According to CNBC’s analysis, Apple’s App Store made $64 billion in revenue in 2020, which is a 28 percent increase from the estimated $50 billion it made in 2019. This represents a good amount of …
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Apple’s App Store had gross sales around $64 billion last year and it’s growing strongly again
The money that Apple makes from its App Store has become a flash point for critics of Apple that argue it has too much power.
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WhatsApp Beaten By Apple’s New iMessage Privacy Update
But if you’re one of the hundreds of millions using WhatsApp on an iPhone, you’re in for an unwelcome surprise when you see Apple’s stunning new iMessage update. WhatsApp used to be all about security …
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Apple’s privacy labels reveals Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger’s hunger for user data
As the world now grapples with Facebook’s privacy changes that require users to compulsorily share their Whatsapp data with the social media platform, Apple’s privacy labels update all but confirms …
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Best document scanning apps of 2021: digitally archive files with mobile devices
The best document scanning apps can help you transition to a paperless office, converting paperwork into PDFs for digital or online document storage. However, for document scanning you don’t need to …
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Evernote Launches Reminders
Today, Evernote is releasing updates to its Mac and iOS clients to introduce a major new feature: native reminders. I have been testing the new versions of the app, and I believe reminders are a good …
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Mass. customer struggles to return item to Apple store before deadline
It’s the season for returns, but how do you take something back to a store if you can’t get into the store because of pandemic restrictions? That’s the problem some customers of Apple are facing, and …
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Apple Pulls 39,000 Games From Chinese App Store
The mass removal comes as Apple initiated a year-end crackdown on unlicensed games by Chinese authorities. As a result, including the 39,000 pulled games, the company took down a total of 46,000 apps …
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Apple reveals how much developers have made since the App Store launched in 2008
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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