Microsoft has criticized Apple’s recent changes to the App Store guidelines to allow native cloud gaming apps like Xbox on the iPhone and iPad.
Microsoft slams Apple hard over cloud gaming shenanigans
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Apple Music launches in Rivian electric vehicles with a Connect+ subscription
Owners of Rivian’s electric vehicles (EV) can now connect their Apple Music account to stream music in the car in immersive spatial audio.
Apple Intelligence+ could bring extra features in exchange for a monthly fee
Apple Intelligence will be free, but the iPhone maker allegedly plans to introduce a paid Apple Intelligence+ service with extra features sometime next year.
How to upgrade or downgrade your app subscriptions on Apple devices
Learn how to switch your existing app subscriptions to a different plan on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro without canceling and resubscribing.
VPN by Google One will get discontinued later this year because no one wanted to use a Google-branded VPN service
VPN by Google One will get discontinued later this year because apparently no one wanted to use a Google-branded VPN service.
Grandfathered subscribers no longer able to pay for Netflix through Apple
Grandfathered subscribers who signed up using Apple’s in-app billing mechanism will need to provide a credit or debit card number to continue their service.
Your Amazon Prime Video subscription no longer includes Dolby Vision and Atmos
Amazon now streams Prime Video content in regular HDR10 and Dolby Digital 5.1 instead of the higher-fidelity Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos standards.
Would you consider an Apple TV+ and Paramount+ subscription bundle?
The companies are allegedly hoping that bundling Apple TV+ and Paramount+ subscriptions at a discount would address the problem of subscription fatigue.
The $5/month Apple Music Voice plan is no more
Apple has discontinued the affordable $5/month Apple Music Voice subscription plan less than two years after launching in the United States.
Apple just jacked up Arcade, TV+ and News+ subscription prices; the Apple One bundle now more expensive as a result
Higher subscription prices for the Apple Arcade, TV+ and News+ services have resulted in the Apple One bundle becoming more expensive, too.
Netflix’s Basic and Premium plans are now $12 and $23 per month
Netflix also jacked up prices of Basic and Premium subscriptions in the UK and France. Prices for the Ads and Standard plans haven't changed.
Spotify testing requiring a Premium subscription to view song lyrics
Singing along to your favorite songs on Spotify now requires a Premium subscription, as viewing lyrics is no longer available to all users.