App Store: News
01 Nov 2022
TelegramCriticizing Apple's 'monopoly,' Telegram removes paid posts from iOS app
Telegram has joined the list of apps that have felt the brunt of Apple's strict App Store guidelines.
29 Oct 2022
AppleHow Apple's new App Store rules affect Meta, developers, NFTs
What can you do when Apple flexes its big, App Store-shaped muscles? Just sit in silence and watch Apple do whatever it wants.
11 Oct 2022
MetaThese apps can steal your Facebook password, warns Meta
Remember downloading an app that didn't work at all? Well, it is possible that the app's sole purpose was to steal your Facebook password.
20 Sep 2021
Google813,000+ apps delisted from Google, Apple app stores in H121
A fresh report from Pixalate on the mobile apps delisted from Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store in the first half of 2021 shows that over 813,000 apps were delisted by the app stores.
22 May 2021
AppleEpic v/s Apple: Cook asked why gamers paying for bankers
Apple CEO Tim Cook testified in the final round of testimony for the Epic v/s Apple lawsuit. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers posed some pointed questions to Cook over Apple's business model and Epic's claims about unfairly leveraging its monopoly.
28 Apr 2021
FacebookHere's how Apple is going after Facebook, Google's bottomlines
Apple seems committed to upending Facebook's and Google's ad revenue models. The iPhone maker is thinking several steps ahead and preemptively plugging loopholes that could be exploited by its Big Tech rivals.
09 Feb 2021
iOSApple introduces ads in App Store Search tab. Hypocrisy much?
After pontificating about privacy and the menace of tracking ads, Apple is now deploying advertisements in its App Store app.
29 Jan 2021
FacebookRobinhood reportedly sells GameStop shares without permission from traders
Trading app Robinhood on Thursday prevented investors from buying several stocks in order to facilitate short-selling hedge funds in their battle against the working class investors from the WallStreetBets subreddit.
14 Jan 2021
IndiaFacebook, WhatsApp, TikTok among most popular apps of 2020
The market of mobile apps continued to grow in 2020 in spite (or rather because) of the pandemic.
11 Oct 2020
iOSFortnite is not coming back on iOS any time soon
If you were hoping to see Epic Games' Fortnite return to the Apple App Store, be warned that it is not going to happen any time soon.
09 Oct 2020
TechnologyProtonMail CEO alleges Apple forced them to add in-app purchases
Lately, the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games has been the talk of the town.
06 Oct 2020
PaytmPaytm to host app developers conference on October 8
Indian payments decacorn Paytm is gearing up to take on the dominance of Google.
13 Sep 2020
iOSApple allows game streaming on iPhones, but there's a catch
After a series of controversies, Apple has updated its App Store policies to allay some of the concerns of its developer partners.
23 Aug 2020
Gmail#WeeklyRecap: Apple hits $2 trillion, Gmail suffers outage, and more
This week, both Apple and Google made major headlines in the world of tech.
21 Aug 2020
Apple#TechBytes: How to get Fortnite back on iPhone?
Apple and Epic Games' dramatic showdown, with all the lawsuits, parodies, tweets, has left Fortnite lovers in trouble.
18 Aug 2020
GoogleWhy are Apple, Google and Epic Games fighting?
Apple, Google, and Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, are engaged in a dramatic row for the last few days.
18 Aug 2020
iOSNewsBytes Briefing: Apple-Epic row escalates, and more
In the updates since last night, the row between Apple and Epic Games has further escalated.
11 Aug 2020
Google MapsNewsBytes Briefing: Russia orders Apple to stop its 'power abuse'
In the updates since last night, Russia's competition watchdog slammed Apple for abusing its App Store dominance by requiring third-party developers to distribute apps through the marketplace and then blocking them unlawfully.
22 Jun 2020
AppleWWDC 2020: 5 crucial changes needed in iOS, iPadOS
Apple's 31st Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is set to kick off in a completely unique, online-only format, starting today.
19 Apr 2020
Google20 million Aptoide app store users compromised in data leak
In a shocking development, personal data of more than 20 million users of Aptoide, a third-party store for Android applications, has been leaked online.
15 Apr 2020
Apollo HospitalsAirtel and Apollo Hospitals partner to provide app-based COVID-19 self-testing
Airtel and Apollo Hospitals have come together to offer all Airtel Thanks subscribers free self-testing for COVID-19, the diseased caused by the novel coronavirus.
10 Apr 2020
iOSApple's iOS 14 update may let you try out apps
Even though we are months away from the official announcement of iOS 14, tipsters have already started revealing what exactly Apple is planning for the update.
05 Apr 2020
Indian GovernmentAarogya Setu COVID-19 tracker app crosses 1 crore downloads
The government's recently launched Aarogya Setu COVID-19 tracker app has recorded over 1.1 crore downloads in India.
31 Mar 2020
WhatsAppAmid lockdown, ICICI launches WhatsApp banking service: How to use
With an aim to offer easy banking solutions to its customers during the ongoing lockdown in India, ICICI Bank has launched a WhatsApp banking feature.
15 Mar 2020
Apple#NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: Alphabet's coronavirus tool, Iran's surveillance, Apple Stores closed, more
This week, a vast majority of developments in the world of tech were driven by the outbreak of coronavirus in various parts of the world.
15 Mar 2020
IndiaApple banning unofficial coronavirus apps from App Store
In a bid to combat misinformation on the novel coronavirus and its outbreak, Apple is going after unreliable apps on its App Store.
22 Feb 2020
iPhoneApple may let you set third-party apps as iOS defaults
Apple is considering giving third-party apps more weightage on its devices, allowing users the freedom to choose 'rival' apps and services as default on their iPhone, iPad or even the HomePod, according to Bloomberg.
26 Dec 2019
iPhoneWhatsApp for iPhone to get these new features soon
WhatsApp constantly adds new features to its platform, making the messaging app more functional and secure for billions of users.
13 Dec 2019
Career#CareerBytes: Top five games to help you build vocabulary
Vocabulary is defined as the body of words in any language. Improving vocabulary is important for mastery over a language, and as John Keating said in 'Dead Poets Society', words and ideas can change the world.
20 Nov 2019
FacebookFacebook just launched an app to make memes: Details here
From Twitter to Snapchat, the entire social media scene is driven by the culture of viral and funny memes.
18 Nov 2019
iPhoneApple removes all vaping-related apps from the App Store
Amid growing health concerns associated with e-cigarettes, Apple has removed all the vaping-related apps from the App Store. The Cupertino-based tech giant has banned as many as 181 apps that are related to vapes and e-cigarettes.
03 Nov 2019
AppleUpdate iPhone 5 immediately to keep using apps and services
It is always a good idea to keep the software updated on your smartphone. But if you are using an iPhone 5, it is especially important to upgrade its operating system by November 3 (today).
01 Nov 2019
AppleApple bug wiped out over 20 million App Store ratings
Despite offering incredible capabilities, iOS 13 isn't doing as well as Apple would have wanted.
28 Oct 2019
AppleApple warns iPhone 5 users to update asap: Here's why
If you're still holding on to that years' old iPhone 5, better check the software version the phone is running.
25 Oct 2019
SecurityOver 50 Android, iOS apps caught stealing data, now removed
In another case highlighting the problem of poor smartphone security, Apple and Google have taken down more than 50 malicious apps that stole data from devices and served disruptive ads.
07 Oct 2019
AppleApple accused of copying 'Sign in with Apple' feature
Apple has been accused of copying 'Sign in with Apple' - an iOS 13 feature that lets users sign into apps without giving away their actual email IDs.
24 Sep 2019
AppleApple facing lawsuit over Shortcuts app: Details here
Apple is facing a patent infringement lawsuit from a Virginia-based company called Aftechmobile.
23 Sep 2019
GoogleLike Google, Apple also killed ad blockers in its browser
Back in June, Google triggered a wave of backlash after confirming a bunch of changes that would eventually render Chrome ad blockers unusable.
10 Sep 2019
iOSFinally, Apple updated App Store to show other apps first
After pushing its own apps up on App Store for more than a year, Apple has finally updated its search algorithms to give other popular apps the attention they deserve.
09 Sep 2019
AppleSoon, Siri will have health-focused conversations, translation, and more
Apple's Siri is set to get some big upgrades in the coming years, a report from The Guardian has revealed.
