It may be the end of summer, but that isn’t stopping Apple from doing a bit of spring cleaning. Tomorrow, coinciding with the launch of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the company will begin purging the App Store of apps that it considers to be deceptive or out-of-date, which could potentially be hundreds… Continue reading Apple is purging hundreds of thousands of apps from the App Store
Category: Apps
This app let’s you buy the food that restaurants want to throw away
Just because it’s not fresh doesn’t mean it’s not edible. For people willing to eat food that’s old, but not too old, a new app by the name of Too Good To Go sells leftover food that restaurants would normally throw out. Naturally, the food is much cheaper since it’s not quite as fresh as what the restaurants normally sell,… Continue reading This app let’s you buy the food that restaurants want to throw away
Why is Line listed on both an American and Japanese stock market?
Line hasn’t found much success here in the West, which is why it might seem odd that the company decided to list itself on the New York Stock Exchange before listing itself on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, but it makes sense when you think about it. Line’s messaging app completely dominates the Japanese market, and… Continue reading Why is Line listed on both an American and Japanese stock market?
People are freaking the hell out over Instagram’s design change
Remember that time that -insert app or website here- decided to change up its design and then everyone freaked the hell out and demanded that the design be changed back to the way it was? Yeah, this happens every time a major change gets made to an app or website, and the bigger the change, the… Continue reading People are freaking the hell out over Instagram’s design change
Facebook Messenger is now open to third party chat bots
Bots are the next big thing for messaging apps, and Facebook wants to make sure that it’s one of the first companies to implement them. During its annual developers conference on Tuesday, the company announced Bots for Messenger, a new API that will allow third parties to add their own chat bots to Facebook Messenger. There are… Continue reading Facebook Messenger is now open to third party chat bots
Nintendo’s mobile push is going pretty well so far
There’s a good chance that the future of Nintendo will depend on how well its push into the mobile market goes, so it’s good to hear that the company’s first mobile app has been really successful so far. Known as Miitomo, the app has been downloaded 2.6 million times in the last week, according to a report from… Continue reading Nintendo’s mobile push is going pretty well so far
What makes WeChat so much better than other messaging apps?
It’s almost as hard for Chinese companies to break out of the country as it is for Western companies to break into it, which is why there are so many massive companies that dominate a specific market in China but have next to zero success outside of the country. WeChat is the perfect example of… Continue reading What makes WeChat so much better than other messaging apps?
WhatsApp now supports end-to-end encryption
When the encryption battle between Apple and the FBI first started, WhatsApp was quick to offer its support to Apple, but that support didn’t mean much when WhatsApp doesn’t even encrypt its own services. However, the company announced on Tuesday that this is no longer the case, as it now offers end-to-end encryption for its more than one… Continue reading WhatsApp now supports end-to-end encryption
Nintendo’s first smartphone app has launched in the West
Nintendo’s first smartphone app has been enjoying quite a bit of success in Japan, but now it’s time to see if the app will be as popular in the West. Known as Miitomo, the quirky app launched on Android and iOS in several Western countries earlier today, including Canada and the United States. Only time will tell if… Continue reading Nintendo’s first smartphone app has launched in the West
Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail
From time to time, Samsung will release a new product in an area that it’s not familiar with which will inevitably fail, and the tech community will laugh and wonder what the hell the company was thinking. The latest such product is Waffle, the company’s new content-sharing social media app that offers something most of its competitors… Continue reading Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail