Sometime around 6:30PM ET on May 6th, popular iOS apps from major companies like DoorDash, Spotify, TikTok, and Venmo suddenly starting crashing. The culprit didn’t remain a mystery for long. Developers on Twitter and GitHub quickly discovered the cause to be an issue with the software development kit (SDK) from ... Read More »
Apple will add its processor throttling feature to the iPhone XS and XR next week with the upcoming iOS 13.1 update. The feature, which was controversial when first discovered in 2017, limits some iPhones’ performance to prevent random shutdowns due to aging batteries. The feature is only supposed to be active when a phone has ... Read More »
The top 200 apps on the planet generated an astonishing $13 billion in revenue in just the first quarter of 2019, according to app store analytics company SensorTower. One reason: a massive compound annual growth rate of over 30 percent annually from 2014 to 2019. That puts them on track to earn well over $50 ... Read More »
As the iPad comes up on ten years since its introduction, the hardware has reached bold new heights but the software has been the limiting factor. Onstage at WWDC in San Jose, Apple announced that iPad’s software will now exist inside its own vertical OS. iPadOS. The new OS doesn’t ... Read More »
The month of May will reveal some new features of the upcoming version of Android at Google’s I/O event. However, Apple will also unveil its next update for iOS at the WWDC in June and, unlike Google, Apple prefers to keep its stuff secret until the official unveiling happens. So ... Read More »
New clues found in the code of the recently released iOS 12.2 beta seem to back up rumours that Apple is working on new iPad and iPad mini models, and also suggest that they will lack the company’s Face ID 3D face recognition technology that is used on its current ... Read More »
Google Chrome gets a clean look, with more rounded corners and light colour palette HIGHLIGHTS On mobile, Chrome brings a display cutout feature for notch-based phones Chrome 69 brings better password management, improved autofill The iOS app relocates the toolbar to the bottom In commemoration of Chrome’s 10-year anniversary, Google has updated the browser ... Read More »
Skype allows you to save the recorded calls in MP4 format HIGHLIGHTS Skype has added the ability to record calls You can record Skype calls on Android, iOS, and Mac devices There is also a way to share recorded calls With a view to making things difficult for Google Duo and Apple’s FaceTime, Microsoft has ... Read More »
Google Maps has now taken away a handy Uber feature that let users book rides without leaving the app. In early 2017, Google had added the ability to book Uber trips via Maps, but it appears the convenience was short-lived. Since Google has quietly pulled the feature from Maps, it is not certain when the direct ... Read More »
Apple has brought icons in Safari tabs to iPhone and iPad with iOS 12 in addition to doing the same in macOS Mojave. Follow along for how to turn on this handy feature. Icons in Safari tabs has been a long time coming, and Apple’s latest software brings its browser up to speed ... Read More »
