The primary rival to WhatsApp is iMessage, which comes pre-installed on every iPhone. The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, recently said that compared to Apple’s app, WhatsApp is “far more private and …
This Week in Apps: Apple-Epic antitrust battle resumes, Apple sued over tracking, Google’s new rules for kids’ apps
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in …
Procreate App Review: This $10 App Opens Up a New World of Digital Art on iPad
The Procreate app puts an impressive suite of tools for creating art and animation at your fingertips, making it well worth the price.
iPhone users told to avoid these apps to save battery
Many people bemoan the battery life of the Apple smartphones, with some having to charge their phones more than once in a 24 hour period. Now, experts have revealed what the culprits of this may be, …
Anti-union talks continue at Apple Store in Reston, VA
Anti-union messages are being promoted during daily meetings at the Apple Reston store in Virginia, in what seems to be a bid to try and prevent further unionization from taking place.
Ex-safety boss: Twitter not adhering to app store rules would be ‘catastrophic’
The company’s new owner Elon Musk has claimed he strongly supports free speech and wants to allow more of it on the platform.
Microsoft Brings Back SwiftKey For iOS To The App Store
Microsoft announced that it would be phasing out the predictive SwiftKey keyboard app for iOS as of October 5, 2022, and delisting the app
Epic alleges Google paid $360 million to keep Activision from launching its own app store
New filings in Epic’s lawsuit against Google reveal that at least one point in time, Activision and Riot were considering making their own mobile app stores.
Google Paid 24 Companies to Not Open App Stores
There are 3.55 million apps on the Google Play store as of the third quarter of 2022, and that number continues to grow by the day. The global app economy is robust, worth $6.3 trillion as of 2021 — …
Apple Pacific Centre store in Vancouver opens to big crowds
Earlier on Friday, the Apple Pacific Centre retail store in Vancouver, Canada opened, boasting twice the space of the previous store.
Google Reportedly Paid Activision $360 Million To Not Build A Rival App Store
Epic alleged Google engaged in anticompetitive practices with the App Store, saying that the search giant prevented rival stores from operating and even paid other game developers to prevent them from creating their own app stores. Related: Report …
Lawsuit Alleges Google Paid Activision Blizzard $360 Million To Not Build Its Own App Store
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A recently unredacted copy of a lawsuit first filed by Epic Games against Google in 2020 alleges that Activision Blizzard received $360 million over the course of three years in exchange for not building a …
Google Reportedly Paid Activision To Stop It From Making A Play Store Rival
Google is at the center of another anti-trust storm. This time, the company has been accused of putting its nose in the mobile gaming segment. According to a complaint filed by Epic Games, which was reported separately by Bloomberg and Reuters, Google paid …
Deal Sealed! Google Closes $360 Million Deal With Activision To Block Rival App Store
Shortly after Activision informed Google that it was thinking about opening an app store, the agreement with Activision was made public in January 2020. Additionally, according to the court filings, the alliance with Riot was made to “thwart their work on …
How to use the App Library on your iPhone
Prior to iOS 14, one of the central problems with iOS (compared to Android) was that every single app you’ve ever downloaded has to exist somewhere on You can …
The 10 Best Word Processing Apps for Your iPad
You can use your iPad to edit documents, compile notes, or even crack out a novel. Here are the best iPad word processors for the job.
Google struck $360-mln Activision deal to block rival app store, lawsuit says
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 17 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay …