Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices …
If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. Investors are looking for a reason to say “yes.” Even so, many entrepreneurs squander this opportunity, often because they direct questions or fail to understand their BATNA (best alternative to …
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Music streaming service Spotify today said it will spend up to $1 billion between now and April 21, 2026 to repurchase its own shares. The dollar amount represents just under 2.5% of Spotify’s market cap, with the company valued at $41.06 billion this morning as its shares rose 5.1% following the repurchase news. The company …
Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App Store, which allows participants who have opted in to share their voice requests and other feedback with Apple. The app is available in a …
Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR Apple has filed a patent for a hydration tracking sensor system for the Apple Watch. The sensor would sample a wearer’s sweat for electrolytes and calculate their hydration levels. This would be particularly useful for athletes or those who regularly forget to hydrate. Hydration tracking is a standard feature …
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Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Epic’s antitrust complaint against Google mentions a private meeting between Larry Page and Steve Jobs. The two tech CEOs apparently discussed a partnership between Android and iOS back in 2010. The purpose of highlighting the incident is to establish that together, the two companies have a duopoly over app …
Google and Apple apparently discussed an Android-iOS “partnership” years ago Read More »
David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR Apple was contemplating an iPhone nano back in 2010 when its flagship was just 3.5-inches tall. An old email from Steve Jobs shows that the company was in discussions creating a cost plan and renders for the phone. The device was likely part of Apple’s 2011 iPhone strategy. How …
iPhones were tiny in 2010, but Apple had plans to go “nano” Read More »
If you use AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, your mobile Netflix-watching is about to get a bit more immersive. Yesterday, Netflix confirmed that it has begun rolling out spatial audio support on iPhone and iPad on iOS 14 after the feature was spotted by a Reddit user. Netflix joins streaming competitors like HBO Max, Disney+, …
Spatial audio is coming to Netflix on iPhone and iPad Read More »
Melissa Sargeant Contributor Melissa Sargeant is CMO at Litmus, where she runs worldwide marketing initiatives including corporate and product branding, demand generation, product marketing, public relations and event management. The most critical phase in a marketing team’s mix and overall multichannel strategy happens after you press send on an email campaign: the post-send and performance …
Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare Read More »
Apple has encountered monumental backlash to a new child sexual abuse imagery (CSAM) detection technology it announced earlier this month. The system, which Apple calls NeuralHash, has yet to be activated for its billion-plus users, but the technology is already facing heat from security researchers who say the algorithm is producing flawed results. NeuralHash is …
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