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Android iOS iPhoneNov 5, 2021

While Apple continues to denounce sideloading, Google announces alternative payment system in South Korea

South Korea has passed a law that prohibits Apple and Google from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems on App Store and Play Store, respectively. That means developers can offer their own app stores on iOS and Android…

iOS iPad iPhone MacNov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021

Apple Podcasts launches “Hooked” an original true crime series

Rida Imran

Apple Podcasts debuts an original true-crime series “Hooked”. Produced by Campside Media, Hooked is a nine-part personal story of an American airplane engineer who turns into a prolific bank robber for an OxyContin addiction. Currently, Hooked is available for free…

Apple TV Apple Watch iOS iPad iPhone MacNov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021

Apple Fitness+ is now available in Austria, Brazil, France and 12 more new countries

Rida Imran

After its announcement at September 2021 event, Apple Fitness+ is rolling out to 15 new regions and countries like Austria, Brazil, France, and more. Designed around Apple Watch, the Apple Fitness+ offers a variety of workouts genres with up to 40…

Facebook iOS iPhoneNov 3, 2021

Facebook’s Nick Clegg attacks Apple’s ATT privacy feature, again

Rida Imran

Nick Clegg, Head of Global Affairs at Facebook (now called Meta) criticized Apple’s ATT privacy feature. Speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, he said that Apple is exploiting its dominant market position and its power of…

Apple Watch iOS iPad iPhoneNov 3, 2021

BBC Studio exclusives are now available on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and channels

Rida Imran

The Verge reports that BBC Studio’s UK exclusive audio content is now available on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and channels in the United States and Canada. A few BBC Studios exclusives like 5 Minutes On already and Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi…

iOS iPad iPhoneNov 2, 2021

Dropbox redesigns ‘HelloSign mobile’ app on iOS to get agreements signed, easily

Rida Imran

Popular cloud storage service, Dropbox has announced new features to easily create and maintain organizational systems. In addition, the company has also introduced a completely redesigned “HelloSign mobile” app on iOS to help users sign, send and check the status…

iOS iPhoneNov 2, 2021

Apple Pay is now available in Colombia, Costa Rica and Azerbaijan

Rida Imran

Apple is gradually expanding the availability of its wireless payment service, ‘Apple Pay’ to new regions. Now Apple Pay is available in three new countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, and Azerbaijan. This year, Apple launched the payment service in South African…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch MacNov 2, 2021

Firefox 94 brings support for macOS low power mode and performance improvements

Imran Hussain

Firefox 94 has been released with support for macOS low power mode for fullscreen video on YouTube and Twitch, vibrant new colorways themes, multiple performance improvements to Javascript rendering, CPU overhead, and memory utilization, and more. What’s new in Firefox…

iOS iPhoneNov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021

WhatsApp to update PiP mode with new control bar on iOS

Rida Imran

A reliable source, WABetaInfo reports that the latest version of WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.21.220.15 includes a new Picture-in-Picture (PiP) interface to play videos from YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms within the app. The new design was firstly launched on…

iOS iPhoneNov 1, 2021Nov 2, 2021

Apple’s ATT privacy feature cost social media companies $10 billion in ad revenue, Snapchat most impacted

Rida Imran

Apple’s ATT privacy feature has cost social media companies approximately $10 billion in ads revenue this year. Financial Times reports that App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature impacted Meta (former Facebook), Snapchat Inc, YouTube, and Twitter heavily in the second half…