Category: APPS

Apple has been criticized in South Korea for its mobile app refund policy which game developers say removes them from the process and is regularly being abused. Apple controls the App Store payment refund process for paid-for apps and determines whether to …
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As part of its App Store policy, Apple can choose to give refunds to customers who are unsatisfied with an app they download. It’s a good, common-sense move, and a valuable tool for anyone who’s ever read a description, downloaded the app, and then …
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Thanks to drones, that soon may change. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is said to be using the aerial robots as well as some indoor navigation tech to improve its app to better compete with Google. Apple, like Google and Microsoft’s Bing …
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Can you believe we’re less than a month away from 2017? New Year’s Eve is just four short weeks away, but we’ve still got plenty of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free to share with you before 2016 comes to a close. Today’s list features 12 …
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It’s becoming an increasingly difficult chore trying to scour the App Store for decent apps given its very saturated library. A plethora of excellent apps intermingle with shovelware, and it’s often a tall order to sort the ones worthy of downloading from …
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DirecTV Now reestablishes the channel paradigm in a system built for apps Graduations are often accompanied by proclamations. Such was the case for Apple TV when Apple’s former hobby became a full-fledged OS vessel as Tim Cook proclaimed, “the future of TV …
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The apps will also be overlaid with the color red in the Apple App Store. Until December 6, these apps will offer new content via in-app purchases. The proceeds will go to RED organization, cofounded by U2 frontman Bono. The news coincides with World AIDS …
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The holiday season is approaching 10 Fun Chrome Extensions for a Little Christmas Cheer 10 Fun Chrome Extensions for a Little Christmas Cheer Here are ten festive extensions that can help you count down to the holiday and also have a little fun with Chrome.
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Dig into the Mac App Store, and you’ll probably find what you’re looking for – or something similar. Unlike its iOS counterpart, the Mac App Store (MAS) is loaded with enough useless bloat to drown it. That might be what Apple should do to it, too.
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When Apple unveiled the Mac App Store in January 2011, the company’s then-CEO Steve Jobs proclaimed that the store would make “finding and buying PC apps easy and fun.” But while the store may have been created as a place to buy software without fear …
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The app stores provided by Microsoft, Google, and Apple are meant to be safe havens for consumers seeking out software for their devices. All three companies have safeguards in place to keep the malicious junk off their online markets, but the systems aren …
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In theory, this is part of why app stores are useful. Users afraid of being scammed on the open web can browse the Mac App Store with confidence, knowing that Apple’s walled garden will protect them. Try to put yourself into the mental state of a novice …
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These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing …
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THERE might not have been a massive overhaul to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but there were a number of small improvements such as haptic feedback and a dual camera. While the stock features are more than capable of getting the job done, there are some apps …
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The idea was that their iPhone would clear excess junk such as cookies, history, and other app data to make space for the movie. This method does not work in iOS 10, but a recent Lifehacker post offers a solution. Many iPhones could have apps wasting space …
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There are thousands of applications available to download from the Mac App Store, and thousands more scattered throughout the web. That can be a little daunting – especially for those who are new to Apple’s desktop operating system and surrounding …
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