SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, visited Apple’s headquarters in early 2015 to meet with Timothy D. Cook, who runs the iPhone maker. For months, Kalanick had pulled a fast one on Apple by directing his employees to help …
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Uber Once Nearly Booted from Apple App Store for iPhone Tracking
Ride-hailing app Uber’s China ambitions came to a halt in August, when the company ceded its operations in that country to rival Didi Chuxing. But one of Uber’s aggressive tactics to win in China nearly cost it some very valuable real estate: a place in …
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Collate Is a Privacy-Focused Evernote-Style Notes App
Windows/Mac/Linux: When it comes to notes apps, you have a seemingly endless trail of options, but it’s rare to find one that’s cross-platform, supports the Evernote-style of rich notes, and works without needing an account somewhere. Collate is just that.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook nearly kicked out Uber from App Store. Here’s why
Uber has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, and now a new report from the New York Times indicates the app was almost kicked out of the Apple App Store in 2015. The reason: Uber was violating Apple’s App Store guidelines by …
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Apple to Close 200,000 32-bit Apps in App Store When iOS 11 Arrives
Apple previously announced that they will be making big changes to a lot of their systems, which included the recent migration to an entirely new APFS file system. The transition was achieved through the release of the latest iOS update, iOS 10.3. Now, The …
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WhatsApp Update: Apple iPhone Users Can Now Use Siri to Read Out Latest Messages
On Friday, WhatsApp released update (v2.17.2) for iPhone users which includes some visual changes to the app and also gives Siri the ability to read the latest WhatsApp messages. In totality, the update includes 4 changes made to the app. First …
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Apple features Saskatoon's Noodlecake as 1 of 'Canada's best game makers'
The tech giant is currently featuring Canadian game developers at the Apple App Store in recognition of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. Noodlecake is the first of “Canada’s best game makers” to be featured, putting them on the front page of …
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Best Apple Watch Apps in 2017
This best Apple Watch apps list is the one that we’ll be constantly updating. Here’s what’s been making our iPhone smartwatch tick. The Apple Watch is now being superseded by the Apple Watch 2. These much-hyped smartwatches are now finally seeing …
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Apple may face class action law suit over App Store monopoly in China
Apple Inc may face legal action for allegedly monopolising iPhone apps in China, the No 1 market for its App Store, after a Beijing law firm called for Chinese app developers to join a proposed class-action lawsuit against the American tech giant.
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Chinese officials are cracking down and blocking access to Apple's App Store
The outcome of China’s investigation could determine which apps get through the App Store’s approval process. Apple’s dealings with the Chinese government have been fraught with turmoil, to put it lightly. China has targeted the iPhone maker in state-run …
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WhatsApp for iPhone gains Siri voice support for reading new messages & other new features
The popular messaging app WhatsApp for iPhone was update yesterday with a few new features, bringing the ability to have Siri read new messages you have received via the service. The Facebook-owned software now supports the Persian language while the …
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China summons Apple for talks following concern around live-streaming apps
Apple is coming under pressure from authorities in China … has helped dating app Momo post record growth and Tencent recently backed another top streaming app to the tune of $350 million. But with mainstream adoption comes scrutiny.
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Apple launches App Store Search Ads in New Zealand
Apple are launching Search Ads in New Zealand today … These ads – clearly marked with a light blue background and an “Ad” tag – lead straight to the developer’s app. They are featured on top of search results, much like in Google Search, before organic …
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Beijing summons Apple over live-streaming apps
Beijing’s internet regulators are turning up the heat on Apple. Authorities in the Chinese capital say they plan to summon the U.S. tech giant to urge it to “tighten up checks” on apps available in its App Store, according to state news agency Xinhua.
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Apple App store is next in line, as Chinese authorities ban live-streaming websites
Beijing’s Internet regulators on Wednesday said Apple is next on a list for inquiries after authorities ordered three Chinese live streaming websites to rectify management loopholes. Toutiao.com, huoshanzhibo.com and huajiao.com were found to have …
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Apple faces demands from China on live-streaming apps
Chinese regulators will demand that Apple strengthen the review process for live-streaming applications it sells in its App Store, the latest in a series of encroachments on the iPhone maker’s services in Asia’s largest economy. The city of Beijing’s …
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WhatsApp may soon let you unsend messages
WhatsApp could soon let users recall messages sent within five … Earlier this year the company started testing a recall feature in the beta version of its app that would let users delete and edit messages that are yet to be read.
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