That was the plan, but then Apple decided to use its market power in one segment — the App Store — to give itself a potentially unfair advantage in another segment: buying digital goods. I’m obviously …
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Why one email app went to war with Apple—and why neither one is right
The app in question is Hey, an email tool that eschews tradition to offer a better experience for a certain type of user. It requires users to pay a $99 annual subscription fee to …
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Tinder and Fortnite criticize Apple for its ‘App Store monopoly’
Apple faced harsh criticism on Tuesday from regulators and the companies behind some of the most popular apps in its App Store, a sign of the growing discontent with Apple’s grip on the mobile economy …
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Apple Threatens to Move Basecamp’s New Email App to Trash
Scrutiny of Apple’s App Store policies heats up as the company heads into its annual software conference. Subscribe today for unlimited access to WIRED.com. Plus, get the print and digital editions of …
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Daily Crunch: WhatsApp launches payments
WhatsApp is adding support for in-app payments, Apple is upgrading the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro desktop and we argue about the future of startup hubs. After months of talks and trials, WhatsApp has …
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WhatsApp Suddenly Launches Ground-Breaking New Feature
The surprise release of a new peer-to-peer payment system is being rolled out on the platform from today, but initially, you’ll need to be in Brazil to use this transformational feature.
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The best free apps for video calling
We’ve listed a few of the best known videoconferencing apps, along with a couple of popular text chat apps that include video calling features. While most of these already have free versions, some are …
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Apple says consumers and advertisers spent more than $500 billion through apps last year
The study from Analysis Group comes a week before WWDC, Apple’s annual conference, where it tries to persuade software developers to build apps for its platforms.
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Apple Developer app gets macOS version, slight redesign ahead of WWDC
Apple has introduced a new macOS version of its Apple Developer app and a redesign on other platforms ahead of WWDC 2020.
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WhatsApp is finally fixing the worst thing about dark mode
WHATSAPP are working on a brand new update for the world’s most popular chat app which will fix the worst thing about its much requested dark mode feature.
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This app will tell you if your iPhone has been hacked
It will also give you a wide array of tips, tricks, and tweaks to harden your security, improve privacy, and make your iPhone very hard for hackers to attack.
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WhatsApp to get search option – one of many features in the works
Barely a day after Snapchat announced a slew of new offerings at its virtual Partnership Summit, news has started filtering in of WhatsApp testing upgraded search functionalities and a slew of other …
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WhatsApp begins testing multi-device logins, improved search, chat clearing, more
WhatsApp is testing a ton of new features including multi-device logins, enhanced searching, ShareChat integration, plus more.
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Millions Of iPhone Users To Get This Stunning New Messaging Update
The secure messaging options for iPhone users just got much better, with the latest updates from WhatsApp and Signal.
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WhatsApp is getting one of its biggest upgrades yet
WhatsApp will be getting multi-device and cross-platform compatibility, according to new settings screens discovered within its beta versions. This is great news, but we might be waiting a while for …
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Facebook testing Face ID and Touch ID lock for Messenger app on iOS
Facebook Messenger users will soon be able to lock their messages on iOS. The company is implementing the option to require Face ID and Touch authentication in order to access the user’s inbox with a …
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iPhone and Android: Adobe’s free Photoshop Camera app gives you ton of new effects
Adobe’s free Photoshop Camera app offers users loads of filters and effects to improve photos for social media.
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