Some apps, including WhatsApp, Apple’s iMessage, Signal and Threema, use end-to-end encryption by default. Others, such as Telegram, Line and Google’s Allo, offer it as an option. If end-to-end encryption is active, the technology company running the app …
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Android projected to top Apple in app revenue for first time this year
Consumers are expected to spend more than $80 billion this year on apps and app subscriptions, according to an App Annie report. Android users will spend more money on apps and subscriptions than users of Apple Inc.’s products for the first time in 2017 …
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Apple iOS 10.3: Should you update right now?
The new iOS also expands on Siri’s capabilities to sync with other apps. That means … space on your phone. Apple Insider reports that new file storage technology means data can be saved more efficiently; in their test, a top-of-the-line 256 GB iPhone …
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Apple CarPlay adds shortcuts for most recently used apps
a permanent link to the Apple Maps app sat in the left menu. This update takes away that spot for Apple Maps, but the application itself will always remain among the top three icons, thus ensuring eyes are kept on the road. CHECK OUT: Using Apple CarPlay …
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App Annie: Android to top iOS in app store revenue this year
When the Apple App Store is pitted against Google Play alone … App Annie also found. According to its data, the top five countries by downloads – China, India, U.S., Brazil, and Indonesia – accounted for 54 percent of the downloads last year, …
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Apple rejecting app submissions with names that include references to price
For example, Google Drive for iOS, which shows up on the iOS App Store as “Google Drive — free online storage,” is sitting in the No. 34 spot on Apple’s Top Charts for free apps as of this writing.
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Apple listens to developers, eradicates ‘free’ imitation at App Store
Developers. Apple cares about you and is improving its App Stores to make life better for you. That, it seems, is the message following the flurry of changes the company has made, changes that show it has heard and is responding to some of the problems …
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Hey Siri, change the channel! Apple updates its Remote app to allow users to control their TV using an iPad
But you still won’t be able to watch Apple TV from your iPhone or iPad unless you are at home. The update is free and available to download worldwide from the App Store. It’s taken a while for the technology to arrive – Apple first teased the software back …
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London terror attack: UK wants encrypted WhatsApp messages
The FBI initially claimed it could obtain the data only with Apple’s help, but ultimately found another way to hack into the locked phone. Controversy has swirled around WhatsApp before. Judges in Brazil, for example, blocked the messaging app on three …
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Evernote: The smart person's guide
making Evernote not just a note-taking app but also a cloud storage space. It’s easy to dismiss Evernote as unnecessary, especially given the existence of platform-integrated products like Google Keep and Apple iCloud Notes. However, no platform …
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Import Evernote to OneNote in Windows or Mac
Some people like the organizational structure and use of tags by Evernote. Personally, I had a hard time finding my notes in the iPhone app. When I opened the app it would default to the most recent note. I would search for what I thought was a word in the …
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WhatsApp must not be 'place for terrorists to hide'
It is understood his phone had connected to messaging app WhatsApp two minutes earlier … ways of helping us work out how we can get into the situations like WhatsApp on the Apple phone.” Europol director Rob Wainwright echoed Ms Rudd’s call for changes.
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London attacker used WhatsApp, firm must help police get access, official says
After that incident, investigators asked Apple — to no avail — to help unlock one … The group has been known to communicate with followers on WhatsApp, as well as other messaging apps. Masood had convictions for violent crimes in the U.K. and spent …
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UK targets WhatsApp and encrypted messaging after London attack
WhatsApp. Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd called for companies that provide secure communication apps to work with law enforcement … The most famous case so far has been Apple’s tussle with the FBI.
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Head to head: The best calendar apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS
Instead, it’s because the best app for most people is Apple’s own Calendar. If you’re an AppleInsider reader, you’re just not most people. The calendar that comes free with your Mac, iPhone or iPad is robust, easy to use and you know that any event you …
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Was Westmister terrorist guided by a mastermind? Killer's phone was STILL connected to another on Whatsapp when he died raising fears he was taking instructions
This will will lock out cybercriminals, hackers, ‘oppressive regimes,’ and even WhatsApp officials to keep your data private, the blog says. This means communications sent on the Facebook owned app are visible … on the way. ‘ Apple and U.S. Federal …
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Bear Is the Perfect Balance Between the Bloat of Evernote and the Simplicity of Plain Text
I’ve always hated Evernote’s awful green and OneNote’s garish purple … The most glaring problem is that it’s Apple-only. A web app is supposedly in the works, but until then Bear’s usefulness will be cut short. Bear also doesn’t have …
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