Apple’s policies have effectively spiked an entire category of gaming apps that are no different from a security, technical, or content review standpoint than controlling a Netflix movie with a …
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Dow Jones Down on Jobs Report, China App Bans; Apple and Microsoft Stocks Are Biggest Losers
Job growth slowed in July, and two popular Chinese apps will be effectively banned in the U.S. in 45 days. The Dow’s big tech components underperformed badly.
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5 photo apps that make your iPhone photos look like film
We round up five of our favorite analog-inspired photo apps available on iOS, from sleek and simple to clever and robust.
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You can edit an iPhone video selfie with the new Facetune Video app. Here’s how
Facetune applies its real-time editing features to videos of your face with its new app for iOS. You make a video of yourself to post on social media and suddenly notice that the lighting isn’t right, …
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WhatsApp just rolled out a feature every chat app needs
WhatsApp fake news campaigns have been surging during the novel coronavirus pandemic, with disinformation about the COVID-19 origins and cures going viral. Facebook just rolled out a brand new …
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How to create a WhatsApp account on your iPhone or Android to send messages and make calls
You can easily create a WhatsApp account by following the step-by-step instructions to enter your phone number and name.
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WhatsApp: 5 Updates I’d Like To See Right Now (From Ground-Breaking To Whimsical)
WhatsApp is continuously improving but there are plenty of upgrades believed to be in the pipeline. Here are the ones that are on their way which may change your WhatsApp life.
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Apple: iOS games need individual review, which blocks cloud gaming apps
Apple claims its App Store policies prohibit cloud gaming services like xCloud, Stadia or GeForce Now because each game needs to be reviewed individually.
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Apple Says Xbox, Stadia Streaming Apps Would Break The App Store’s Rules
Google’s Stadia app can’t stream games on iOS, and yesterday Microsoft said its new xCloud streaming service wouldn’t be coming to Apple devices either. Turns out there’s a pretty concrete reason for …
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You definitely need to try the best new Apple Maps feature
The Apple Maps Look Around feature has started rolling out internationally, with Japan being the first country outside the US to get it. Look Around is Apple’s equivalent to the Street View …
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Virginia Rolls Out First U.S. Covid-19 Tracing App Using Apple And Google Technology
The launch comes as public health officials have criticized the Trump administration’s objections to creating national standards for testing and contact tracing, leaving it up to the states.
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Virginia launches first COVID-19 exposure notification app in US using Google-Apple API
On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health released its official COVID-19 exposure notification app, and it is the first in the United States to use the Google and Apple API.
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Virginia launches the first U.S. app using Apple-Google coronavirus notification technology
Virginia’s coronavirus notification app, called Covidwise, launched on Wednesday, just under four months after the Apple-Google partnership was first revealed.
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Apple kills long-time Mac developer’s apps with no warning
The first clue that developer Charlie Monroe discovered about his ejection from Apple’s development program was users complaining that their apps stopped working — despite still being available on the …
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Apple will start making its own chips to enable iPhone apps to run on future Mac computers. But developers say pulling that off may not be so easy.
Apple silicon means iPhone apps will be able to run seamless on the Mac. That also means developers may have a lot of work ahead.
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Apple-Acquired Dark Sky Officially Shuts Down Android App
Apple in March purchased weather app Dark Sky, and at that time, Dark Sky’s developers said that the app’s Android version would …
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This Week in Apps: A guide to the US antitrust case against Apple, Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok
This week, we’re focused on rounding up the news from the U.S. antitrust investigation into Apple, as it pertains to apps, the App Store and developers.
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