The firm is introducing alternative app stores, payment systems, and browser options that could reshape mobile computing globally. Apple has unleashed the most dramatic transformation of its walled ...

Apple is rewriting the rules of the iPhone in Japan, opening the door to rival app stores and new payment options after years of tightly controlling how software reaches users. The shift, driven by ...

Apple announced it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and will permit developers to process payments for digital goods and services outside of its own in-app purchase system in iOS. The iPhone ...

In a nutshell: Japan's government recently compelled Apple to introduce iOS App Store policies mirroring those in Europe, but the Cupertino firm has repeated its strategy of employing loopholes and ...

Apple today introduced several changes to the App Store in Japan to meet the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) that goes into effect on December 18. The MSCA is similar to ...