Category: APPS

Apple has acquired Beddit, the start-up behind an app and sleep tracking device. First reported by CNBC, Beddit has updated the privacy policy on its website to state that it has been acquired by Apple. A link on the official website directs to the Apple …
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The sleep industry is estimated to be worth more than $32 billion and Apple’s latest acquisition has suggested that the tech giant wants a piece of the action. The Cupertino company has purchased the app and sleep monitoring device called Beddit, which …
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Most people now track their steps using a Fit Bit or an app on their phone, but one University of Regina professor thinks it could help shine a light on the progression of multiple sclerosis. John Barden, associate professor with the faculty of kinesiology …
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WhatsApp has quietly added encryption for messages backed up on Apple’s iCloud in a move that bolsters its security against hackers and spies. The messaging app added end-to-end encryption that prevents messages being intercepted last year …
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Apple announced a couple of weeks ago that it would change its affiliate program, reducing the commission from 7 percent to 2.5 percent on all App Store purchases. Apple has clarified this change, saying that the commission cut is only going to affect in …
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While it may seem counter-intuitive, Apple’s attempt to transform its retail operations into community hubs is a future-focused move that puts the company’s retail segment in a much stronger position to survive the digital transformation of retail, the …
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Other partners draw commissions by putting similar links on their websites, often when they are rating or recommending what’s sold in the App Store. In April, Apple announced that commissions on those sales would drop to 2.5 percent from the previous 7 …
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where messages and contacts are uploaded to Apple servers. Without any fanfare, it added a unique encryption key created by the WhatsApp app, rather than just relying on the iCloud Drive to protect customer data. That meant that anyone who’d somehow …
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Such as via a subpoena of Apple, which holds the encryption … for another round of crypto wars in the US. WhatsApp has been at the forefront of making end-to-end encryption more accessible for mainstream app users, completing a rollout of the tech …
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We ended last week on a high note, and now we’re starting this week off on another high note. We dug through hundreds of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today, and we’ve picked out the 10 best options. If you’re looking to fill your iOS …
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and iPhone sales, it’s often easy to overlook other facets of the tech giant’s business, suc has its App Store, Mac, and Apple Watch. Fortunately for investors, Apple management gave some useful updates on these topics during its earnings call last week.
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Microsoft’s OneNote, on the other hand, is quite different. It’s more of a competitor to Evernote than it is one to Apple’s Notes app. Each page can contain text, images, links, tables, lists, and just about anything else you want to keep there.
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APPLE Inc. has a new China growth driver – animated dragons and warring royals. As sales of its iPhones slip in a fiercely competitive market, the American company is seeing stronger growth in its services business – from lucrative app sales to iTunes …
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In the latest update to the chat app users running Apple’s iOS 10.3 software will be able to get Siri to dictate and compose WhatsApp messages. This version 2.17.20 update might make it easier for people to contact others while driving or if they can …
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Apple sees stronger growth in its services business as sales of iPhones slip in China’s fiercely competitive smartphone market. But that approach could come with its own risks. Ryan Brooks reports. In China’s cutthroat smartphone market- -Apple’s making a …
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Apple yesterday updated its App Analytics service for mobile app developers on iTunes Connect, which will now offer more detail on how users found an app – whether through browsing or searching the App Store, or if they were referred by way of another …
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Apple remains optimistic. It points to double-digit percentage growth in sales of services, such as app store purchases. Apple gave no further detail, but analysts at App Annie reckon Chinese iPhone users in total now spend more on games, programs and …
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