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Highest grossing iOS, Android apps list hits, puts unexpected companies at the top for revenues, downloads

The list of the highest grossing iOS apps on the App Store for 2018 has arrived and there are some surprises to be had. While household name apps like Candy Crush continue to rake in money hand over fist, a new research report from Sensor Tower revealed which iOS apps in 2018 managed to generate […]

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Rumor: Apple currently working on hybrid AR/VR headset for release in 2020

The current rumor has it that Apple is working on a headset that can run both AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality). The described plans call for an 8K display for each eye that would be untethered from a computer or smartphone, the anonymous source said. The project, codenamed “T288”, is thought to be […]

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AIM protocol to be shut down after 20 year run

You have to admit, 20 years is a good run for a messaging protocol. After 20 years, AIM, the AOL Instant Messenger protocol, will be shut down on December 15th, 2017. The announcement was made by Oath, the Frankenstein merger of AOL and Yahoo! created by now-parent company Verizon. AIM, which surfaced from the original […]

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China outpaces U.S. in iOS App Store revenue

The Chinese user base is apparently even more app-crazy than its U.S. counterpart. According to a new report out this morning from app intelligence firm App Annie, the country earned over $1.7 billion in Q3 2016, which puts it ahead of the U.S. by over 15 percent. The U.S. had been the number one iOS […]

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Rumor: Apple developing new video editing app for iOS devices, looks to target social media users

Apple is apparently developing a video sharing and editing applications that is being tested within its iOS devices. The early plans are part of a newly directed focus to integrate social networking applications within Appleā€™s mobile products and are a response to the success of social media-focused companies such as Facebook and Snapchat, according to […]