Both Apple and Google are striving for better quality in their respective app stores, that much is clear. Which has the better solution is largely philosophical: do you want fewer items to scroll past, or is it best to let the popular ones rise to the top?
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Original iPhone Developer Explains Why You Should Shut Down Your Background Apps
When we were kids, we were all told to put away our toys after we’ve finished playing with them. It takes time (and a lot of nagging) but eventually the message gets through. We still hear it when we double-click the home button on the iPhone and see …
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This is the best Apple iPhone app you’re probably not using
Apple News is one of the best apps I use on a day-to-day basis Most people don’t seem to know about it though Take a look at what you can do with it Apple pre-installs an app on iPhones and iPads that you’re probably not even using. The thing is, it’s …
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Should You Quit Your iPhone Apps After Using Them? Apparently, There’s Reason Not To
You may have been told to force quit the apps you’re not using on your iPhone to save the battery, but it turns out that, according to some tech experts, force-quitting your iPhone apps might actually be draining the battery instead. Um, guilty right …
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Apple’s China problem highlights conundrum for tech sector
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple’s decision to bow to Chinese officials by removing apps to sidestep online censorship underscores the dilemma faced by US tech companies seeking to uphold principles while expanding their business. The iPhone maker is the latest from …
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HomePod Firmware Reveals Upcoming 4K Apple TV with HDR10 and Dolby Vision; iPhone 8’s Face ID to Support Third-Party Apps
The HomePod firmware that Apple published a couple of weeks back inadvertently revealed a lot about the upcoming iPhone 8. Now, more digging into the firmware has revealed that Apple is working on a new Apple TV with 4K support. In addition to 4K, the …
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Checkmate! – Apple’s Free iTunes App of the Week
This week’s free App of the Week is the multiplayer iMessage chess game Checkmate!. Normally it’s $0.99, but you can get it free from iTunes until Thursday, August 10th. This app is unlike most of the recent iTunes App of the week. It only works in …
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When WhatsApp was young: the early years
This comes only two months after Apple launches push notifications, which allows developers to ping users when they aren’t using an app. Koum updates WhatsApp so that users will be pinged any time someone in their network changes their status. “WhatsApp is …
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iPhone 8 leaks don’t have all the answers, as the display remains a mystery
It’ll extend almost across the entire surface of the front side of the phone, save for a notch at the top where the cameras … impact on all iOS apps, regardless of whether they’re default iPhone apps made by Apple or App Store apps from third …
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8 paid iPhone apps that are on sale for free today
As you sit there behind your desk doing everything you can to combat distraction on this slow Friday, we’re here to throw a wrench in the works with a new selection of paid apps gone free. Spend your lunch break downloading some free apps while they’re …
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iPhone ‘Find My Friends’ app saves man after he gets stuck on a mountain
There’s an iPhone app that many Apple users have never fired up, but others refer to obsessively. It’s called Find My Friends and it means you can see where your friends are. If that sounds too Big Brother, don’t worry, your friends must opt in on …
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Tech Matters: What’s up with WhatsApp?
You’ll instantly see your account on the screen, but you will have to download the computer app for either Mac or Windows. (You must be running Windows 8 or later.) Double-click the WhatsApp.dmg and install it. Now your devices are connected and you use …
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Apple is pulling VPNs from the Chinese App Store. Here’s what that means.
China’s restrictive Internet policies are known for blocking Web users who want to reach Google, Facebook or other banned apps. But now some of those policies are affecting Apple, one of the few remaining U.S. tech giants with a presence in the country …
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19 Best iPhone Apps for Marketing Professionals to Create Epic Content
The rapid evolution of smartphones has enabled marketers to not just consume content, but to create it anytime, anywhere. Mobile apps have made the process of content creation easier by turning our smartphones into all-in-one production studios, allowing …
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Apple sales boosted by apps and music
The tablet, written off by many as a dying form factor, is stronger than ever: eight of the 10 best selling tablets in the world are made by Apple. And Apple’s services department – App Store and Apple Music, mostly – had revenues of more than $7.2bn in …
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Apple and Google Demanded to Pull Hundreds of Fraudulent Investment Apps
Following an investigation conducted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Apple and Google have been asked to remove “hundreds” of mobile trading apps from their … signals from the top traders to guarantee the safe trading”.
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Scramble to download VPN apps as they vanished from Apple’s China App Store
As VPN apps started to disappear from China’s iOS App Store over the weekend, users in the country were frantically downloading as many as they could. On Saturday, Apple pulled the rug out from under Chinese iPhone users’ feet, by taking down VPN apps from …
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