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Mobile Applications

What's a mobile app? A mobile app is a software program you can download and access directly using your phone or tablet or generally any touch screen device. Typically a mobile app is purchased or downloaded through an app store or can be side loaded on various platforms.

TikTok Has 100M US Active Monthly Users
TikTok Has 100M US Active Monthly Users
August 24, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

TikTok, in its lawsuit challenging a ban by the President Donald Trump administration, revealed its monthly users have grown almost 800 percent since January 2018,...

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InSync Debuts B2B App For Mobile Commerce Merchants
InSync Debuts B2B App For Mobile Commerce Merchants
August 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

InSync, a West Bengal, India, company whose platform connects businesses, has launched a B2B app that promises to empower merchants, according to a press release....

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Apple’s Fortnite Fight Hurts All Gaming Business, Microsoft Says
Apple’s Fortnite Fight Hurts All Gaming Business, Microsoft Says
August 23, 2020  |  Legal

Microsoft is stepping into the fray of the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games over the banning of the Fortnite app from the App...

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WeChat Users Sue Trump Administration Over Ban
WeChat Users Sue Trump Administration Over Ban
August 23, 2020  |  Legal

A group of WeChat users filed a lawsuit against the President Donald Trump administration in a bid to block the president’s executive order that would...

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Tata Plans ‘Super App’ To Bring Together Its Consumer Services
Tata Plans ‘Super App’ To Bring Together Its Consumer Services
August 23, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Indian conglomerate Tata Group is launching a new app purported to bring together the country’s disparate sales sector to offer a range of consumer goods...

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TikTok: ‘We’re Here To Stay Despite Trump Ban’
TikTok: ‘We’re Here To Stay Despite Trump Ban’
August 21, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

TikTok users who are worried that the lip-syncing and dancing video app will disappear in November can probably relax. Despite a threatened presidential ban and an executive...

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Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – And Digital News Delivery
Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – And Digital News Delivery
August 21, 2020  |  Apple

To paraphrase George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” all developers are equal – but some may be more equal than others. To that end, as reported by...

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News Publishers Climb On Apple App Store Commission Bandwagon
News Publishers Climb On Apple App Store Commission Bandwagon
August 20, 2020  |  Apple

Major news companies are joining other firms that are trying to get better terms on Apple’s App Store, which is used often to draw new...

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Tight Race For Shopping Apps In Latest Provider Ranking
Tight Race For Shopping Apps In Latest Provider Ranking
August 20, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

It’s a time of shakeups, as we know, what with COVID-19 and its attendant weirding of markets and brands. We’re tracking big changes in the...

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