Apple has opened a new section of the iOS App Store that promotes subscription-based apps offering free trials (via 9to5Mac). Called “Try it for Free”, the subcategory appears in the Apps tab and is currently home to just four apps, including USA Today …
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macOS High Sierra’s App Store System Preferences Can Be Unlocked With Any Password [Updated]
It’s worth noting that the App Store preferences are unlocked by default on administrator accounts, and given the settings in this menu aren’t overly sensitive, this bug is not nearly as serious as the earlier root vulnerability. Apple will likely want to …
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iPhone X Can’t Connect To The App Store – How To Fix It
Some iPhone X users have reported problems with the App Store. They said they were unable to connect to the App Store. The problem is not an uncommon one and there are some quick solutions which will help in fixing this. If you also seem to be bugged with …
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Best Apple Watch Sleep Tracking Apps :Turn your Smartwatch into Sleep Tracking Device
A Sleep tracking app on your Apple Watch converts your smartwatch into a sleep tracker device. Sound sleep is must to stay healthy, and your watch can help you track your sleep to keep your health in good shape. When you download any third-party apps to …
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The best stand-alone fitness app for Apple Watch
I’ve had a weird relationship with the Apple Watch. I picked up the original on day one, but sold it a few months later. watchOS 1 was slow, the apps weren’t good, and it also lacked GPS. While it was somewhat accurate at counting steps, it wasn’t …
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Apple features subscription apps offering free trials in new App Store section
Apple recently published a new section to its iOS App Store that throws a spotlight on subscription-based apps offering free trials to new users, a move that plays into the company’s wider push toward subscription pricing. Each app is displayed alongside a …
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This secretive iPhone chat app worked out how to block screenshots
Confide is a chat app available for iPhone, Android, PC, and Mac that’s as private as they get. It features end-to-end encryption like iMessage, WhatsApp, and others, but also ephemeral messages, like Snapchat. On top of that, the developers are blocking …
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Ex-Apple exec: Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter got us addicted to tech and they have to fix it
A former top Apple executive and serial tech entrepreneur … Fadell recommends big tech turn over usage data to third parties who can build apps to monitor the amount of time being spent looking at screens. Read the salient points: UK adults spend …
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‘The App-etite Boy’ Who Became Apple’s Registered App Developer
Without any formal training he is now a registered app developer with Apple Inc. We are proud of him,” Rishav … “He did a commendable job at this young age and we wish him all the best in future. In our school, we give our best to understand …
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Apple Urged To Prevent Kids’ iPhone Addiction, But Here’s Some Parental Control Apps To Do Your Part
Two Apple shareholders are calling for the Cupertino brand … First of all, setting up restrictions and filtering web content on it are easy. It can even block apps one by one, and on top of that, it can track your children’s location accurately, which …
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Apple’s original TV shows and series: The complete list
We don’t know if the company will simply release content through iTunes, the TV app, or a new channel, but access is likely to be tied to Apple Music subscriptions—at least in the near term. [ Further reading: The best media streaming devices ] While …
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Apple: App Store customers spent $890M Christmas week
… the App Store the biggest revenue driver within Apple’s services business by 2016, accounting for 33% of its revenue, according to RBC Capital’s Amit Daryanani. For instance, an app that was in the top ten apps previous week will not be seen in the …
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The best movie apps for Apple TV
“If you enjoy older films, from dramas to horror flicks, then check out the apps that specialize in the classics,” Sandy Stachowiak writes for AppAdvice. “Classix is an Apple TV app that gives you an entire library of classic TV shows and movies for …
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9 paid iPhone apps that are free downloads right now
Having survived the first week out 2018, we’ve now entered the second. Have a big week ahead of you? Finally getting back in the swing of things at work? Looking forward to the College Football Playoff National Championship tonight? Regardless of what …
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Best fitness apps for the Apple Watch
With built-in heart-rate monitoring and movement analysis, the Apple Watch is an ideal fit for the fitness lifestyle. If you love tracking your exercises and meeting your goals, or you just want a little extra motivation, then you’ll probably want to …
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WhatsApp ends support for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 8
Once the dominant smartphone brand, BlackBerry was overtaken by Apple’s iPhone and Android devices … at which point that version of Android will be almost a decade old. WhatsApp is among the most blacklisted apps in the enterprise Updated: These apps …
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Augmented Reality Gets Reality Check: Fewer Than 2,000 Apps Have Apple’s ARKit (Updated)
adoption has been slow at best, judging by ARKit‘s progress. ARKit is Apple’s technology to make augmented reality (also known as mixed reality) easier for developers. “Adoption of ARKit isn’t great as less than 1,000 apps of the 3,000,000+ apps in …
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