Global consumer spending in mobile apps and games reportedly increased 15.7% year-over-year in 2024, even as the number of app downloads decreased by 2.3%. The year’s spending across Apple’s App Store and Google Play reached $127.3 billion, up from $110 billion the previous year, with a decline in Google...
Temu was the most downloaded free app in Apple’s App Store in 2024, Apple said Monday (Dec. 16). The app earned that ranking across iPhone and iPad, Apple said in a Monday press release. In 2023, when Apple broke down its rankings by device, Temu...
The Republican and Democratic leaders of a House select committee said Friday (Dec. 13) that TikTok should sell its app and that Apple and Google should be ready to remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19 if the company does not sell it. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich.,...
Startup founders are looking to dating app-like interfaces to find their coworking soulmates. Just as apps have made finding love a swipe away, a wave of new tech platforms is emerging to match like-minded innovators with potential co-founders, advisors and collaborators. Take, for instance, CoffeeSpace,...
Zelle reportedly wants users to use its platform via banking apps instead of its own. An executive for the peer-to-peer payments provider told Reuters on Thursday (Oct. 31) that while more than 2,200 banks and credit unions are part of its network, just 2% of...
WEX is rolling out a new app to give independent truckers access to benefits normally only available to larger companies. The free mobile app, 10-4 by WEX, offers owner-operators and small trucking companies access to fuel discounts, according to a Friday (Oct. 4) news release....
Meta added new features and programs to the WhatsApp Business app in India to help the country’s businesses use WhatsApp to communicate with their customers. The tech giant shared the news about the messaging and calling app during its first WhatsApp Business Summit in India,...
Rival app stores. New mobile ecosystems — and the major players in a battle that’s been waged over four years remain the same. Epic’s challenge to Apple’s App Store practices has found a beachhead in Europe, where new legislation has redrawn the competitive map. The...
Tencent Holdings reportedly said it is in discussions with Apple about sharing revenue from its WeChat mini games. The remarks, made Wednesday (Aug. 14) during the company’s earnings call, confirm an earlier media report that Tencent has been pressured by Apple to change its apps...
