New Google Play Store rules want to make the store safer for kids
Via its Android Developers Blog on Wednesday, Google announced an important series of changes that apply to every single app in the Google Play Store …
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Uber will now kick you off its app if your rating is too low
According to an app researcher Jane Manchun Wong with a history of impressive scoops that come from her constant reverse-engineering of popular mobile apps, it …
JetBlue’s two-day fare sale includes great deals and tickets as low as $54
The hot, dog days of summer have only just now arrived, but already boutique New York-based airline JetBlue is trying to appeal to travelers who …
Cable companies might have a secret weapon to deal with cord-cutting
Cable companies like Altice USA Inc. are starting to gravitate toward a business move that might — might — help them staunch the mounting losses …
Apple augments its health initiative with another significant acquisition
In an effort to further boost its growing health initiative, Apple reportedly acquired startup Tueo Health, which has been working on a system to help …
Google will answer all your questions about the Stadia cloud gaming service ‘this summer’
E3 2019 is a little more than two weeks away, and it’s starting to look like some gaming announcements from Google might also be set …
AT&T is the first major US wireless carrier to let you pay via cryptocurrency
If you’re an AT&T mobile customer, and you have some extra bitcoin lying around that you’re not doing anything with, you can now use it …
Netflix price hikes are complicating T-Mobile’s ‘Netflix on Us’ promotion
T-Mobile announced a series of changes to its most popular phone plane on Thursday, one of which potentially means a price increase if you’re on …
Google unveils a fresh new look for Search on mobile devices
Google unveiled a new look and feel today for the way it presents Google Search results on mobile, and the update has been regarded in …
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei just made a surprise confession: He’s an Apple fan
When two Huawei employees got caught using an iPhone earlier this year to send out a “Happy #2019” greeting on Twitter, they were demoted and …
Shops are starting to decline Huawei trade-ins, because no one wants a brick
In light of Google’s move to cut ties with Huawei, which puts Android updates in jeopardy as well as access to the Google Play Store …
Huawei founder: The US is fighting us because we want to ‘stand at the top of the world’
Ren Zhengfei, the billionaire founder of beleaguered Chinese electronics giant Huawei, sat down with Chinese state media on Tuesday to offer his response to the …
Google just dealt a huge blow to Huawei, reportedly cutting it off from Android updates
It was only about two months ago that Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer products division, was telling a German newspaper that the beleaguered …
Charter just gave us another reminder of why everyone hates telecom giants
If you’re one of Charter’s Spectrum Internet customers, get ready to hand over more of your money if you decide to quit the service. Charter …
AT&T says it was perfectly legal to sell user location data, but stopped anyway
AT&T came under fire in the last year or so — as did rival carriers Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile — when press reports surfaced about …
I can’t believe this Taco Bell hotel and resort is a real thing
The newest creation that Taco Bell has cooked up is something the fast food chain is describing, with great fanfare in an official announcement today, …
Epic Games Store’s first mega sale gives Steam a run for its money
The Epic Games Store just unveiled its newest assault on rival Valve’s PC games storefront Stream, using the same big discount strategy that’s come to …
Spotify is once again offering three months of Premium for 99 cents
If you’re still on the fence about subscribing to a streaming music service, wondering if you’ll actually consume enough tunes to justify paying at least …
You’re about to start seeing ads for the first time on Google’s mobile homepage
During Google’s Marketing Live conference for advertisers on Tuesday, the search giant announced a first for the company: Ads are coming soon to Google’s iconic …
Sorry, ‘Friends’ fans: WarnerMedia has decided to pull its shows from Netflix
At a conference in Boston on Tuesday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson just confirmed what many Netflix fans have long feared — that the streaming giant …
US Supreme Court decides to let consumers sue Apple over App Store rules
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Apple in a case that could have broad implications for the e-commerce industry and which also means …
Your next Delta flight may offer free Wi-Fi
Spotty Wi-Fi that also costs too much is often among the more frequent complaints of an airline’s customers, which is why you’re starting to see …
Even a Facebook co-founder thinks Mark Zuckerberg has way too much power
Chris Hughes hasn’t seen Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in-person since the summer of 2017, when Hughes, a fellow Facebook co-founder, hung out with Zuck at …
Netflix just released its first ever top 10 list of most-watched content
As part of a gradual shift toward more transparency, Netflix made good today on a pledge to investors that it would start being less stingy …
Dire new figures show the cable industry is now losing 14,000 subscribers every day
At this point, it’s pretty hard to argue that the traditional pay TV industry is not living on borrowed time, as it continues to bleed …
Beware: This new robocall scam could cost you big time
It seems that robocallers have have begun to evolve a bit, as media coverage brings increased scrutiny and potential regulatory action in response to their …
Cord-cutting just hit a new record and put one more nail in traditional cable’s coffin
Cord-cutting just a hit a new record in the first quarter of this year, as more than 1 million people said goodbye to traditional cable …
Expect new Pixel phones, Android Q, and more at Google I/O next week
Ahead of the 2019 edition of its annual I/O developer conference that’s right around the corner, Google offered a bit of a tease for the …
This JetBlue fare sale with tickets as low as $44 is too good to pass up
Boutique New York-based airline JetBlue launched a two-day “Fly As You May” fare sale Tuesday with tons of great deals and fares as low as …
Advertising executives believe Netflix will have to run ads eventually
No surprise, Netflix was a big topic of discussion today as IAB’s Digital Content NewFronts event kicked off in New York City — and a …
