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Great unwashed spent a fortune on AI apps
$150 Billion globally in 2024
Demand for generative AI drove consumer spending on mobile apps to $150 billion globally in 2024 -- a 13 per cent increase from the previous year.
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Microsoft building a mobile app store
Xbox related
Software king of the world, Microsoft, is planning to open a mobile app store to give Apple and Google a run for their money.
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Samsung working on a self-repair app
Already patented
Samsung has invented a new self-repair app to aid customers looking to fix their own devices and got it to the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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Apple allows developers to jack up app subscriptions
Without users' permission
Fruit and Nutty cargo cult Apple is going to allow app developers to jack up subscription prices without asking user’s permission.
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Phone App detects Alzheimer’s
If you can remember where you put the phone
An app has been developed which may detect an incredibly early stage of Alzheimer’s.
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AI app allows you to grass on other drivers
Poor driving recorded
A team of AI scientists with backgrounds in Silicon Valley companies and top UK universities have developed an app which will allow people to “document traffic crimes in their area.”
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Official football app was accessing fans' microphones
GDPR does not apply to football
Spanish football league La Liga has defended the privacy policy of its app after admitting it was accessing the microphone and GPS of Android users.
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Valve brings game streaming to mobile with Steam Link
To be available on iOS and Android
Valve is seriously expanding into the mobile market by announcing two new apps, the Steam Link and Steam Video, that will bring both game streaming to iOS and Android devices as well as let you check out the Steam library of movies and videos on your mobile device.
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Facebook announces PayPal integration in Messenger
192 million PayPal users can pay using messaging app
Facebook has announced that PayPal will become one of the payment options within its Messenger service.
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Verizon Go90 free TV coming soon
An ad supported App
Verizon is about to launch its Go90 free prime time TV viewing app that will offer premium content and YouTube like clips, for free.