iOs

NFC Slated For Major Upgrade With iOS 13 Release
NFC Slated For Major Upgrade With iOS 13 Release
June 13, 2019  |  Apple

Near-field communication (NFC) will receive a major upgrade when Apple releases iOS 13 this fall. While only iPhone apps were previously able to read NFC...

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Apple To Reveal New In-House Apps At WWDC
Apple To Reveal New In-House Apps At WWDC
May 06, 2019  |  Apple

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where the company introduces new products and services and an operating system upgrade, is slated for June 3. Bloomberg reports...

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WhatsApp Debuts Biz App On iOS
WhatsApp Debuts Biz App On iOS
March 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

WhatsApp Business has started to roll out its services on iOS, more than a year after it launched on Android. The app, which is separate...

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Google Launch Puts Spotlight On Digital Accessibility Issues
Google Launch Puts Spotlight On Digital Accessibility Issues
March 14, 2019  |  Google

The release of a new Google app development tool is among the latest steps to try to bring more mobile accessibility to people with disabilities...

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Google Maps Takes On Facebook Pages With ‘For You’ Tab
Google Maps Takes On Facebook Pages With ‘For You’ Tab
February 21, 2019  |  Google

To help users follow businesses through the Google Maps iOS app, Google announced a new feature that allows users to monitor updates and news from...

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WhatsApp Biz Launches Beta Version For iOS
WhatsApp Biz Launches Beta Version For iOS
February 15, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Following the launch of the WhatsApp Business app last year, the messaging platform is said to have rolled out a beta version for users of...

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Facebook To Shutter iOS Market Research App
Facebook To Shutter iOS Market Research App
January 30, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is gearing up to shut down a market research program that relied on an iOS app and reportedly violated the developer guidelines at Apple. The...

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Apple Replaced 11M iPhone Batteries; May Have Lost Billions In Sales
Apple Replaced 11M iPhone Batteries; May Have Lost Billions In Sales
January 15, 2019  |  Apple

Apple’s discounted battery replacement program may have affected the company’s bottom line in the billions, according to reports. After Apple admitted that it was slowing...

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WeChat App Growth Comes Amid Other App Market Changes
WeChat App Growth Comes Amid Other App Market Changes
November 07, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

App store rising — that’s the story from China this week, where Tencent’s WeChat keeps expanding its digital ecosystem of mini programs, which are basically smaller versions...

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