The announcements came fast and furious today by top tech companies. While Apple iPhone 13 pre-orders have opened on Vodafone, a new WhatsApp feature is rolling out, another Fortnite influencer has …
This Week in Apps: Apple’s iPhone event, App Annie hit with securities fraud, OpenSea goes mobile
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
Apple, Google, cowed by Putin, remove Russian protest voting app as election begins
Rachel Maddow reports on a campaign by supporters of Alexei Navalny to expose corruption in Vladimir Putin’s regime and to encourage votes against candidates in Putin’s United Russia Party in the …
Google and Apple, Under Pressure From Russia, Remove Voting App
The app, created by allies of the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, vanished from online stores, reflecting a new level of pressure against U.S. technology companies in the country.
Apple threatened to pull Facebook from the App Store over human trafficking
Apple reportedly threatened to pull the Facebook app from the App Store in 2019 after reports surfaced that the social media platform was being used by human traffickers.
Apple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins
Facing Kremlin pressure, Apple and Google on Friday removed an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities, as polls …
Apple just made some App Store data harder to access, ‘impacting the entire industry’
Some data from Apple’s App Store recently got harder to access, limiting a key metric and disrupting the entire app-tracking industry.
Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian elections begin
Alphabet’s Google and Apple have removed jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s tactical voting app from their stores, his team said on Friday, after Russia accused the U.S. tech firms of meddling in …
Judge rules against Apple app store policy that forces developers to use Apple payment
Apple stock down 2% on news of Epic Games ruling that could potentially save app developers billions of dollars.
Apple’s online store goes down ahead of iPhone 13 preorders
As is tradition, Apple late Thursday took its online storefront down in preparation of what is expected to be a rush of preorders for its latest iPhone 13 series, though the launch will likely be a …
WhatsApp starts rolling out multi-device support on iPhone
WhatsApp is rolling out its highly-anticipated multi-device feature on iPhone. The multi-device feature is still in beta, though.
WhatsApp developing transcriptions to tame chaotic voice notes
WhatsApp is developing a feature that’ll offer transcriptions of received voice messages, letting you easily read what’s been said without having to play it out loud. The unan …
My Must-Have iPad Apps, 2014 Edition
it’s an aggregator for Apple news using a variety of blogs (including MacStories) as sources. I’ve been reading in MacHash for years: I can include/exclude websites from the list of news sources, and …
Apple Stock Steadies as Street Sees Limited Impact From App Store Lawsuit Ruling
Investors have regained their composure over a court ruling that requires Apple to let developers offer alternatives other than the App Store for making in-app purchases.
Apple may still demand 30% app commission, regardless of payment method
Apple could pursue its 30% commission no matter where or how payments are collected by developers, side-stepping some financial aspects of alternate payment methods altogether.
Apple Could Still Push 30% Fee on App Makers After Ruling
Apple Inc. could tell mobile app developers that it still intends to collect a commission of up to 30% despite last week’s court ruling ordering the iPhone maker to let users make payments on the web …
WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart on a rocky year for the app
It has been a contentious year for WhatsApp. In January, a simple effort to update its terms of service to enable some commerce features triggered a massive backlash in India, helping its rival Signal …