Category: APPS

The next version of iOS is going to kill a lot of apps. In an effort to modernize and de-clutter its App Store, Apple will officially end support for all apps that haven’t been updated to support the newer 64-bit processors that debuted with the iPhone 5S.
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Apple has banned the alt-right’s favorite meme from its App Store. Pepe the Frog, the once-innocent meme that was co-opted by racists of the alt-right, is banned from the App Store because it’s “considered objectionable content” under Apple’s developer …
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Ever since 1997, Apple has a tradition of picking the best designed apps on its platform every year. Calling it the Apple Design Awards, these awards are presented to the winning designers at the annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), although this …
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There are more than 2 million apps available for Android and Apple devices alike, according to Statista, a consumer survey and research institute. Sometimes the best way to sort through all the noise is to ask a successful colleague what they use.
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Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said “Together with our incredible developer community, we’ve made the App Store the best app platform in the world, and more than 500 million unique customers visit it every week.
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Since their inception in 1997, the Apple Design Awards have recognised the best and most innovative Macintosh and iOS software and hardware created by independent developers. Past winners include the popular productivity app Evernote in 2013 and the game …
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The ideas that gain the most traction have a shot at winning $10 million in funding and a top spot on the app store. A new episode is being released every Tuesday and is available to Apple Music subscribers. At Apple’s developer conference on Monday …
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It’s consistently among the top 25 overall apps on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play over the past year, according to data from analytics firm App Annie. As of publishing, WhatsApp is the third most popular social networking app on Apple’s store …
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LOS ANGELES Apple Inc’s long-awaited move into original television series starts Tuesday, with a reality show about a universe that is key to the technology giant’s business: the world of app developers trying to bring their ideas to the masses. The 10 …
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However, it is a “hidden feature”, which means it is disabled by default, and can only be enabled by WhatsApp. The feature would potentially be a godsend to anyone prone to typos or drunk texting. Version 2.17.30 has just been released on Apple’s App Store …
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But there’s no WhatsApp app for the iPad. Is all hope lost? Well, sort of. We looked into a few ways to access WhatsApp on the iPad, but but the solutions on offer are so awful they’re mostly not worth using. Here’s the situation. WhatsApp is weird …
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Meanwhile, the app refresh also brings in filters for photos, videos, and GIFs right inside the WhatsApp camera. Once you select the video or photo a simple swipe will showcase the filters for you to choose from. At the moment there are five options …
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WHATSAPP is preparing to introduce the ability to “unsend … 2.17.30+, which is slightly different to the 2.17.30 software that’s just hit the Apple App Store. Apple unveils HomePod – its answer to Alexa – alongside new iPad Pro and an iOS that …
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WhatsApp is amping up its photo sharing and messaging abilities for iPhone users. The Facebook-owned chat platform … The update only helps you keep your photos organized in the app though. You’ll still have to manually restrict the app from automatically …
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App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 4, 2017: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 4. LightX, Andor Communications Private Limited 5. iSchedule, HotSchedules 6.
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There’s no official WhatsApp app available for the iPad, but it’s possible to use it to chat to your friends anyway. We’ve found a variety of ways to use WhatsApp on an iPad, and here’s how to do it. WhatsApp Messenger is an incredibly popular app for the …
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There are number of advantages to doing this. For starters, it lets Apple separate out Games and Apps’ Top Charts, giving more apps and games exposure — especially those that would have otherwise been more lowly ranked due to having to compete with …
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