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Apple starts paying out $100mn fund to affected developers

Image Source : APPLE Apple Apple has started paying out a $100 million cash reserve created as part of a class-action settlement to its App Store developers. The tech giant agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the US developers concerned with App Store policies, in August 2021. The company agreed to create the Apple Smart Developer Assistance Fund as part of the…

Donald Trump’s Truth Social app will be soon available on Play Store

Alphabet Inc's Google has approved former US President Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, a company spokesperson said. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which operates Truth Social, is expected to make the app available in the Play Store shortly, Google said. "It's been a pleasure to work with Google, and we're glad they helped us to finally bring Truth Social to all Americans, regardless of what device they use," TMTG's Chief Executive Officer Devin Nunes said…

Global app stores sale drops to $31.6 billion in Q3, TikTok breaks record

Global consumer spending on in-app purchases, premium apps, and subscriptions on the Apple App Store and Google Play declined by 4.8 percent (year-over-year) to $31.6 billion in the third quarter (Q3).App adoption also fell year-over-year, though not as sharply, declining by 1 percent to 35.3 billion, according to Sensor Tower data.The Chinese short-form video app TikTok continued its reign as the top grossing non-game app worldwide across the App Store and Google Play combined.Read AlsoTikTok saw approximately $914.4…

Truecaller for iPhone got upgraded: Users to experience 10× better spam and business detection

Image Source : APP STORE Truecaller on App Store Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, today launched a brand new version of its iPhone app for users around the world. iPhone users have been underserved by CallerID and Spam blockers. Consumers have been clamouring for a solution, and Truecaller has built a better mousetrap. The iOS app has been…

BEWARE! These malicious apps on Google Play store may harm your phone- Tips to protect your device

Image Source : PIXABAY Malware Google Play Store has been a growing space for cyber-criminals working on malicious apps. These apps are listed on the Google Play Store and have resulted in malware and banking trojans in some of the widely used smartphone applications in the recent past. Despite the efforts made by Google to enhance the security of the users, researchers have continued to expose malicious campaigns which are being used with…

Why did VLC media player get banned in India?

Image Source : GOOGLE PLAY STORE VLC Media Player The news recently broke today when the government of the country banned open source, cross-platform VLC media player. The site got banned by the government in India may have been the result of a "China connection" as a hacker group with Beijing links infiltrated VLC Media Player with a malware to hack devices. As per the cyber-security researchers at Symantec, the Cicada victims are found in…

TikTok Music app set to challenge Spotify and Apple: Know-how?

Image Source : FREEPIK TikTok TikTok Music App: TikTok has certainly been a great consideration when it comes to music discovery in the entertainment and social media trends. The platform is certainly a viral trend-setting place where people from many continents could share their talent easily.  And this is not a surprise that after a global success and viral video trendsetter, the short format video platform has launched a music streaming app of its own. Also, patent filings have been uncovered by the Insider which…

Looking For An Internship? Here are some of the apps which could help

Image Source : FREEPIK Internship As the COVID got lifted, the hiring industry is expanding tremendously in India and numerous companies have taken the mode of technology to reach out to the people who are seeking jobs at various geographies of the country. There are apps and platforms offer a plethora of job for experienced and freshers in the country. But there are students who are looking to get in to an internship program to enhance their skills before joining a company but fail to reach the right organisation…

Meta to shut down ‘Tuned’- social app for couples- But why?

Image Source : FREEPIK Meta Meta has planned to shut down its social app for couples called 'Tuned', two years after two years of its launch. Users began receiving a notification about the impending shutdown last week, advising them to download their data before September 19, when the app will cease to work, reports TechCrunch. Tuned was a project under Meta's New Product Experimentation (NPE) Team, which was initially formed to build consumer-facing apps that would allow Meta to test out new features and gauge…