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Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
March 11, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has expanded a program that rewards developers for creating top apps for its Alexa voice assistant to Spain, Italy and France, in a push...

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Health Apps Sharing Users’ Sensitive Data With Facebook?
Health Apps Sharing Users’ Sensitive Data With Facebook?
February 24, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is facing new privacy allegations that smartphone users’ data is being shared with the social media giant without their knowledge. According to a report in The...

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NY Governor Calls For Inquiry Into Facebook’s Data Practices
NY Governor Calls For Inquiry Into Facebook’s Data Practices
February 24, 2019  |  Facebook

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on the New York’s Department of State and Department of Financial Services to investigate Facebook after The Wall Street...

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Apple Buys Voice App To Boost Siri
Apple Buys Voice App To Boost Siri
February 18, 2019  |  Apple

PullString, a San Francisco maker of technology that enables people to design and publish voice-activated apps, was acquired by Apple. Axios, citing multiple sources, reported...

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Apple’s Enterprise Certificates Being Used By Software Pirates
Apple’s Enterprise Certificates Being Used By Software Pirates
February 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Apple has been infiltrated by software pirates who figured out a way to use digital certificates to gain access to an Apple program, which corporations...

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Subscriptions Boost US iPhone App Spend 36 Pct In 2018
Subscriptions Boost US iPhone App Spend 36 Pct In 2018
February 12, 2019  |  Apple

New data has revealed that revenue generated from mobile apps per U.S. iPhone grew 36 percent last year, with substantial growth coming from subscription-based apps. According...

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Plaid Buys Quovo To Help Developers Build Data-Driven Apps
Plaid Buys Quovo To Help Developers Build Data-Driven Apps
January 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Plaid, the FinTech company that enables developers to create financial services applications, announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it has acquired Quovo to make it easier for...

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How Apps And Bunk Beds Factor Into A New Connected Travel Experience
How Apps And Bunk Beds Factor Into A New Connected Travel Experience
November 14, 2018  |  Retail

While some accomodations may cater to group travelers with multi-bedroom units, Life House CEO and Co-founder Rami Zeidan believes that might not be the most...

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Now On Tap: Apps As Discovery Platforms For Bars
Now On Tap: Apps As Discovery Platforms For Bars
November 13, 2018  |  Retail

Bar and event venues face a dilemma when it comes to finding customers: while social media helps them get discovered, there is a potential downside...

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