Google Store is set to ban stalkerware apps but leaves a loophole for hackers to launch services

Google has officially banned stalkerware from the Play Store. Stalkerware apps allow users to spy on someone’s phone, tablet or other devices without their knowledge or consent, allowing hackers to track children, employees, spouses, or even complete strangers.  The tech giant announced the ban, which goes into effect on October 1, in an update Wednesday to … Read more

Apple infuriates developers by releasing iOS 14 without giving enough time to prepare apps

Apple infuriates developers by releasing iOS 14 without giving them enough time to prepare their app for the App Store Apple announced Tuesday it is launching its new iOS  Wednesday, which is an early release Developers had believed the release would be sometime next week This gave them just one day to prepare apps for submission … Read more

Apple infuriates developer by releasing iOS 14 without giving enough time to prepare apps

Apple infuriates developer by releasing iOS 14 without giving them enough time to prepare their app for the App Store Apple announced Tues it is launching its new iOS  Weds, which is an early release Developers had believed the release would be sometime next week This gave them just one day to prepare apps for submission … Read more

Apple updates App Store guidelines describing the apps required to use its in-app purchasing system

Apple announced updates to its App Store Review Guidelines intended to clarify how it handles streaming games and in-app purchases. The purpose of the revision is to clarify the types of applications required to use the tech giant’s in-app purchasing system before the firm rolls out its upcoming iOS 14 in the fall. Apple says … Read more

Thousands of Barclays and Barclaycard customers unable to access money on mobile apps

Thousands of Barclays and Barclaycard customers are unable to access their money on mobile apps after they go down Barclays and Barclaycard apps have crashed causing floods of complaints The bank confirmed it was experiencing issues on its service update page Downdetector saw complaints beginning at around midday and continuing   By Kate Dennett For Mailonline … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg says Apple has stranglehold on apps

Mark Zuckerberg tells Facebook staff in all-hands meeting that Apple has ‘stranglehold’ on apps which allows it to ‘charge monopoly rents’ as it takes 30% profit off all purchases Facebook CEO’s remarks were made in video address to employees Thursday He accused Apple of App Store monopoly that allows it to gouge app makers Apple … Read more

The Bachelor star Areeba Emmanuel reveals the reason why she’s never tried dating apps 

‘I’ve never had Tinder’: The Bachelor’s Areeba Emmanuel reveals the reason why she won’t use dating apps By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:37 BST, 14 August 2020 | Updated: 10:37 BST, 14 August 2020 Most women in their 20s would be well versed in the world of dating apps like Tinder and … Read more

Coronavirus contact tracing apps flop in France and Australia

Coronavirus contact tracing apps are not all they’ve cracked up to be and those being used in France and Australia have flopped, experts warn.  In France, two million people downloaded the StopCovid app but only 14 people received alerts that they were at risk in three weeks of the app being in operation.  Australia faced the … Read more

Major iOS outage sees dozens of apps crash for frustrated Apple users

Major iOS outage sees dozens of apps crash for frustrated Apple users including Spotify, Facebook and Pinterest By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 12:45 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 12:52 BST, 10 July 2020 Apple apps including Spotify are crashing on phones across the world amid the roll-out of the latest ioS software. Mass … Read more

Amount of time spent on video streaming apps increased by almost a THIRD

The amount of time people have spent on video streaming apps has increased by a third since coronavirus lockdown measures were introduced, Virgin Media revealed. It wasn’t just on-demand programming that increased, the cable television firm says TV consumption as a whole has gone up across all platforms since lockdown. People spent 29 per cent … Read more