In today’s post, I am sharing with you a collection of some of the best astronomy apps for iPhone. These tools have brought the cosmos right into our hands, making astronomy accessible, interactive, …
PTA issues warning on fraudulent WhatsApp, social media links
In a statement released on Saturday, the PTA said: “PTA cautions the public against #phishing/fraudulent links circulating on WhatsApp … the official Device Verification App, available on both …
Apple’s Newest Headache: An App That Upended Its Control Over Messaging
Beeper Mini, which offers iPhone messaging on Android phones, has grown fast and its duel with the tech giant has gotten the attention of antitrust regulators.
Meta’s new Threads, a rival for X, is now Apple’s most downloaded app
Threads, built on the back of Instagram and launched in July, may have staying power as downloads and usage grows.
This award-winning iPhone app aims to reduce food waste
Food waste is a big problem. In the US alone, it’s estimated that more than 80 million tons of food goes to waste every year. The iPhone app Too Good To Go aims to reduce some of that waste by …
Apple’s Infinite Loop Store Permanently Closing Next Month
Apple today confirmed that it will be permanently closing its Infinite Loop retail store in Cupertino, California on January 20. Infinite Loop …
Why Google lost its mobile app store fight with Epic, and Apple won
For three years, we’ve been hearing about Epic Games’ fight with both Apple and Google over how App Stores operate, with the decisions going in wildly different directions in each case. Let’s look at …
WhatsApp tests Apple SharePlay-like music sharing in video calls: Report
A similar feature is available on Apple iPhones with SharePlay, which allows users to listen to tracks from Apple Music, watch a movie or TV show from a compatible app, and share screen over FaceTime …
WhatsApp’s newest feature is all about search efficiency
WhatsApp has been beta testing this feature for Apple iPhones since early this year, so its arrival on Android has been a long time coming. Like on any other popular messaging app, WhatsApp users …
iOS 17.2: What You Should Know About Apple’s Journal App
Journal is an app developed by Apple to help users write journal entries and easily insert pictures, videos and other content. Your entries are stored locally on your iPhone, and you can have backups …
Coming soon to Apple: third-party app stores — and sideloading apps
Apple is preparing to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, meaning it will soon support third-party app markets and sideloading of individual apps.
4 Apps You Don’t Really Need On Your iPhone In 2024, According To Experts
When your iPhone begins letting you down in ways no expensive device should — such as losing battery power fast and taking up so much storage space that you can’t download an app or snap another photo …
Massive TestFlight ‘teraleak’ could bring thousands of classic iPhone apps and games back from the dead in a huge win for digital preservationists
That lifeline comes in the form of a giant leak, dubbed ‘teraleak,’ that has seen thousands of iPhone apps and games appear on the Internet Archive. They’re from a period of years between 2012 and 2015 and appear to have been TestFlight beta builds that were stored on incorrectly configured servers that opened them up to scraping.
Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
Top 7 Evernote Alternatives
GoodNotes is another alternative to Evernote, particularly favored for its handwritten note-taking capabilities. It stands out in the digital note-taking space with its emphasis on a natural writing …
New app seeks to end iPhone-Android text color bubble divide
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Eric Migicovsky co-founded “Beeper Mini” to try to bridge the technological and social gaps between iPhone and Android users.
I’m a tech reporter who’s downloaded dozens of social-media apps this year. These are the best ones and why they’re worth your time.
These are the top social-media apps of the year we recommend that you download, and why.