Tag: apps

Over the summer of 2020, a six-year-old spent over $16,000 in the App Store, on in-app purchases for the iPad version of Sega’s “Sonic Forces.” …
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House-scanning app Canvas works with lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro, but also scans without it. The difference is accuracy.
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While Google launches and discontinues products at a rate that no one can keep up with, Apple’s modern track record for sticking with its bets is virtually unparalleled. But nothing lasts forever.
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Apple’s iMessage service isn’t subject to the same requirements, making it difficult for people to compare the apps directly.
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WhatsApp has hit back at Apple over its new privacy labels for apps in the App Store, Axios reports, arguing that it’s unfair that they don’t appear to cover the pre-installed first-party service …
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Facebook-owned WhatsApp has criticized Apple for demanding privacy information that it does not have to disclose for its own apps — but as it turns out, Apple is in fact disclosing this information, …
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WhatsApp claims Apple’s data privacy labels are anti-competitive as they don’t apply to iMessage and might scare away users.
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Facebook Inc. was sued by U.S. antitrust officials and a coalition of states that want to break up the company by unwinding its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, deals the government says were …
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WhatsApp has long been one of the most popular messaging apps in the business, but a lot has changed since Facebook bought the company back in 2014. If you’re using WhatsApp to manage the bulk of your …
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Deals that brought the top four social media companies under Facebook rule would be violations if they were considered a threat …
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WhatsApp has quietly rolled out an in-app notifications feature for iPhone users. Users can go to Settings > notifications > In-app notifications to tweak the settings.
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Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos linebacker, is seeking a $30 million Series B to grow his fitness app Driven to Win, he told CNBC.
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California launched a statewide contact tracing app Monday—making it the largest state to adopt a contact tracing app using technology from Apple and Google— but experts warn that getting enough …
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Californians will be able to log in to CA Notify, a secure app that uses proprietary contact tracing API to alert users via push notification when others nearby have tested positive for the virus.
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The country with the most Whatsapp installs is India with 30% … This does not include Apple and Google’s pre-installed apps. The figures also represent aggregate installs of all app versions, ex: …
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Apple ran something similar to an awards ceremony (press release) for apps to commemorate developers. Last week, the company announced 15 apps and games …
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I love how apps don’t see platform borders. There are so many great apps out there that work no matter whether you’re an iOS (or iPadOS) user or an Android user. And the more I switch between the two …
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