Google removed its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini from the Google app for iOS devices, telling customers they can access the AI assistant by downloading the Gemini app from the App Store. The company delivered the news to customers in an email, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Feb. 19). Customers who try to access Gemini through the…
Apple is reportedly making its Apple TV+ app available for Android devices beginning Wednesday (Feb. 12). The app will work on Android phones and tablets running Android 10 or newer and will support subscriptions to both Apple TV+ and Apple’s MLS Season Pass, Ars Technica reported Wednesday. Apple did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request…
Amazon is testing a new feature that enables users of the Amazon Shopping app to find select products from other sites and go there to purchase them. Currently in beta, the “Shop brand sites directly” feature is live for some U.S. customers and will be rolled out to more, based on feedback, the company said in…
Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has reportedly led to a turnaround for China’s Alibaba. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Feb. 12), the eCommerce conglomerate had virtually slunk into obscurity after a long regulatory crackdown in China. But in recent weeks, the report said, its stock has jumped 46%, expanding its market value by close to $87 billion. The…
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity AI has launched an assistant within its Android app. “This marks the transition for Perplexity from an answer engine to a natively integrated assistant that can call other apps and perform basic tasks for you,” Perplexity Co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas said in a Thursday (Jan. 23) post on X….
Citibank is reportedly dealing with technical issues around fraud alerts, long wait times for customer calls to its fraud department, and access to its mobile app. Customers of the bank have been talking about these problems on X, and hundreds of users have flagged the issues on the website DownDetector.com, CNBC reported Wednesday (Jan. 15)….
OpenAI launched more integrations of ChatGPT with desktop apps on Apple devices Thursday (Dec. 19), saying these offerings will help users automate more of the work they do on desktops. The new additions include ChatGPT support for several coding and note-taking apps on macOS devices, the company said in a Thursday post on LinkedIn. OpenAI now offers expanded…
Global consumer spending in mobile apps and games reportedly increased 15.7% year-over-year in 2024, even as the number of app downloads decreased by 2.3%. The year’s spending across Apple’s App Store and Google Play reached $127.3 billion, up from $110 billion the previous year, with a decline in Google Play spending being more than offset by growth in the…
Temu was the most downloaded free app in Apple’s App Store in 2024, Apple said Monday (Dec. 16). The app earned that ranking across iPhone and iPad, Apple said in a Monday press release. In 2023, when Apple broke down its rankings by device, Temu was ranked first among free iPhone apps and ninth among…
Mobile shopping is reportedly gaining ground during this year’s holiday shopping season. The growth is being driven by the convenience provided by refinements retailers have made to the mobile shopping experience, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 29). While consumers used to browse on their mobile phones but go to a desktop computer to make their purchases, that has changed,…