Video dominates mobile app revenue; TikTok coins reward live streamers
Video dominates mobile app revenue, according to a new report. Of the total $3.8B smartphone owners spent on entertainment apps last quarter, three billion of it was spent on streaming and short video apps.
The most dramatic growth in earnings was s...
TikTok ban: ByteDance says app is run and controlled in US, not China
ByteDance’s appeal against a US TikTok ban is underway, and the company has accused the Department of Justice of factual errors in presenting its case – intended to force the sale of the app to an American company.
The DOJ says the app’s feed can be...
Apple shows how you could try out a new iPhone inside Vision Pro
If you want to try out a new iPhone, you might not have to leave your home in future. Apple has applied for a patent which illustrates a virtual try-out of a new phone from within a Vision Pro environment. The company describes its use for iPads and Ma...
T-Mobile fined $60M for data breaches, the largest fine of its type
T-Mobile has been fined $60M for failing to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data, and for further failing to report the breach.
Unusually, the fine was levied by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), and is the largest fine...
New Apple film ‘The Relay’ shows athletes with and without disabilities competing
A new Apple film entitled The Relay features athletes with and without disabilities competing against each other in a range of events.
The film was released ahead of next week’s 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, and of course includes Apple tech which...
Massive data leak may include the personal data of every person in the US, UK, and Canada
A massive data leak of some 2.7 billion records may include sensitive personal data for every person in the US, UK, and Canada. For the US, the data includes social security numbers.
The data is said to have come from a company known as National Pub...
More schools banning students from using smartphones during class times
More schools are banning students from using smartphones in classes, with calls for a federal ban rather than the current mix of state laws. Apple’s home state of California is expected to be the next state to introduce a ban.
Orlando has so far tak...
macOS Sequoia permission prompts ‘a subscription you didn’t buy and can’t cancel’
A new regime of repeating macOS Sequoia permission prompts have been described as “a subscription you didn’t buy and can’t cancel.”
An Apple ad once made fun of the endless stream of permission requests in Windows Vista, but some are suggesting that...
Some Apple Intelligence features could cost up to $20/month, claim analysts
Analysts have claimed that Apple may charge for some of the more advanced Apple Intelligence features at some stage, with fees of $10-20 per month.
One possibility, they say, is that the company would require an Apple One subscription for access to ...
Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has hinted that in future some subreddits could be paywalled, as the company seeks to devise new sources of income.
Huffman raised the prospect during an earnings call in which he said Reddit would also be testing AI-powered...