks during an event at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (credit: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Tim Cook will on Friday be confronted with allegations that Apple is operating an illegal monopoly, in a high-stakes case brought by Epic Games, the maker of […]