Category: APPS

I’ve had a weird relationship with the Apple Watch. I picked up the original on day one, but sold it a few months later. watchOS 1 was slow, the apps weren’t good, and it also lacked GPS. While it was somewhat accurate at counting steps, it wasn’t …
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Apple recently published a new section to its iOS App Store that throws a spotlight on subscription-based apps offering free trials to new users, a move that plays into the company’s wider push toward subscription pricing. Each app is displayed alongside a …
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Confide is a chat app available for iPhone, Android, PC, and Mac that’s as private as they get. It features end-to-end encryption like iMessage, WhatsApp, and others, but also ephemeral messages, like Snapchat. On top of that, the developers are blocking …
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A former top Apple executive and serial tech entrepreneur … Fadell recommends big tech turn over usage data to third parties who can build apps to monitor the amount of time being spent looking at screens. Read the salient points: UK adults spend …
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Without any formal training he is now a registered app developer with Apple Inc. We are proud of him,” Rishav … “He did a commendable job at this young age and we wish him all the best in future. In our school, we give our best to understand …
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Two Apple shareholders are calling for the Cupertino brand … First of all, setting up restrictions and filtering web content on it are easy. It can even block apps one by one, and on top of that, it can track your children’s location accurately, which …
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We don’t know if the company will simply release content through iTunes, the TV app, or a new channel, but access is likely to be tied to Apple Music subscriptions—at least in the near term. [ Further reading: The best media streaming devices ] While …
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… the App Store the biggest revenue driver within Apple’s services business by 2016, accounting for 33% of its revenue, according to RBC Capital’s Amit Daryanani. For instance, an app that was in the top ten apps previous week will not be seen in the …
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“If you enjoy older films, from dramas to horror flicks, then check out the apps that specialize in the classics,” Sandy Stachowiak writes for AppAdvice. “Classix is an Apple TV app that gives you an entire library of classic TV shows and movies for …
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Having survived the first week out 2018, we’ve now entered the second. Have a big week ahead of you? Finally getting back in the swing of things at work? Looking forward to the College Football Playoff National Championship tonight? Regardless of what …
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With built-in heart-rate monitoring and movement analysis, the Apple Watch is an ideal fit for the fitness lifestyle. If you love tracking your exercises and meeting your goals, or you just want a little extra motivation, then you’ll probably want to …
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Once the dominant smartphone brand, BlackBerry was overtaken by Apple’s iPhone and Android devices … at which point that version of Android will be almost a decade old. WhatsApp is among the most blacklisted apps in the enterprise Updated: These apps …
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adoption has been slow at best, judging by ARKit‘s progress. ARKit is Apple’s technology to make augmented reality (also known as mixed reality) easier for developers. “Adoption of ARKit isn’t great as less than 1,000 apps of the 3,000,000+ apps in …
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An Apple macOS security process called System Integrity Protection can prevent certain apps from being easily uninstalled, which isn’t ideal when the code may be vulnerable or malware. System Integrity Protection, or SIP, has clear benefits for macOS security.
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Apple bought Buddybuild, which makes software for iOS app developers. They will join the Xcode team at Apple. Buddybuild will wind down its Android app development features by March. Apple has purchased a small Canadian company that makes software for …
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“During the week starting on Christmas Eve, a record number of customers made purchases or downloaded apps from the App Store, spending over $890 million in that seven-day period,” Apple said in a statement. It’s also the third year in a row Apple has …
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This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. While iOS may not be the leading OS in China, Apple is China’s leading device …
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