… announced its new feature that allows the Facebook-owned messaging app’s users to share their location with family and friends in real-time. WhatsApp users on Android and Apple iOS devices will soon have the option of temporarily sharing their …
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WhatsApp Live Location feature will work better on Android than iOS in India
this chat app is now full-on surveillance app WhatsApp’s live-location sharing feature for iOS uses Apple’s default Maps app. Since Maps is extremely basic at this stage in India and still fairly inaccurate, users are likely to find it difficult tracking …
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The 18 Best Apple Watch Apps
The idea of the smartwatch has been floating around our collective culture ever since the introduction of comic book hero Dick Tracy’s wrist communicator way back in 1946. But it wasn’t until just a few years ago that the concept really came to fruition.
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Apple censored pro-life group by dropping app, activists say
Pro-life? There’s an app for that, but you might not know by looking at your iPhone. Tech behemoth Apple has suddenly dropped a pro-life prayer application from its App Store after left-wing bloggers complained about it being listed on the store’s …
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Apple Bans VPNs From App Store in China
Apple has started to ban VPN applications from its iOS store in China. According to the company, these apps include content that’s illegal in the country, thereby violating Apple’s policies. Needless to say, VPN providers and users are not happy with the …
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Senators press Apple to explain removal of apps in China
are demanding answers from Apple CEO Tim Cook after his company removed apps in China that allowed users to skirt … in markets and bringing benefits to customers is in the best interest of the folks there and in other countries as well.”
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Apple and GE join forces to build industrial apps for mobile devices
Apple Inc. and General Electric Co., two companies that … manufacturing, healthcare and energy. On top of powering GE’s apps, the SDK will also enable customers to build their own custom software. Outside developers could potentially use the toolkit …
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Apple, GE team up to build mobile apps to track power plants, machinery
The companies have come up with a tool for app developers to connect Apple’s iOS operating system more easily to … For example, Ichhpurani said, a power plant manager might be debating the best time to take a generator offline for scheduled maintenance.
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How to stop Apple Watch notifications
For this reason, the best place to start is by removing unwanted notifications from the iPhone so you get rid of them completely. Follow these steps. Open Settings on the iPhone synced with your Apple Watch. Tap Notifications. Select an app that’s annoying …
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Apple & GE Partner to Bring Predix Industrial Apps to iPhone & iPad
… and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
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Google matches Apple by reducing Play Store fee for Android app subscriptions
Google today announced that it will follow Apple’s lead in lowering the amount of money app developers must pay for mobile subscriptions processed through the Play Store. Back in June 2016, Apple introduced a new policy for its App Store to encourage …
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Apple removed several privacy apps in China — now two senators are demanding answers
… Leahy this week sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook demanding answers after the iPhone maker removed a number of privacy-providing apps from its Chinese App Store. In the letter, the senators said China had an “abysmal” human rights record with …
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Report: Apple blocking Facebook’s Instant Articles paywall tool on iOS over subscription revenue disagreement
That’s because the service will require a paid subscription, and Apple wants its usual cut for revenue generated through the App Store. Facebook says it wants to give all of the subscription revenue to publishers, however, which is certainly a move that …
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The Top Eight Features Of The New Apple App Store
Apple is finally revamping its App Store — here’s what you have to look forward to. Full story on forbes.com Top twitter trends by country, are now on the new website : , to see twitter trends now for your choice, visit the new URL below : www …
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Facebook not launching media and news subscription tool on iPhone because of Apple’s 30% take
Facebook is on the verge of launching a way to allow companies to sell subscriptions through the social media venue —but a dispute over Apple’s mandated 30 percent of revenue derived through apps distributed on its store appears to have scuttled the …
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WhatsApp introduces encrypted live location sharing service
the main app for texting, and the company just announced a brand new feature that should further enhance chatting experiences. WhatsApp will support live location sharing on iPhone and Android in the coming weeks, and it’s all protected by end-to-end …
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Businesses Take Note: WhatsApp Rolls Out Location Sharing
Apple has enabled location sharing in iMessage for some time, and in April Google made it possible to do the same, by sending a real-time link via the messaging app of your choice. But it would make sense if WhatsApp is exploring ways of bringing this …
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