We’ve all experienced bad app design in the form of obnoxious review requests. It’s super annoying to use an app once or twice and then, the next time you tap the icon, you see a big box begging you to leave a review. Sure, it might get your attention, but usually not in a good …
Each and every day, we get more proof that the internet is an increasingly dangerous place. From hacks to viruses to zero-day vulnerabilities, there’s only so much you can do to keep yourself safe, which is why it is so important for the companies with which you entrust your private data to do everything in …
Apple’s App Store rules are at the center of several antitrust investigations at home and abroad. The European Union has already filed antitrust charges, finding Apple’s App Store behavior anti-competitive in a Spotify case. Separately, Epic Games has sued Apple in the US on similar grounds. At the center of these antitrust probes and lawsuits …
As of 2021, there are over 2 million apps available on Apple’s App Store. As such, the experience of browsing for new apps has become increasingly overwhelming, which is why Apple has introduced search suggestions in an App Store update this week for users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Using …
Apple’s antitrust case in the European Union (EU) centered around Spotify’s complaints from a couple of years ago will reach an end soon, with the EU expected to bring charges against the iPhone maker by the end of the week. Apple has been at the center of antitrust disputes in the past few years. Some …
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “The reality is that the web in some areas has become a dark place.” That was a comment he made recently to The New York Times’ Kara Swisher, during an interview with her for her Sway podcast — an interview that also included Cook addressing the situation around Apple’s …
For all of the advantages that Apple’s mobile operating system has over Android when it comes to security and ease of use, freedom is one area where iOS pales in comparison to its top competitor. If developers want to make apps for iPhone and iPad, they have to go through the same review process as …
These days, there are so many scam alerts, hackers trying to sneak malicious apps onto app store platforms, and legitimate-looking apps that turn out to be anything but, that the app stores have become something of a digital minefield for consumers. Apps that can drain your bank account, steal your login credentials, and bombard you …
Apple enraged the developers of some of the most popular apps on its mobile App Store last year when it announced that it would be adding privacy labels to listings on the digital storefront. These labels can inform users about the data that any given app collects from them and whether that data is linked …
The App Store debuted in 2008 with 500 apps and has since transformed itself into a wildly successful ecosystem with millions of apps. Since 2008, Apple has paid out more than $200 billion to developers. While a majority of App Store apps are free, there are a handful that cost in the hundreds. The most …
