Iranians were joined by two ministers Saturday in protesting after Apple removed popular apps from its store, a move the American company says was made to comply with US sanctions. “Today, respecting consumers’ rights is a basic principle which Apple has …
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Apple Cuts Iran-Made Apps From Store Over Sanctions
On a Saturday in mid-August, Iranian entrepreneur Mehdi Nayebi received an email from Apple Inc.’s App Store Review stating that his application, AloPeyk, a delivery service in Tehran, had been removed due to sanctions put in place by the U.S. government.
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Apple shuts down and removes popular Iranian mobile apps from the App Store over US sanctions
Iranian media are reporting that Apple has removed all Iranian mobile apps from its App Store. In reaction to Apple’s decision, Telecommunication Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, 34, said Apple should respect its Iranian consumers. In a message to …
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Apple suddenly removes popular apps in Iran citing U.S. sanctions
and Apple does not offer a version of its App Store in the country. That has not stopped Iranians from snapping up millions of iPhones smuggled in from places like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong. Nor has it kept Iranian app developers from …
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Authorities say Apple shuts down Iranian apps
Apple Inc. has removed all Iranian mobile apps from its App Store, authorities said Friday. Ali Maleki, who works for Iran’s biggest e-commerce site Digikala, said the apps were shut down around 10 days ago. He said Digikala’s app was removed “based on the …
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Apple removes Iranian apps from App Store
TEHRAN, Iran — Apple Inc. has removed all Iranian mobile apps from its App Store, authorities said Friday. Ali Maleki, who works for Iran’s biggest e-commerce site Digikala, told The Associated Press that the app was shut down around 10 days ago.
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Apple Is Planning a 4K Upgrade for Its TV Box
that can aggregate programming from apps that already offer live streaming. Apple is seeking to revive its video ambitions with the new product. Apple TV trails devices from Roku Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google in the U.S. set-top box …
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This is the new iPhone App Store coming in September
Apple will launch a brand new App Store for iPhone in September. The App Store will be part of Apple’s iOS 11 update. CNBC takes a look at the big changes that are coming. Apple will launch a brand new app store with iOS 11 in September. The new store will …
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Apple, Citing U.S. Sanctions, Removes Popular Apps in Iran
and Apple does not offer a version of its App Store in the country. That has not stopped Iranians from snapping up millions of iPhones smuggled in from places like Dubai and Hong Kong. Nor has it kept Iranian app developers from creating thousands of apps …
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Mac’s Biggest Threats Lurk in the Apple App Store
Mac malware is on the rise, especially adware and potentially unwanted programs in the App Store. Apple Mac devices, while largely considered safer than their Windows and Android counterparts, are vulnerable to a growing number of malicious applications.
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Cops bust subway thief with Find My iPhone app
New York City police officers used a simple solution to nab a cellphone thief: the Find My iPhone app, according to the NYPD. A woman’s smartphone and cash from her purse were stolen on August 10 while she had been asleep on the Q train. A plainclothes …
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How to install & use WhatsApp on an iPad
There’s no official WhatsApp app available for the iPad, but there’s a workaround. Here’s how to install and use WhatsApp on an iPad WhatsApp Messenger is an incredibly popular app for the iPhone, connecting over one billion active members around the world …
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Apple iMessage use outstrips Facebook Messenger and Snapchat among US youths
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Apple’s native over-the-top (OTT) messaging app, iMessage, could be the most-used messaging platform for US teens …
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WhatsApp and user privacy: Your top questions answered
He also pointed out that Google and Apple take users’ privacy very seriously. Should you use third-party apps to customise WhatsApp? Many users like to use third-party apps to customise WhatsApp themes, icons and even font. These third-party apps give …
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WhatsApp Web Update to Enable Installation on Your iPad Or iPod Touch
Among the popular apps for your iPhone these days, WhatsApp has reached the 1 billion mark. Just like any messaging app, WhatsApp allows you to share text messages, send or receive photos, voice messages, and videos. You can also place voice calls among …
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WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, but user data may still be vulnerable
While WhatsApp did acknowledge that Apple and Google both have their own stringent safety … like fighting spam across apps, making product suggestions, and showing relevant offers and ads on Facebook.” It further goes on to say, “Facebook family of …
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‘Planet of the Apps’ was a successful disaster
If you missed it, don’t stress. It’s just a pretty undramatic, very-edited reality show about dozens of entrepreneurs, people who were trying to make careers off a business based around an app. SEE ALSO: Apple’s Instagram account reeks of desperation …
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