Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple is keeping Fortnite’s return to the App Store in limbo, having “neither accepted nor rejected” the latest submission for review.
The ongoing silence now threatens to delay Fortnite’s next major update, planned for this Friday.
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Much like Microsoft’s Build keynote, Google’s kickoff of its annual developer event was a sort of AI-palooza. Unless you’re done with AI, in which case it was probably a snoozefest, and I suggest you skip over to the next post. I’m not sure it’s a good long-term plan, though.
From flashy moonshots to real, actionable, useful features that customers will be able to take advantage of almost immediately, there was a little bit of everything. Including things that Apple users will also greatly benefit from.
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After a nearly five-year hiatus, Fortnite is back on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users in the United States. Epic Games announced the return of the battle royale gaming app this afternoon, and you can head to the App Store now to download it.
Fortnite is also back in the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the European Union.
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Many iPhones stolen in places as far apart as New York, LA, and London end up in a single building in China, where they are resold or stripped for parts.
One victim whose iPhone 15 Pro was snatched from his hands in the street was able to track its 6,000-mile journey to the place many locals in Shenzhen, China, refer to as “the stolen iPhone building” …
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Microsoft has filed a court brief in support of Epic Games, blaming Apple for its delay in plans to open an Xbox mobile store using.
While Apple yesterday allowed Fortnite back into the US App Store after some strong words from the judge, Microsoft says there’s still a very big problem …
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is sending refunds for product returns dating as far back as 2018. The company says these relate to historical cases where it had been unable to verify receipt of faulty products sent back by customers …
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When Apple TV+ launched back in 2019, one of the most common complaints was its lack of a back catalog. And to some extent, the criticism made sense, especially given that some expected Apple to (at least partially) bundle in its vast iTunes movie library.
Now, more than five years later, Apple has quietly built up a surprisingly solid library of original films and series. If you’re a relatively new subscriber, there’s a good chance you missed out on a few of these great early releases:
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Oura Ring has announced a raft of upgrades intended to provide better fitness metrics, along with new integrations with Apple Health and more.
A key strength of the Oura app is the way it helps users make sense of trends across time, and the company has added a new active time trend view …
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Epic Games made good on its recent promise by bringing Fortnite back to the iPhone and iPad in the U.S. after a federal court injunction forced Apple to change App Store rules around payments and commissions. Nearly five years after its removal, the game returns with a major change. Still, Fortnite is only available through the App Store in one region, and there are several reasons it could be removed again.
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