Apple (MacRumors, MacStories, Hacker News, Slashdot): Today, we’re introducing the Mini Apps Partner Program, which expands on the App Store’s ongoing support for apps that offer mini apps. Mini apps are self-contained experiences that are built using web technologies like HTML5 and JavaScript. This program is designed to help developers who host mini apps grow […]

I’ve frequently noted my frustration with Apple’s Xcode release notes, how lately they simply don’t tell you what’s changed in a given release. Changes from multiple releases are merged together, and Apple deletes and renames old pages so that you can’t compare them unless you’d saved a copy. However, commenter F1248 has done something about […]

Jeff Johnson: Today I received a shipment notification via text message to my phone number from a company unrelated to Apple. The shipped product was not ordered with my iPhone, and in fact the product manufacturer doesn’t even know that I own any Apple devices. The message included a US Postal Service tracking number. Messages […]

Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News, The Verge): Apple today announced the launch of Digital ID, a new way for users to create an ID in Apple Wallet using information from their U.S. passport, and present it with the security and privacy of iPhone or Apple Watch. At launch, Digital ID acceptance will roll out first in […]

The Analysis Group (MacRumors, Slashdot, Hacker News): Despite commission rates typically falling by about 10 percentage points, current evidence shows that developers kept the prices of what they sold through the App Store the same or increased them more than 90% of the time.[…]Developers’ decision not to pass on commission savings to EU users mirrors […]