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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Digital Life: Why you might see fewer stories about new iPhone apps, or new apps
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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WhatsApp Quietly Boosted Its iCloud Encryption — FBI Contractors Think They Can Already Break It
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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WhatsApp quietly added encryption to iCloud backups
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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10 best paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
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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4 Things Apple, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
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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Apple Notes vs. Microsoft OneNote: Which Note-Taking App Is Best for You?
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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Despite slipping iPhone profits, Apple’s App Store remains a cash cow
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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WhatsApp now lets you pin the best conversations to the top of the list so you can ignore boring chats
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 leans on apps as iPhone sales stall in China
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 updates its analytics service with new metrics showing how apps get discovered
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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Next iPhone is key to Apple's future in China
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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Kings, dragons drive Apple in China, even as iPhone sales stall
Driving this growth are online games available through its China App Store, such as current hits “King of Glory”, “Fantasy Westward Journey” and “Nest of Dragons”. These apps are taking on increasing significance as Apple looks to revive growth …
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Apple Opens up App Store Referral Data to Developers
Apple announced Wednesday that developers would have access to App Store Sources and Referral Data. In more direct terms, Apple is making it easier to find out where their customers are coming from. This will help them market their apps and acquire new users.
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Apple increases App Store prices
The number of worldwide iPhone sales stagnates. But the services and apps of the company show a clear growth in revenue. From that point of view, it is understandable that Apple increases its App Store prices. However, Apple has another explanation for its …
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7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
What, yesterday’s batch of all the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free wasn’t enough for you? Well, there are still a few freebies in there, but we’ve got a fresh new batch today. Below, you’ll find the seven best paid iOS apps on sale …
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Apple iPhone 6s Plus Apps Problems: App stuck on Waiting, slide to update error, won’t open, crashes, not working [Troubleshooting Guide]
Apps are among the key components that make your iPhone a smartphone. Without apps, your mobile phone experience is not complete. That is why when errors occur on certain apps, you wouldn’t get to like it. Various types of problems can occur to any …
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