Tag: apps

This is also bad news for Facebook, as India is a country where WhatsApp has historically been the de facto messaging app of choice. The privacy benefits of Signal cannot be understated. It even …
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The upcoming WhatsApp privacy policy has actually helped Signal and Telegram grow their user base. Facing a backlash in February, WhatsApp deferred its new data privacy policy by three months that is …
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Load Error Apple’s App Store continues to dominate by revenue … App Annie estimates mobile gaming spend in 2021 will reach $120 billion. The top growth categories of apps by downloads on Google Play …
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Cupertino-based giant Apple has announced that it is introducing two new game categories and is adding more than 30 new titles to Apple Arcade, the company’s popular gaming subscription service. The …
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Finally, and perhaps most excitingly, Apple Arcade is adding an App Store Greats category that will snag some of the best games in the history of mobile gaming and make them part of Apple’s subs …
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U.S. consumers spent an average of $138 on iPhone apps last year, an increase of 38% year over year, largely driven by the pandemic impacts, according to new data from app store intelligence firm …
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When iOS 14.5 finally is released soon, it will allow iPhone users to opt out of being tracked by third party apps for the purpose of receiving online ads. Others might decide that they enjoy …
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The service is ground-breaking because it would work, simply, for so many people. Apple has a similar service, Apple Pay Cash, but it only works between users of Apple devices, whereas WhatsApp is …
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A few weeks after Apple agreed to allow Russia to show iPhone users in the country government-approved suggested apps, Russian users are seeing the list of app suggestions when setting up a new device …
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WhatsApp announced in 2020 the rollout of a new feature that lets users transfer money through the messaging app, just like Apple Cash. The feature was first released in Brazil but then pushed back in …
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And this time, it’s news of a hidden iOS app, which is impossible to locate unless you know exactly where it’s stashed. The Code Scanner app is not on the home screen, and it’s certainly not to be …
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Wondershare has launched Wondershare Wutsapper, an application that transfers Whatsapp data from Android to iOS devices without a computer. It is a convenient, smooth solution for users who want to …
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Apple’s App Store and some of its iCloud services experienced a half-hour outage. By midafternoon, it had been resolved.
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People worry that hearing aids make them look old, but ‘hearables’—using AI and smartphone apps for amplification and customization—could easily be mistaken for earbuds.
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The App Store reportedly hosts over a dozen apps made by a Chinese paramilitary group that is tied to the Uyghur genocide, in contravention of a US blacklist.
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Telling the ACCC that users of iOS can go to a website to purchase and consume digital content or services, in its argument centred on discrediting the belief that Apple has market power.
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You can turn off location services on your iPhone in a few different ways. Here’s what you need to know to prevent apps or people from tracking you.
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