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Fertility apps collecting too much information
Published in Mobiles


Might be selling it on 

Fertility apps on mobile phones might be collecting rather too much personal data sparking fears that creators are selling it.

Apple blessed apps which make you pay them to go away
Published in News


So much for app store protection

The fruit and nutty Cargo cult Apple has been approving scam apps which make you pay them for a subscription before they let you shut down your phone.

App developers starting to rebel against Apple
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The peasants are revolting

App developers are defying Apple in record numbers, according to a new coalition of companies aimed at breaking the iPhone maker's tight grip over its mobile software and the way it governs the App Store.

US looks to ban more Chinese apps
Published in News
Friday, 14 August 2020 10:41

US looks to ban more Chinese apps


Depends on Trump’s mood

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Donald Trump's executive orders against TikTok and WeChat could be "broader" than just those two apps.

Apple uses search to stomp on competing apps
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Breaks its own rules on rankings

Apple has been breaking its own rules on rankings to make sure its products kill rivals in its app store, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

Disney sued for collecting kids data
Published in News
Thursday, 10 August 2017 11:48

Disney sued for collecting kids data


Mobile apps facilitate "commercial exploitation" of children


Mickey Mouse outfit Walt Disney has been secretly collecting personal information on children which it shares illegally with advertisers without parental consent, according to a federal lawsuit filed late last week in California.

Apple can be sued for playing monopoly
Published in News
Friday, 13 January 2017 13:38

Apple can be sued for playing monopoly


Old case back from the dead

An old case which accused Apple of conspiring to create a monopoly has risen from the grave to bite Jobs’ Mob.

Microsoft culls Nokia photography apps
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 07 September 2015 11:06

Microsoft culls Nokia photography apps


Lumia apps are just not worth it

To please its glorious Microsoft overlord, the former rubber boot maker Nokia released a string of photography apps which were designed to work on Redmond's nearly invisible mobile phones. Now Microsoft is pulling most of them.

Microsoft brings key feature back for Windows 10
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The most important one

Microsoft has done a significant u-turn and bought back one of the most popular Windows features for Windows 10.

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