Fortnite is a smash success on iOS. It has reportedly made more than $25 million in its first 30 days on the iPhone. In the first two weeks in April, Fortnite was second only to Netflix and ahead of Tinder in iPhone spending. That’s right, iPhone users are spending more money to look good and …
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If you thought emojis were harmless, well, this one can freeze your iPhone’s ($285 at Amazon) messaging app. A new iMessage bug involving a string of text and the black dot emoji (⚫️) can overload iMessage if sent to your iPhone. The bug was spotted by YouTuber EverythingApplePro, who frames it as a prank to freeze people’s phones. Watch him explain …
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Google updated its News app on Tuesday, adding artificial intelligence to help users find personalized stories and trustworthy sources. Now playing: Watch this: Google News uses AI to give you the news you want 2:43 The new version of Google News will scan millions of articles, videos, podcasts and comments from around the web using AI to assemble them based …
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Apple might have made it harder for other people to gain access to your iPhone. A feature named “USB Restricted Mode” was spotted in a beta version for iOS 11.4, as noted by ZDNet. USB Restricted Mode keeps USB accessories from connecting to the phone’s Lightning port if you haven’t unlocked it in the past seven days, according to the beta …
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Feeling hungry? Pretty soon, you’ll be able to order dinner using Google Assistant on your Android phone. Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant gets food ordering and delivery 1:03 Changes to the Google Assistant software, which is integrated into nearly all Android phones, will make it possible to order food for pickup and delivery. It will even remember what you …
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At the Microsoft Build 2018 developers conference, the software giant talked a lot about the integration of Windows 10 PCs with iOS and Android devices. One part of this is Timeline, a feature in Windows 10 that gives you a snapshot of everything you’ve done on your PC in a reverse-chronological order. This will allow you to, for example, go …
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Nothing like throwing money at the problem. At Microsoft’s Build 2018 developers conference, the company announced that later this year it will start to give developers 95 percent of the revenue earned on the Microsoft Store from app purchases or any in-app products. The app purchase needs to be made from a deep link like one on the developer’s website. …
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Starting in July, iOS developers won’t be able to update their apps unless they play nicely with the iPhone X‘s notch. Apple on Monday issued the following statement on its developer page: “Starting July 2018, all iOS app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the iOS 11 SDK and must support the Super Retina display of …
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If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the day your iPhone’s Gmail app would catch up with its Android counterpart, we’ve got good news for you. There’s a new update rolling out now (spotted by 9to5Mac) that adds the ability to send and request money, and — for procrastinators like me — snooze messages to make them disappear for a while, then show …
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Microsoft is launching a new app to allow you to access your phone from within Windows so that you can send and receive messages, notifications and photos across your mobile devices. It sounds similar to the way iOS and MacOS devices work, but Microsoft’s solution will embrace other platforms, such as Android and iOS. it’s not a new concept, but …
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