On Christmas Day 2020, iPhone and iPad owners spent record-setting amounts on apps, with the App Store seeing a 35.2% rise over 2019.
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Apple bans app that promoted secret parties during pandemic
Apple has pulled the plug on Vybe Together, an iPhone app that allowed users to organize secret parties that would breach social-distancing rules in many cities. At writing time, the app isn’t …
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Private party app pulled from App Store by Apple
Reports of yet another secret party being broken up by law enforcement have become distressingly common. Getting guests for these secret parties is at least slightly more difficult now that Apple has …
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Apple pulls Vybe Together party app from app store
Apple has pulled an iOS app that encouraged users to meet at secret underground gatherings during the pandemic. The app, called Vybe Together, promoted private parties during the Covid-19 pandemic and …
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Apple Pulls Secret Partying App Because Apparently There’s a Pandemic Going On
There are bad ideas, and then there’s building an app to promote secret parties during the worst global pandemic in 100 years. In a move surprising absolutely no one with common sense, Apple has …
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Judge Tosses Apple Lawsuit Against iPhone Emulator in Big Victory for Security Research
Security researchers received a pleasant victory on Tuesday when a federal judge in Florida decided to throw out Apple’s copyright violation claims against the maker of virtual iPhone software.
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Apple removes app that promoted secret parties amid pandemic from App Store
Apple has removed a seemingly controversial app that promoted secret private parties amid the global pandemic, from the App Store this week. The app in question called ‘Vybe Together’ promoted secret …
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The Most Common iOS 14 Problems and How to Fix Them
Every new version of iOS comes with a bunch of bugs and issues, some bigger than others, and iOS 14 is no different. Apple will iron out many of these problems with subsequent software updates, but it …
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Whatsapp to stop working on iPhone 6S, iPhone 6 and these Android phones from January 1
New Delhi, WhatsApp will stop working for some iPhones as well as Android smartphones starting January 1, 2021. There are several Android and iOS phones that may not be able to run the app as the …
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Apple suffers a loss in lawsuit against maker of iPhone emulators
Apple sued security start-up Corellium last year, accusing it of violating copyright law for offering researchers access to “virtual” iPhones that can help them find bugs in iOS products. Now, a …
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Forget Apple’s iPhone 12, Or Google’s Pixel 5, This Is The Best Smartphone Of 2020
I was entering a long code into a banking app I’d just downloaded. I was copying the code from my password vault, but I couldn’t leave the banking app to look at the rest of the code because the …
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The iPhone X is beating Android where it matters the most
The iPhone X may be expensive, but that doesn’t make it any less interesting. The best iPhone Apple has ever made has been sold out around the world since it hit preorders early on October 27th.
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2020 in wearables: Apple Watch 6, Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 and more
Apple and Samsung still managed to usher out new flagship smartwatches. Huawei grew its wearable presence too, and despite the hold up in being bought up by Google, Fitbit had plenty of new devices to …
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Apple pulls down Vybe Together app from App Store for violating COVID-19 rules
Apple has recently removed an iOS app called Vybe Together from its App Store. The app promoted private parties during the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed users to organise and attend secret private …
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App Store Japanese ad shows up in time for New Year
Apple has recently shared an ad video on its YouTube channel highlighting various App Store apps for connectivity, productivity and gaming.
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iPhone home screen widgets just aren’t very useful — here’s why
With iOS 14, Apple completely revamped how widgets work — but while they look pretty great, they aren’t the most functional out there. Here’s why.
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Don’t panic: WhatsApp is not dropping support for your Android and iOS smartphones in 2021
WHATSAPP fans have recently been warned that the chat app could stop working on their phone in 2021. However, there’s one thing Android and iOS users need to know about this alert.
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