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Apple To Allow European Side Loading Of iPhone Apps – Report
EU legislation could mean Apple will allow European iPhone users to 'side load' apps from outside of Apple's official app store
US DoJ Speeds Up Apple Antitrust Investigation – Report
Department of Justice again reportedly speeds up probe into Apple practices over third party apps and if it favours its own products
Twitter Shuts Down Third-Party Clients In Policy Shift
Twitter officially changes developer policy following technical changes that abruptly shut down most third-party clients
Germany May Close Down Telegram, Minister Warns
Shutting down popular messaging service Telegram in Germany cannot be ruled out, Interior Minister warns, amid battle over pandemic restrictions
Deliveroo Flop Raises Questions For London Tech IPOs
Questions raised over Deliveroo pricing strategy after biggest London IPO in a decade delivers biggest flop in recent memory
India Bans Another 43 Mobile Apps In China Confrontation
Fresh tranche of mobile apps (most of them Chinese) have been banned by the Indian government amid ongoing dispute with Beijing
India Bans Chinese Apps Including TikTok
Growing military tensions between China and India sees Chinese apps being banned, including well known apps such as TikTok
WhatsApp Business Version Debuts On Android
WhatsApp Business promises to overhaul the experience for SMBs
Apple Buys UK Music App Shazam For £300m
UPDATED: Apple 'confirms' acquisition of music identification app Shazam in move that could boost Apple Music
Microsoft Edge Now Generally Available For iOS And Android
Microsoft Edge web browser leaves preview for iPhone and Android smartphones
Tech Quiz: Uber, Its Innovations And Controversies
What do you know about Uber, its history and its services?
WhatsApp Code Hints At Future iPad Version
WhatsApp for iPad could arrive soon as Facebook continues push into business market
Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks
What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?
Apple Partners GE For Industrial Mobile Apps
General Electric and Apple to develop mobile apps to control industrial systems in factories and power plants
AOL Instant Messenger To Shut Down After 20 Years
AIM was a pioneer of instant communications on the web, but its popularity has waned and now it will finally be retired
Microsoft Stops Work On Windows 10 Mobile Features & Hardware
Joe Belfiore says it will continue to support Windows 10 Mobile users with patches but its the end for new features and hardware
Uber Says It’s Removing Secret Screen-Viewing Access To iOS Devices
ANALYSIS: Undisclosed entitlement allowed Uber to access to an iOS device’s frame buffer, which in turn could let the company see your screen
Microsoft Edge Mobile Arrives On iOS And Android
Microsoft releases Edge Mobile and launches a preview for its Android launcher
Dropbox Brand Refresh Hopes To Convince It’s More Than Just Storage
Looks to tap into 'creative energy' as the cloud file-sharing service undergoes major makeover
Twitter Tests 280 Character Limit For Tweets
Twitter ditches the previously sacrosanct 140 character limit for selected users
TfL Bans Uber From London Amid Safety & Security Concerns
TfL says Uber is not "fit and proper" to operate a taxi service in London and will not issue a licence beyond 30 September
WhatsApp Details Plans For Business Version Of Application
WhatsApp reveals more details about long-awaited business edition, promising verified accounts and ability to stop spam
Startup Showcase: HiyaCar
CEO Graeme Risby and CTO Rob Larmour of per-to-peer car sharing platform HiyaCar explain their big idea and startup experience
Apple And Accenture To Create Business iOS App Practice
Apple and Accenture look to combine iOS and digital transformation experience to get more businesses using mobile platform
Tales In Tech History: Winamp
Cross platform media player that formed part of the MP3 revolution in the 1990s and early 2000s
BT Sport: From Young Upstart To UK Sports Broadcasting’s Top Innovator
INTERVIEW: From the start, BT Sport has used tech to differentiate itself. COO Jamie Hindhaugh talks about its strategy and the first VR Champions League Final
A-Level Results Day: British University Uses Chatbot To Help With Clearing
Leeds Beckett University is using Facebook Messenger to help students find the right courses in clearing
IT LIFE: Richard Pursey, SafeToNet CEO
Richard Pursey details how SafeToNet uses AI to protect children online, his career to date and why routemapping technology took his breath away