Mobile Google 66% of the top 15 mobile apps come from Facebook and Google Tech giants are tightening their grip on the app market By Rob Thubron, February 18, 2021, 7:05 AM
Mobile Gambling apps are coming to the Google Play Store in the US And 14 other countries By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2021, 6:59 AM
Google The Web Google bans 'free speech' app Parler, Apple and Amazon have followed Apple has given Parler's developers 24 hours to implement a moderation plan By Joe White, January 9, 2021, 10:11 AM 192 comments
Software Mobile Apple's App Store generated sales of $64 billion in 2020 Almost twice the amount generated by Google's Play Store By Adrian Potoroaca, January 8, 2021, 4:09 PM
Software Security Elon Musk recommended Signal, and now the app is struggling to keep up with the influx of new users Will WhatsApp reconsider its revised terms of service? By Shawn Knight, January 8, 2021, 11:23 AM 21 comments
Apple Mobile Apple's App Store saw $1.8 billion in spending during Christmas week A single-day record of $540 million was set on New Year's Day By Rob Thubron, January 7, 2021, 8:28 AM
Electronics Nintendo is killing off Netflix support for the 3DS and Wii U; still no sign of a Switch app Is Nintendo waiting for a 4K Switch Pro? By Rob Thubron, January 6, 2021, 9:45 AM
Mobile Software Spending on mobile apps hit $407 million on Christmas Day Consumer spending on apps reached new heights in 2020 By Shawn Knight, December 30, 2020, 2:39 PM
Google Mobile Google's experimental Look to Speak app lets you communicate with your eyes You look at pre-written phrases and your phone will speak them By Cohen Coberly, December 8, 2020, 1:57 PM
Google Mobile Disney+ voted app of the year by Google Play users Bad Boys for Life was users' movie of the year By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2020, 9:12 AM
Software Microsoft Microsoft could be developing a way to run Android apps authentically on Windows Reinvigorating the Windows tablet and hybrid ecosystem By Isaiah Mayersen, November 28, 2020, 11:17 AM 21 comments
Apple Mobile Google, Facebook, and others reportedly won't offer their iOS apps on Apple's Silicon Macs Not right away, at least By Cohen Coberly, November 10, 2020, 10:31 AM 7 comments
Mobile WhatsApp's disappearing messages feature is rolling out Conversations will be deleted automatically after seven days By Rob Thubron, November 5, 2020, 10:08 AM
Mobile Google Google trialling app comparison feature in Play Store A potentially very helpful tool By Rob Thubron, October 30, 2020, 7:35 AM
Security Mobile Google purges popular children apps from Play Store due to data privacy violations Google has affirmed its commitment to safeguard data related to children By Samuel Gush, October 25, 2020, 6:18 PM 10 comments
Mobile Software Consumers spent a record $28 billion on apps in the third quarter Mobile usage remains elevated as the pandemic persists By Shawn Knight, October 8, 2020, 9:50 AM
Mobile The Web Instagram, Facebook cross-app messaging functionality is rolling out You don't need an Insta account to receive FB messages and vice versa By Rob Thubron, September 30, 2020, 10:04 AM
Industry Judge temporarily stops Trump ban on TikTok downloads But the November 12 restrictions remain By Rob Thubron, September 28, 2020, 6:15 AM 13 comments
Industry Apple Apple critics Spotify, Epic, and others form coalition to fight for App Store changes The Coalition for App Fairness takes issue with Apple's rules By Rob Thubron, September 25, 2020, 6:15 AM 10 comments
Industry TikTok files for injunction against upcoming Trump ban The September 27 deadline is just a few days away By Rob Thubron, September 24, 2020, 6:55 AM
The Web Apple Apple stops Facebook from informing users of 30% App Store fee It's "irrelevant" information, says the company worth over $2 trillion By Rob Thubron, August 28, 2020, 5:16 AM 55 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Mobile app usage spiked in Q2 as social distancing gripped the globe Smartphone usage skyrockets during the pandemic By Shawn Knight, July 10, 2020, 10:57 AM
The Web Security U.S. government considering a ban on TikTok TikTok is having a difficult time proving it isn't spyware By David Matthews, July 7, 2020, 4:37 PM 26 comments
Mobile Google Google removes 25 apps from its Play Store that were stealing Facebook credentials They had a combined 2.34 million downloads By Rob Thubron, July 1, 2020, 7:37 AM 7 comments
Software TikTok and 58 other Chinese-made apps banned in India Retaliation for the recent military clash By Rob Thubron, June 30, 2020, 7:02 AM