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Android Apple TV iPadSep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020

Enola Holmes – Our Netflix movie recommendation for September

Netflix has released a new original witty and suspenseful movie, Enola Holmes. Directed by Harry Bradbeer and written by Jack Thorne, the movie stars some of Hollywood’s A-listers like Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, and others. The movie…

Android iOSSep 26, 2020Sep 26, 2020

Google set to strictly enforce controversial 30% Play Store cut soon – Report

Asma Hussain

Google is allegedly planning to update its Play Store guidelines to illustrate that most apps on its platform must use the tech giant’s billing service for in-app downloads, game upgrades, and subscriptions, according to a latest report. This system lets…

Android iOS iPad iPhoneSep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020

iOS 14 custom iPhone Home Screen feature broke downloads records for Pinterest

Rida Imran

Pinterest has seen a phenomenal spike in downloads due to the latest iOS 14 Home Screen customization feature. According to estimation by Apptopia, a mobile intelligence provider of iOS and Android apps, Pinterest hit approximately 616,000 new downloads on September…

Android iOS iPhoneSep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020

TikTok and WeChat will be blocked on app stores in the U.S. on Sunday

Rida Imran

In a national wide ban, American President, Donald Trump will be signing another executive order to ban popular social apps, TikTok and WeChat from all digital stores in the country. The order will apply to Apple, Google, other platforms on…

Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020

Apple, Google, and others may not be litigated in antitrust investigation – says veteran lawyer, Gary Reback

Rida Imran

Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon are under antitrust investigation in the United States over accusations of monopolizing the digital market and harming healthy competition from small developers and companies. However, a seasoned lawyer, Gray Reback says that the United States…

Apple WatchSep 11, 2020

Google Maps for Apple Watch is now available on the App Store

Asma Hussain

Last month, Google announced that Maps is coming back to watchOS after leaving the platform in 2017. The popular navigation app for Apple Watch is now available following the latest version 5.51 update The app is a revamped version of the…

Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020

Apple, Amazon, Google’s smart home project on track for 2021 launch

Asma Hussain

The Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Alliance home automation networking technology appears to be near completion, with a release of the new smart home communication standard expected in 2021. While the prevailing global health crisis has put them slightly behind their…

Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020

Apple is under investigation by Italy’s antitrust watchdog, again

Asma Hussain

Italy’s antitrust regulator has opened another inquiry into Apple for allegedly improper commercial practices with regards to cloud computing services. The investigation will also look into cloud storage services operated by Dropbox and Google. All three cloud storage services are…

Android How tosSep 7, 2020May 14, 2021

How to enable and disable location sharing using Google Maps on Android

Asma Hussain

Google Maps’ active location tracker can be very helpful if you want to make sure a friend knows you’re on your way, or if you want to let someone know you are stuck in traffic. It can also be very…

Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020

Russian lawmaker tries to cut app commissions for Apple and Google to 20%

Asma Hussain

A Russian legislator introduced a draft bill on Tuesday that could cap the percentage that app stores are allowed to charge developers and could force companies to allow third-party app stores on their devices. The legislation was submitted on Tuesday…