Apple is coming under pressure from authorities in China … has helped dating app Momo post record growth and Tencent recently backed another top streaming app to the tune of $350 million. But with mainstream adoption comes scrutiny.
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Apple launches App Store Search Ads in New Zealand
Apple are launching Search Ads in New Zealand today … These ads – clearly marked with a light blue background and an “Ad” tag – lead straight to the developer’s app. They are featured on top of search results, much like in Google Search, before organic …
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Beijing summons Apple over live-streaming apps
Beijing’s internet regulators are turning up the heat on Apple. Authorities in the Chinese capital say they plan to summon the U.S. tech giant to urge it to “tighten up checks” on apps available in its App Store, according to state news agency Xinhua.
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Apple App store is next in line, as Chinese authorities ban live-streaming websites
Beijing’s Internet regulators on Wednesday said Apple is next on a list for inquiries after authorities ordered three Chinese live streaming websites to rectify management loopholes. Toutiao.com, huoshanzhibo.com and huajiao.com were found to have …
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Apple faces demands from China on live-streaming apps
Chinese regulators will demand that Apple strengthen the review process for live-streaming applications it sells in its App Store, the latest in a series of encroachments on the iPhone maker’s services in Asia’s largest economy. The city of Beijing’s …
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WhatsApp may soon let you unsend messages
WhatsApp could soon let users recall messages sent within five … Earlier this year the company started testing a recall feature in the beta version of its app that would let users delete and edit messages that are yet to be read.
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Apple just made its Microsoft Office killer free — here's how to download it
It’s not as well-known as Microsoft Word, but Apple makes a complete suite of office apps called iWork that directly competes with Microsoft Office. Now Apple’s productivity apps have gone free. On Tuesday, Apple made the latest versions of Pages …
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Apple selling outdated 32-bit iOS apps that will soon stop working
Apple is selling outdated 32-bit iOS apps in its app store while simultaneously warning users that the apps may slow down devices and not work with future versions of iOS. Must read: Top tech fitness gadgets to help you get fit and healthy Apple’s made no …
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iPhone Thief Outsmarted at Coachella Music Festival
The tech-savvy music lovers fired up the Find My iPhone app and chased the alleged thief around the Indio, Calif. venue until security workers could nab him. Music festivals are all about good times, but there’s one thing that can instantly kill your vibe …
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The 12 best apps for drawing and painting on your iPad
Whether you want to sketch a rough drawing on your iPad to finish later on your computer or create a finished painting or artwork, there’s never been a better time to get creative on your iPad while you’re out and about. Here we take you through the 12 …
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Snapchat ratings drop to one star on Apple App Store
A day after news broke out regarding Snapchat‘s CEO Evan Spiegel’s disinterest in expanding the business to “poor countries” like India, the rating of the popular app dropped to a “single star” from an apparent “five star” on the App Store.
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Apple now China's largest Western software seller, thanks to booming App Store
Geographic app store estimates spanning multiple companies and platforms suggest that Apple’s App Store, buoyed by growth beyond just games, is the top individual seller by company in China, but not by platform. In a report by App Annie, China is suspected …
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Apple’s new Clips app neared a million downloads in just four days
Apple’s new video-editing app seems to be off to a tentative start, reaching almost a million downloads within four days of its release but failing to crack the iOS app store’s top 20. Aimed primarily at the Instagram and Snapchat crowd, Clips went …
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The iPhone doesn't officially support VR, but people are still downloading millions of VR apps
Apple has not built any virtual reality features into the iPhone — unlike Google, whose Pixel phone integrates with a VR headset called Daydream. But iPhone users are still downloading apps that turn their phones into a VR headsets, according to new …
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Evernote adds support for the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar
Evernote is the latest Mac app to add support for the Touch Bar, and it seems to be taking a pretty simple approach to it. After a new update, the Touch Bar will display buttons to start a search, begin a new note, and access tags — all things that you …
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Evernote adds MacBook Pro Touch Bar support to simplify taking notes
If you’re an Evernote user and own a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, then you’ll want to head over to the Mac App Store immediately and get updated. Apple’s new MacBook Pro Touch Bar OLED touchscreen display continues to gain value as developers add support.
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Evernote Updated With Support For MacBook Pro Touch Bar
With Apple introducing a new hardware feature in the form … and the good news is that Evernote has done just that. With the updated app, users who have Evernote installed on the MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar will be able to create new notes with a …
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