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Android apps can now block usage if sideloading is detected

A hot potato: Apple's infamous "walled garden" approach is often cited as an example of limiting consumer freedom, but it seems the Android ecosystem is erecting restrictive fences as well. The most recent development in this direction is Google supercharging its Play Integrity API to give developers more power to block apps installed outside the Play Store.

"I fuc**ng hate generative AI": Procreate CEO vows never to use the technology in its products

Streaming spending hits record high as Max dominates US downloads and revenue

In brief: There's been a backlash against streaming apps in recent years as the likes of Netflix and Disney+ raise prices and clamp down on password sharing. However, a new report shows that the negativity isn't impacting the apps' popularity or income: more than half of every dollar spent in the entertainment app category each quarter now goes to streaming.

Thanks to Apple's new policies on emulators you can play Virtual Boy games on the Vision Pro

Let's go retro: Lately, we've seen a lot of emulators popping up in Apple's App Store. Thanks to overseas antitrust pressure, Cupertino has loosened its stance on hardware emulation, resulting in everything from NES to PlayStation emulators flooding the marketplace. Now, an app for the Vision Pro brings Nintendo's Virtual Boy back from the dead.

Apple Maps is now available on the web

Google is set to remove low-quality Android apps with "limited functionality" soon

Google continues to "ruin" Fitbit for users by discontinuing web app interface

Editor's take: When Google was a lowly upstart, its motto was "Don't be evil." It even listed the phrase prominently in its corporate code of conduct. After the Alphabet restructuring in 2015, it was changed to the tamer-sounding "Do the right thing." It's telling that by 2018, Google no longer had a motto and had removed both phrases from the company CoC. It makes sense, considering the company no longer lives by either creed.

X struggles to grow daily active users amid stiff competition from Meta's Threads

Techies are managing their marriages the same way they run their careers

These apps track your driving habits and sell that information to insurance companies

Instagram's unskippable ads test causes outrage among users

Telegram boss throws accusations at Signal, claims rival has ties to US government

A hot potato: Forget about Intel vs. AMD and Apple vs. Microsoft, the biggest, most intense public rivalry in the tech world right now is between messaging platforms Telegram and Signal. The latest attack came from Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who suggested Signal was not secure and accused it of having ties to the US government.

Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from the App Store in China following government order

Android 15 might come with an improved desktop mode

Google sues alleged crypto scammers who uploaded fraudulent apps to the Play Store

HWiNFO 8.00 adds a new FPS and system statistics overlay

YouTube is updating its TV app for better interaction with comments, likes, and more

The future of AI phones? Prototype of app-free handset to be unveiled this month

Beware: Fake LastPass app sneaks onto Apple's App Store

Apple Vision Pro will have more than 600 dedicated apps at launch tomorrow

Predatory loan apps continue to exploit users despite Google's ban

Apple Vision Pro headset won't have a YouTube or Netflix app, for now

Google Play will soon let users remotely uninstall apps

Elon Musk escalates feud with Disney boss Bob Iger, removes Disney+ app from Tesla vehicles

HP Smart app mysteriously appears on non-HP Windows PCs