mobile apps

A mobile app is a software application developed specifically for use on small, wireless computing devices, such as smartphones and tablets, rather than desktop or laptop computers.

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Global Spending in Apps Rises 15.7% as Developers Push Subscriptions
Global Spending in Apps Rises 15.7% as Developers Push Subscriptions
December 18, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

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...

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Lawmakers Tell Apple and Google to Prepare for TikTok Ban
Lawmakers Tell Apple and Google to Prepare for TikTok Ban
December 13, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

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...

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Starbucks’ New CEO Faces ‘Achilles Heel’ of Mobile Ordering
Starbucks’ New CEO Faces ‘Achilles Heel’ of Mobile Ordering
August 18, 2024  |  ResTech

Is Starbucks’ mobile app the company’s greatest weakness? Former CEO Howard Schultz has said as much, per a recent podcast appearance. And it’s something new...

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Etsy Looks to Loyalty Rewards to Counter Sales Declines
Etsy Looks to Loyalty Rewards to Counter Sales Declines
August 01, 2024  |  Earnings

As Etsy sees its sales slip, the eCommerce marketplace is gearing up to launch a loyalty program in an effort to drive greater spending and...

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Starbucks’ Mobile Outage Compounds Financial Woes as Q3 Sales Decline
Starbucks’ Mobile Outage Compounds Financial Woes as Q3 Sales Decline
July 30, 2024  |  Earnings

Some Starbucks customers faced a disruption on Tuesday (July 30) as the company’s mobile ordering system failed for the second time this month. The outage,...

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AWS Launches GenAI-Powered Service for Creating Applications
AWS Launches GenAI-Powered Service for Creating Applications
July 10, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service that helps users create applications using natural language. With the new AWS App Studio, users...

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Gen Z Wants to Meet Their Soul Mates in Person, Not Online
Gen Z Wants to Meet Their Soul Mates in Person, Not Online
June 28, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

Dating events have reportedly become increasingly popular among young people as they seek alternative ways to meet people in a world once dominated by dating apps....

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Flipkart Launches UPI Payment App Offering Cashback Rewards
Flipkart Launches UPI Payment App Offering Cashback Rewards
June 26, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Walmart-owned Indian eCommerce firm Flipkart has launched a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment app that offers up to 5% cashback on purchases. The new super.money app is...

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Report: Huawei May Exempt WeChat From In-App Transaction Fees
Report: Huawei May Exempt WeChat From In-App Transaction Fees
June 19, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

Huawei is reportedly ready to let WeChat operate on Huawei’s mobile platform without sharing revenue. The deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (June 19), would be...

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