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LastPass warns of imposter app in Apple’s App Store
The password manager said the fraudulent app attempts to copy the company’s branding and user interface in order to trick users.
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High street bargain chain with over 500 branches to shut store next month as fans cry ‘all towns are becoming deserted’
A HIGH street bargain chain with over 500 branches has announced a store closure set for next month.
Fans have cried out “all towns are becoming deserted” as the retailer shuts down a branch.
A bargain chain is set to shut down a branch in March[/caption]
The Works – a discount retailer specialised in crafts – is set to shut down their branch in Caernarfon, Wales on March 17.
Staff might be left with their future uncertain as the store closes down.
But the retailer reassured that their workers would be relocated to stores in Bangor and Llandudno following the closure.
A spokesperson for The Works said: “We can confirm that we will be closing our store in Caernarfon on 17th March.
“We have loved being part of the local community and apologise for any inconvenience caused by this closure.
“We are working to redeploy all team members to local stores and customers can continue to shop with us at our nearby stores in Bangor and Llandudno.”
The spokesperson also added that the customer can shop their range of products online at the retailer’s website.
They continued: “We constantly review our property portfolio to ensure we have the right mix of stores in the right locations to best serve our customers.
“This occasionally means closing stores, whilst also improving our stores with refits or relocations if a more favourable site becomes available.
“We’re always on the lookout for new locations too and have a handful of new openings planned in the coming months.”
The customers were “gutted” to learn the news as they fear the town will become “deserted”.
One person said: “Gutted to hear that The Works in Caernarfon is being closed down!
“It’s concept caters for all ages! Why are so many of our shops closing down? It’s becoming a ghost town.”
Another one added: “What has happened to North Wales all towns are becoming deserted.”
Third person wrote: “It’s not unique to here. Online shopping is the biggest issue, and overheads for small businesses. The fuel bills are crippling.”
“At this rate there will only be hairdressers and barbers left in Caernarfon .That is so sad,” someone else said.
One commenter pitched in, saying: “No new businesses can afford to start up. It’s a vicious circle which is killing off the high street.”
What else is happening on the high street?
Retailers have been feeling the squeeze since the pandemic while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to the soaring cost of living crisis.
High energy costs and a move to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll and many high street shops have struggled to keep going.
The high street has seen a whole raft of closures over the past year and more are on their way.
Sales volumes dipped by 3.2% in December, data from the Office for National Statistics suggests, down from a rise of 1.4% a month before.
Peacocks – a major fashion retailer – once had more than 400 stores across the UK but has closed down half of them in a major blow for shoppers.
However, it has been slowly reappearing on the high street, building its portfolio back up to around 350 stores.
In October last year, the chain revealed it had plans to open seven new stores across Wales, England and Scotland.
Matalan is another fashion retailer which has recently shut down three of its branches – with plans to close another one in February.
Recent figures from the Centre for Retail Research reveal over 10,000 shops closed for the last time in 2023, and almost 120,000 jobs were lost across the sector.
That said, the figures are lower than they have been in recent years, with over 150,000 retail jobs lost in 2022.
Meanwhile, despite the backdrop, it’s not bad news for all retailers and some are opening stores across the UK.
Primark is to open five new shops starting in weeks as it promises “bigger and better” stores.
This means Primark will reach a total of 195 stores across the UK.
A supermarket giant is set to open 110 convenience stores this month as part of huge expansion plans.
Asda will convert former Co-op and EG Group sites into Express stores as it aims to become the second largest grocery retailer in the UK.
Apple Starts Letting Developers Add Alternative App Marketplaces to App Store Connect
Apple is making these changes to App Store Connect ahead of the launch of iOS 17.4, an update that overhauls the app ecosystem in the European Union. Alternative app marketplaces are special iOS apps that can be downloaded onto an iPhone from a website or a web browser, serving as an alternative to the App Store. App marketplaces are able to distribute iOS apps, giving developers a way to sell their apps without using the App Store.
Both alternative marketplaces and apps that are added to the iPhone through one of the marketplaces are checked over by Apple to prevent malware, viruses, and similar malicious content.
To add an alternative app marketplace or submit an app for Notarization, developers must agree to Apple’s new business terms. The business terms include a Core Technology Fee that requires app marketplaces to pay .50 euros per install, and apps to pay the same fee after 1 million installs.
With alternative app marketplaces able to be added to App Store Connect, marketplace distribution and marketplace apps can be set up, and TestFlight can be used to beta test new features.
TestFlight also supports apps that use alternative browser engines and alternative payments through third-party payment providers.
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A fake app masquerading as password manager LastPass just got pulled from the App Store
A fake app that was masquerading as password manager LastPass on the App Store has been removed, whether by Apple or the fake app’s developer is yet unclear — Apple has not commented. The illegitimate app was listed under an individual developer’s name (Parvati Patel) and copied LastPass’s branding and user interface in an attempt […]
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Plex Launches Movie Rental Store
Popular movies like Barbie, Aquaman, Mission Impossible, Wonka, Priscilla, and more can be purchased using Plex.
Plex users will have 30 days to start playback after renting a movie, and once playback begins, the movie can be watched multiple times in a 48-hour window.
Along with recent movies to purchase, Plex also offers a large selection of movies that are available to watch for free on demand (with ads), as well as free live television.
Plex movies can be rented through the Plex Web App on iOS devices, but purchases work on Apple TV, iOS, the Plex Web App, Fire TV, and supported smart TVs from LG, Samsung, and more. Plex does not support renting movies directly on the iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, presumably to avoid Apple’s cut.
Rentals start at $3.99 for older movies, but popular new releases cost up to $20.99. Wonka, for example, is $20.99, which is actually a dollar more than it costs to rent the movie from Apple’s TV app. There is no option to purchase movies on Plex, and rented movies cannot be downloaded.
Movie rentals are limited to the United States as of now, and Plex has not said whether the renting option will expand to additional countries.
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Microsoft Store now lets you instantly try games without downloading them – and it might mean I finally use it
X hits number one in App Store as leaked Drake nude goes viral
X hit the number one slot among free apps on Apple’s App Store Wednesday, just as another celebrity image scandal was going viral on its platform.
The hashtag “drakevideo” was trending as of Wednesday in the US, after a video that users speculated to be the rapper Drake half nude and engaged in a sexual act spread across the service.
The incident comes less than two weeks after X struggled to stop the spread of another salacious celebrity image. In late January, fake, AI-generated explicit images of Taylor Swift circulated on the platform, leading the company to at one point block all searches for the artist’s name.
But the scandals hardly seemed to hurt X in terms of downloads. X owner Elon Musk bragged about the app’s ascension to the…
Microsoft’s official PC Cleaner app is now on the Microsoft Store – and makes big promises about speeding up your PC for free
Streamer Plex launches its long-promised movie rentals store
Fresh on the heels of its $40 million fundraise, streaming media company Plex is today announcing its expansion into a new business: a movie rentals storefront. The addition, which will initially be offered to U.S. customers, will give the streamer another means of generating revenue beyond its subscription products and ad-supported streaming — a diversification […]
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