Mobile Apps

End of iTunes Road For Apple Mac Users

Where is my music? Goodbye iTunes, after latest Catalina update for Apple Mac users

5 years ago

Twitter Slowly Recovers After Global Outage

Global outage “just about fixed” but problems are still ongoing after significant disruption

5 years ago

Huawei Mate 30 Cut Off From Google Apps

Goodbye Youtube and Gmail. Bootleg access to Google apps is shut down as US blacklisting bites

5 years ago

Kik Messenger Developers To Close Popular Messaging App

Used by millions around the world, Kik Messenger is closing down as developers want to concentrate Kin cryptocurrency

5 years ago

AI Powered Mei Messaging App Arrives On iOS

Crush Analyser. Messaging app that includes an AI assistant to improve personal relationships, arrives on iOS

5 years ago

Wunderlist Founder Offers To Buy App Back From Microsoft

'Don't kill it, rather let me buy it back', founder of task app Wunderlist pleads with Microsoft

5 years ago

Bluetooth Messaging App Bridgefy Grows Amid Hong Kong Protests

Going offline. Protesters in Hong Kong are reportedly using a Bluetooth-based messaging app to communicate

5 years ago

Social Media Apps Pose Biggest Enterprise Threat – Survey

Gigamon survey finds biggest threat to enterprise security is not from hackers, but rather social media apps

5 years ago

Facebook Threads App To Take On Snapchat

Development of new Threats app to give social networking giant ability to ramp up pressure on Snapchat

5 years ago

Google Announces End Of Dessert Names For Android

No more internal codenames like Jellybean, Lollipop or Marshmellow for Android releases, Google confirms

5 years ago

Facebook Breakup Would Be Difficult If Services Are Integrated – FTC

Plans to integrate WhatsApp and Instrgram brands could make it more difficult to breakup Facebook, FTC boss admits

5 years ago

MPs Urge Consideration Of Hands Free Phone Ban For Drivers

Government urged to consider tougher restrictions on using hands-free phones whilst driving

5 years ago

WhatsApp Flaw Unpatched For Over A Year, Says Check Point

Facebook was told about WhatsApp flaw over a year ago, but the vulnerability remain exploitable today

5 years ago

Apple Faces Russian Probe After Kaspersky Complaint

Russian watchdog investigates Apple, after it declined to approve Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kid app

5 years ago

Microsoft Staff Listen To Some Translated Skype Calls – Report

Another day, another privacy scare, as Microsoft contractors sometimes listen to translated Skype calls

5 years ago

Apple Profits Slide Again, As Wearables, Services Grow

iPhone slowdown. Revenues from wearables and services helped offset another slump in iPhone sales during last quarter

5 years ago

Google Faces Play Store Challenge From Tinder – Report

Dating app is latest to challenge app store fees, with payment system that entirely avoids Google Play store

5 years ago

Skype To Lose SMS Connect Feature In August

Ability of Android users to receive and respond to SMS messages in Skype to be phased out next month

5 years ago

FaceApp Faces Call For Security Probe

Paranoid or sensible? US Senator demands probe of app that ages people's faces, over Russian connection

5 years ago

Google Cancels Controversial ‘Project Dragonfly’

Pressure from staff. Android search engine app for Chinese market cancelled by Google

5 years ago

IBM Touts AI For Wimbledon Highlights, App Experience

Big Blue's 30 year partnership at Wimbledon continues with AI used to power App and highlights programme

5 years ago

Apple Restores OurPact App After Privacy Row

Parental control app restored to Apple's App Store after it, along with others, were purged earlier this year

5 years ago

25 Million Android Phones Infected With Fake Apps

'Agent Smith' malware replaces legitimate installed apps (such as WhatsApp) with malicious versions

5 years ago

Google Begins Rollout Of Chat – Android Rival To iMessage

Google bypasses carriers and will begin deploying iMessage rival for Android users in the UK and France

5 years ago

Mozilla’s Famous Fox Fades For Firefox

A bit less fox. Famous fox logo has become a bit more ethereal, as Mozilla completes logo redesign

5 years ago

‘Study From Facebook’ App To Pay Users For Their Data

Dollars for data. Facebook app will allow users to sell the company data on how they use competitors’ apps

5 years ago

Mozilla Readies Firefox Premium – Report

Free version will remain unchanged, but premium browser could offer cloud storage and VPN capabilities

5 years ago

Apple Sued By Developers Over App Store ‘Monopoly’

Two developers sue Apple, alleging its App store is an illegal monopoly and levies “profit killing” charges

5 years ago

Facebook Suspends Apps From New Huawei Smartphones

New Huawei smartphones will no longer come preloaded with WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram

5 years ago