Apps and Mobile

By Jon Korkidakis

Technology
iPhone, iPad, Mac apps merging? 'Apple SDK will create iOS apps that work on Mac'
ZDNet - Liam Tung
Apple's incoming software development kit will reported initially let devs publish iPad apps that work on Mac. Apple is planning for developers to be …
Samsung
Galaxy Fold: Samsung's phone-tablet hybrid is the most exciting phone we've seen in years
CNET - by Jessica Dolcourt
Samsung's thrilling, dizzying Galaxy Fold debut makes one thing clear: Phones will never be the same.
Tim Cook
New Folding iPhone Design Could Be A Smart Move
Forbes - Ewan Spence
Apple may never release a foldable iPhone that challenges the Samsung Galaxy Fold, but the design may be a profitable nest egg for Tim Cook and his team. Last week saw Apple’s patent for ‘Flexible Display
Samsung Galaxy
The best Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus cases to protect your $1,000 phone
Digital Trends
The Samsung Galaxy S10 range has been revealed, and each device comes with a beautiful new design, hole-punch Infinity-O displays, and the powerful …
Business
There's A $2,000 Foldable Samsung Phone Now, And People Have Thoughts
buzzfeednews.com - Nicole Nguyen
Surprise! Samsung's new, incredibly expensive phone transforms from something small enough to hold in your hand into a tablet. Why though? At an event …
MacBook Air
Apple-Owned Shazam App for iOS Drops Third-Party SDKs in Latest Update
MacRumors - by Juli Clover
Shazam, the song discovery app that's now owned by Apple, received a minor bug fix update last week, which, according to AppFigures, removes all third-party SDKs. Shazam for iOS is no longer using ad analytics
Samsung Galaxy
The 5 biggest announcements from the Samsung Galaxy S10 Unpacked event
The Verge - Natt Garun
Four new S10s, the Galaxy Fold, and some wearables Samsung announces a new Galaxy S phone in the first half of every year, so while it’s no surprise that we would get an official look at the new S10 and
Mac Apps
iPhone, iPad, Mac apps to merge
Bloomberg
true iPhone, iPad, Mac apps to merge iPhone, iPad, Mac apps to merge iPhone, iPad, Mac apps to merge 2019-02-20/iphone-ipad-mac-apps-to-merge-video bn video …
Apps
Eight Steps to Boosting Customer Loyalty in Apps - Mobile World Live
mobileworldlive.com
Today’s app marketers dedicate a huge amount of effort – and budget – to customer acquisition. It costs, on average, $2.89 to convert every new user. …
Material Design
Gmail for iOS Rolling Out Material Design Update in Canada for Some Users
iphoneincanada.ca
Back in late January, Google announced Gmail for iOS would start to roll out its Material Design update “in the coming weeks,” and now we’re seeing …
Android News
Which color Galaxy S10 should you buy?
androidcentral.com - Joe Maring
Best answer: The Galaxy S10 and S10+ are available in a variety of striking colors. If you want something subdued, you're best off with Prism Black …
Samsung Galaxy
How the Samsung Galaxy S10 measures up against the iPhone XS and the Pixel 3
The Verge - Shannon Liao
Where the Samsung Galaxy S9 phones last year felt mostly iterative, the latest S10 devices are some of the company’s biggest changes yet, with the company’s modus operandi being to win over customers didn’t
Android News
The Galaxy S10e is Samsung’s answer to the iPhone XR, and it offers a ton for $749
androidpolice.com - Scott Scrivens
At today's glitzy Unpacked event in San Francisco, Samsung unveiled a raft of new products, some of which are mostly aspirational for the time being. …
Apps
Best Android antivirus app of 2019
techradar.com - By Nate Drake Applications
Android is the most widely-used operating system in the world, and that means having the best security apps and antivirus tools for Android installed …
Tutorials
Apple shows us how to make the most of iPhone’s camera features
Cult of Mac - Killian Bell
Apple has published a bunch of new how-to videos showcasing features like Depth Control, photo search, and Portrait mode on iPhone. The short clips will help you make the most of the camera on your iPhone
Apple
This illicit iPhone app store has been hiding in plain sight
The Verge - Nick Statt
I kept waiting for it to ask for my credit card number Apple has long touted its iOS ecosystem for both the security and the tightly controlled approach the company has taken with its App Store, overseeing
Technology
Chevrolet finally adds ‘find my car’ to its app
Engadget - Saqib Shah
You can also alert up to 10 people of your whereabouts. Chevrolet is adding a "vehicle locate" feature to its mobile app that lets you, and up to 10 designated people, pinpoint your car's whereabouts.
Technology
Samsung’s One UI is the best software it’s ever put on a smartphone
The Verge - Dieter Bohn
But will it get updates? Believe it or not, Samsung has done something many of us didn’t think was possible: it has made great software. Tomorrow, it will unveil a pile of new phones — the thoroughly Galaxy
Technology
Social app Peach is looking for a benefactor on Twitter
Engadget - Jon Fingas
It doesn't have the resources to juggle this and its other project. Remember Peach? The social network from Vine founder Dom Hoffmann was briefly all the rage, but petered out as the realities of competing
Technology
Galaxy Apps is being renamed to Galaxy Store ahead of S10 unveiling
Android Authority - Williams Pelegrin
Ahead of Samsung’s Unpacked event for the Galaxy S10 phones, a Reddit user noted that Galaxy Apps is being renamed to Galaxy Store. Alongside the new name is the updated One UI aesthetic. As with other
Technology
Apple shares new iPhone how-to videos covering Live Photos, Depth Control, and more
9to5Mac - Chance Miller
Apple this evening has uploaded four new iPhone how-to videos on its YouTube channel. These videos cover choosing a Key Photo in Live Photos, Depth Control, searching in the Photos app, and more. These
Technology
Dark mode in Chrome for Android and WebView will also darken web pages
9to5Google - Kyle Bradshaw
Dark mode lovers have already been rejoicing in the upcoming release of Chrome for Android’s own version of dark mode, since we demonstrated an early version in Chrome 73 beta. In that demo, it was only
Samsung
Galaxy S10 Leaked In Full After Samsung Accident
Forbes - Gordon Kelly
Samsung may like to tease fans ahead of major releases, but I doubt the company planned to blow its entire Galaxy S10 announcement by doing this… Picked up by Verge reader Endre Loeset, Samsung accidentally
Patents
This is what a foldable iPhone with a clamshell design might look like
bgr.com - Andy Meek
At least as far as the tech press is concerned, all eyes are on Samsung tomorrow, as it seems poised to finally unveil its first foldable smartphone …
Technology
iOS 12.2 adds new subscription discount options for developers, Apple releases Siri Shortcuts design resources
9to5Mac - Benjamin Mayo
iOS 12.2 beta 3 just dropped and contains a few user-facing tweaks as we reported here. For developers, there are new discount options for auto-renewing subscriptions. Apple has also released a set of
Google Photos
How To: Back Up Your iPhone Photos & Videos with Google Photos for Free
gadgethacks.com - David Chien
Since iCloud's introduction in 2011, you get only 5 GB of complimentary cloud storage with your Apple account. With iPhone backups, app data, iCloud …
iOS
Apple iOS 12.1.4 Strips Out iPhone FaceTime Functionality
Forbes - Gordon Kelly
While iOS 12.1.4 is no angel, it is an essential upgrade due to its fix for a shocking FaceTime bug which let iPhone and iPad audio and video be monitored undetected. But it turns out that Apple’s important
Apps
YouPorn Gets A New 'Mobile-Like' App for Android, iOS
PCMag - Michael Kan
The pornographic video-sharing site can't exactly publish an app on Google Play or the Apple App store because both platforms have restrictions …