What’s happened? Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines, tightening rules on copycat apps and clarifying rules for developers in the App Store (via 9to5mac). These changes come after a surge in look-alike apps that attempted to ride the momentum of popular launches, including Sora 2 imposter apps that misled users on the App Store….
Apple released iOS 26.2 beta 1 last week, introducing several updates, such as the option to customize the Liquid Glass appearance of the iPhone’s Lock Screen clock, the ability to set alarms within the Reminders app, and live translation features for users in the EU, among other improvements. The public release of iOS 26.2 is…
Blackmagic released an update to its free camera app with some new features that streamers and professional broadcasters will appreciate. Both the Android and iOS versions of the Blackmagic Camera app can now stream directly to YouTube, Twitch, and Vimeo, removing the need for third-party apps or additional encoding hardware. You just need to select…
Report claims Android offer betters scam protection than iOS. NurPhoto via Getty Images With the highly anticipated and much heralded iOS 26.1 update about to bring a game-changing new security feature to iPhones, while headlines abound regarding Android security warnings concerning humanized password stealers and Samsung Galaxy S25 hacks, you may well be wondering where…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Ill. — The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has announced that their new app is now available for download from Google Play and the Apple App Store. Those will the new app downloaded onto their smart phones will be able to stay informed and receive alerts from the sheriff’s office and other Henderson County…
One of the things that I think about from time to time is Apple’s collection of apps. Some are the crown jewels, like Apple’s pro apps, and others help an everyday consumer to tackle their iLife. All are pretty starved for attention and resources, outside of infrequent updates aligned with showing off the native power…
Apple Inc’s iPhone Air went on sale in China on Oct 22, eliciting a subdued consumer response in the world’s biggest smartphone arena. The launch in mainland China comes a month after Apple’s latest iPhone lineup rolled out internationally, drawing lengthy lines at many stores. Chinese consumers had to wait longer for the 7,999 yuan…
Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App Store are clear examples of protected speech under the US Constitution’s First Amendment. “These apps are publishing constitutionally protected speech. They’re publishing truthful information about matters of public interest that people obtained just by witnessing…
AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in…
OpenAI is releasing a stand-alone social app for making and sharing artificial intelligence-generated videos with friends, an attempt to supercharge adoption for the emerging technology just as ChatGPT did for chatbots three years ago. The free Sora app, available from Tuesday by invitation, is powered by a new version of OpenAI’s video-making software of the…