A three-judge appeals panel rejected Apple's request to pause an April 30 order banning the company from charging a fee on in-app iPhone transactions processed outside its once-exclusive payment system in a two-page decision issued late Thursday.

Apple loses bid to pause App Store reforms as Epic court case escalates. Major implications for the Apple Store ruling and developer fees.

Following a study looking into the success of the App Store ecosystem in the United States, Apple has sponsored a second study that covers the