Apple sees record App Store sales of $540 million on New Year’s Day. By Liam Tung | January 7, 2021 — 11:08 GMT (03:08 PST) | Topic: Apple Apple has reported App Store customer spent $1.8 billion on …
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WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messenger that claims to have privacy coded into its DNA, is giving its 2 billion plus users an ultimatum: agree to share their personal data with the social network or …
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Ten years of the Mac App Store, the ‘best place’ to buy apps
A decade after its launch, the Mac App Store failed to replicate the success of the iOS version, but it did make finding and downloading apps faster and more convenient for macOS users.
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Apple touts $1.8 billion in holiday sales at App Store
Developers have earned more than $200 billion at the App Store since it launched 12 years ago, according to Apple.
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Google will soon tell you exactly how much user data its iPhone apps collect
Google will soon update its iPhone apps with the new privacy labels that tell users how much personal data an application can collect. The new privacy feature caused quite a stir recently.
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Apple touts record App Store holiday sales as tensions with software companies rise
From Christmas to New Years, Apple’s App Store customers spent $1.8 billion on digital goods and services, the company announced on Wednesday. Apple says the bump was largely driven by spending on …
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Apple says App Store saw record-breaking holiday spending
Apple’s App Store had a record-breaking holiday season, the company said Wednesday, with customers spending more than $1.8 billion on digital goods and services in the last week of 2020. On New Year’s …
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Today Marks the 10th Anniversary of the Mac App Store
While the App Store launched on the iPhone in July 2008, the Mac App Store did not become available until January 6, 2011, when Apple released Mac …
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Why Has Google Not Updated Its iPhone Apps In Weeks? Is It Because Of The App Store Privacy Labels?
At the time of writing this, popular apps including Google Search, Gmail, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Meet, YouTube and Google Pay have not been updated for 4 weeks or more, for …
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Visualized: The terrifying amount of data Facebook Messenger collects compared to Signal, iMessage, and WhatsApp
Facebook mounted a fierce attack on Apple’s new app privacy labels, accusing the company that it’s putting small businesses and the free internet in danger. The new privacy feature informs users …
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App makers explore desperate measures to dodge Apple privacy rules
App developers are exploring surreptitious new forms of user tracking to evade Apple’s new privacy rules, which threaten to upend the mobile advertising industry in the coming months. Early in 2021, …
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Google to add App Store privacy labels to its iOS apps as soon as this week
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it will add App Store privacy labels to applications using the iOS operating system from Apple Inc as soon as this week or by next week. The new policy …
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I went to an Apple store and had a surprising conversation
Chris Matyszczyk has had enough of his iPhone XR. But the buying experience is now very different. Read more: …
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Best Apple MacBook deals: Save $60 on new M1 MacBook Pro, more on older models
The new M1 MacBook models are out and already discounted, and better deals can be had on the older, Intel-based models.
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Apple closes all UK stores amid new COVID-19 lockdown
All of Apple’s physical retail stores in the UK are currently closed. According to 9to5Mac, Apple has closed all of its 18 Apple Stores in the UK starting Jan. 5, including the stores in Scotland, in …
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App Store Spending Reached $72 Billion in 2020, Says Sensor Tower
Apple device users spent a record $72 billion on the App Store in 2020, a 30% increase on app spending the previous year, according to a …
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The best free iPhone apps of 2021
We’ve rounded up the very best free iPhone apps for you, including photo and video editors, health apps, music players, and much more besides. You’ve got an iPhone, and have ventured into the melee of …
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