… Carpool Karaoke’ and ‘Planet of the Apps’ series set to be available for streaming in the app. Sources also revealed to Bloomberg that Apple Music could add as many as 10 series this year. People familiar with the matter have said two of the shows are …
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How to Use Apple Support
Apple’s Support app and website can direct you to the right resource when you’re having trouble with your iPhone, Mac, or other product. Need help with your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac computer? You should be able to find it through Apple’s Support …
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Apple iOS 11 to bring revamped Music app with a focus on video programming
With Apple’s WWDC 2017 is just a little over a month away, there is surprisingly little information about its upcoming iOS 11 operating system. We know that Siri will be deeply integrated into the OS and that Apple may be planning to focus on augmented …
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Uber’s ‘fingerprinting’ of iPhones after users delete app has sparked an FTC complaint
An advocacy group known for challenging the tech industry on privacy called on the Federal Trade Commission Thursday to investigate media reports that Uber could identify specific iPhone devices even after users deleted the ride-hailing app.
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Can an app really track you after you delete it?
But app developers can engage in “tagging,” leaving behind a unique ID on an iPhone so the developer can recall the apps that were on it and the last Wi-Fi network the phone was logged onto. These marks are used to help a company prove that the phone …
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Uber got caught tricking Apple, risking expulsion from App Store
Uber placed a digital wall around Apple’s headquarters in an effort to hide the fact it was breaking Apple rules, a report has revealed. By marking iPhones with persistent digital ID tags that would remain after users had deleted the Uber app and wiped the …
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Evernote vs. OneNote: Which Is Best for Your Business?
Check out our favorites here.] A good place to start in comparing these apps is the differing design philosophies that each one uses. Evernote started on the iPhone – back in the early days when it was a new and transformative device. Because of that …
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'Hey Siri, read my last WhatsApp message': Apple's assistant now reads out texts so you don't have to
Users will need to give Siri permission to access WhatsApp. This update might make it easier for people to contact others while driving or if they can’t get to their phone. In the latest update to the chat app users running Apple’s iOS 10.3 software will …
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Apple's Siri can now read out your WhatsApp messages
The latest update to the chat app brings some more small tweaks and interface … To use Siri with WhatsApp, users will need to give their iPhones permission to access WhatsApp data. While this will let iPhone users use Siri to compose, read messages …
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Apple cuts App Store affiliate commission from 7% to 2.5%
Apple just sent an email to members of the App Store affiliate … It was a sort of a directory with recommendations about the best app for something in particular. It wasn’t particularly original, but we thought people would save time and money by …
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Uber kept tracking iPhone users AFTER they deleted the app and was busted doing it by Apple's Tim Cook
Uber folded in a showdown with Apple after the iPhone maker threatened to effectively shut down the ride-sharing app after it was caught flaunting … series of high-profile scandals and departures of top talent in recent weeks. Earlier this week, it …
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Apple nearly kicked out Uber from App Store over iPhone tracking: Report
Uber has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, and now a new report from the New York Times indicates the app was almost kicked out of the Apple App Store in 2015. The reason: Uber was violating Apple’s App Store guidelines by …
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The inside story of why Tim Cook almost kicked Uber off the App Store
Uber’s willingness to openly disregard Apple’s App Store guidelines almost prompted Tim Cook to kick the popular ridesharing app off the App Store altogether, according to a new report from The New York Times. In a fascinating profile of Uber CEO …
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Uber replies to report claiming Apple threatened to kick it out of App Store
A day after a media report claimed that Apple in 2015 threatened to kick Uber out of App Store for flouting the rules, the ride-hailing company replied on Monday, saying that it does not track users if they have deleted the app from their iPhones.
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Uber was almost kicked off the App Store by Tim Cook for breaking rules and deceiving Apple about it
SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, visited Apple’s headquarters in early 2015 to meet with Timothy D. Cook, who runs the iPhone maker. For months, Kalanick had pulled a fast one on Apple by directing his employees to help …
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Uber Once Nearly Booted from Apple App Store for iPhone Tracking
Ride-hailing app Uber’s China ambitions came to a halt in August, when the company ceded its operations in that country to rival Didi Chuxing. But one of Uber’s aggressive tactics to win in China nearly cost it some very valuable real estate: a place in …
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Collate Is a Privacy-Focused Evernote-Style Notes App
Windows/Mac/Linux: When it comes to notes apps, you have a seemingly endless trail of options, but it’s rare to find one that’s cross-platform, supports the Evernote-style of rich notes, and works without needing an account somewhere. Collate is just that.
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