As pressure grows for Apple to support app purchases from outside its App Store, reports the company has fired App Store staffers for 'business misconduct' should send a little chill up your spine.

Apple said Thursday morning that "all users" were affected by a problem on its App Store that lasted from about 5 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., CNBC reported. The service had not been "working as expected," ...

Apple appeared to experience a widespread outage on Wednesday afternoon, with users reporting trouble using the App Store. The issues began around 11 am ET, according to a spike in reports on ...