Apple says issues with iMessage, FaceTime resolved
By Elisa Apple said Tuesday issues that had caused a brief outage in its iMessage service and video calling app FaceTime were resolved. Users had earlier complained of not being able to …
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Apple hit with antitrust probe in India over app store fees
By Wayt Apple is facing an antitrust probe in India over its alleged abuse of the app market, adding to the company’s regulatory woes around the globe. The Competition Commission …
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TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021
By Steigrad The video-driven social media app is the most popular site in 2021 – beating out last year’s top favorite Google, according to a new tech report. TikTok even …
Read MoreApple and Google to lose lucrative payment fees under new South Korean law
By Wayt Apple and Google will be forced to allow app developers to use alternative payment systems under a new law passed by South Korea’s parliament Tuesday, threatening the companies’ …
Read More Apple may loosen rules on App Store fees in bid to settle class-action lawsuit
By Wayt Apple said it’s willing to loosen the notoriously strict rules on payments inside the iPhone’s App Store, making it easier for smaller developers to steer customers toward alternative …
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Google to cut app store fees for developers after Apple move
By Alex Alphabet’s Google will cut the service fee that it charges developers on its app store by half for the first $1 million in revenue they earn every year, …
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Google gives Netflix, Spotify a year to start paying app store fees
By Vega The search giant on Monday said it will no longer give high-profile app developers a pass on its 30-percent app store fee starting next year. Google said it …
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Controversial trading app Robinhood now worth $11.2B
By Mcenery Love it or hate it, Robinhood is now worth more than $11 billion. The controversial trading app announced on Monday that it raised a new $200 million round …
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Investor group allowed to buy Grindr from Chinese firm for $620M
By Alen Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech said on Friday that a US national security panel approved the $620 million sale of popular gay dating app Grindr to an …
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Germany aims to launch coronavirus tracking app in weeks
By Mccarth BERLIN – Germany hopes to launch a smartphone app within weeks to help trace coronavirus infections after a broad political consensus emerged that adopting an approach pioneered by …
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CEO of tech company whose app wreaked havoc on Iowa caucus feels ‘really terrible’
By Feuerherd The CEO of the tech company whose app wreaked havoc in the Iowa caucus on Monday night apologized for the debacle on Tuesday, saying they “feel really terrible” …
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Robinhood app cheated users
By Thornton Robinhood — an app that promises millennials no-fee stock market trades — was caught selling its own customer trade orders to big Wall Street firms in deals that …
Read More TikTok owner ByteDance moves to distance app from China amid US probe
By Vega ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations, amid a US national security panel’s inquiry into the safety …
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China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police
By Vega Apple Inc. has become the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong after the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper criticized the tech giant for …
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Apps help restaurants sell unused food to reduce waste
By Elina BERLIN — After a long day at work, Annekathrin Fiesinger is too tired to consider making dinner at home. So the 34-year-old uses her smart phone to check …
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Snapchat’s gender-swap photo filter is no game for trans people
By Nicolas Hit a button, and you’re “transformed” into a woman. The beard disappears. The face and jaw smooth out. The hair floats jauntily around the shoulders. “Yo this is …
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Lawmaker targets Candy Crush, other apps with ban on ‘pay to win’ schemes
By Yaron Video game apps including the popular Candy Crush would be banned from offering “pay to win” schemes aimed at kids, who pay for upgrades and bonus features, under …
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Apple cracking down on apps that monitor screen time
By Nicolas They’re taking the apps out of Apple. The tech giant is denying access to at least 11 apps that allow iPhone users to cut back on the amount …
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Popular cash advance app Earnin operating in payday loan ‘gray area,’ critics claim
By Kevin AJ Smith knows all about folks owing money. After all, he’s a debt collector in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world. So last March, when Smith …
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TikTok to pay record-breaking $5.7M fine for violating child privacy law
By Chris The company behind the popular lip-syncing app TikTok has agreed to pay nearly $6 million as part of a record-breaking settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over claims …
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