Video apps are likely to lead to greater engagement with TV viewing, with roughly 85 % of video
app users reporting that they are watching the same or more TV since starting to use video apps, according to a new study that was commissioned by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) and conducted by Nielsen.
Not exact matches
Oscar, which offers health insurance policies that are easier to understand within a
user - friendly
app - based interface, has raised a
reported $ 727 million in funding since 2013, though the company has failed to generate a profit and faces a murky future thanks to the uncertainty surrounding Obamacare.
According to a
report from Xconomy, when
users of Cover sit down to eat, they create a virtual table in the
app for everyone in the group, (as long as they are also
users of Cover,) and tell the restaurant staff they will pay with the
app.
If Apple's iPhone sales are starting to fall flat — something we'll learn for sure when its next earnings
report is released Thursday — its challenge will be to retain that
user base and further capitalize on the promise of the
App Store and other digital services like Apple Pay and Apple Music.
TechCrunch
reports that popular dating
app Tinder is planning to roll out a paid update of the
app called Tinder Plus, with two new functions: Passport, which will let
users search for matches outside their local radius in the event they are traveling, and a yellow Undo button, in case you accidentally «swipe left» and reject your potential soulmate.
According to a
report by Nielsen, 63 percent of Android and iOS
users have utilized search to discover new
apps in their respective
app stores.
Now, as first
reported by TorrentFreak, Spotify has been emailing some of these
apps»
users to tell them that Spotify has disabled their
apps, so they need to download the official
app to continue using the service.
Instead of helping a
user backup their iPhone, however, the program covertly installs «malicious
apps on any iOS device that is connected to the PC,» the
report said.
Keep an eye on
user - generated content, messaging
apps and drones, according to the 20th annual Internet Trends
report.
Reporting on Spangenberg's claims follows recent changes to Uber's
app that effectively require
users to give Uber permission to track their location when the
app is running in the background of a
user's phone, according to The Verge.
Today, Glow
reports that half of its
users aren't even trying to get pregnant — they use the
app to take advantage of the insights it can provide, such as warning signs for endometriosis.
«Alibaba's ad revenues show no signs of slowing down as
user engagement on the Taobao
app increases and the company continues to deliver highly relevant ads to consumers,» said eMarketer Forecasting Analyst Cindy Liu in an online
report.
On Monday, Buzzfeed
reported that the
app had allowed two outside companies to view the HIV status of its
users, along with other personal information.
Chinese
users had trouble using the WhatsApp
app on Tuesday, and many fear this is part of Beijing's internet clampdown, the SCMP
reports.
Starting on June 15, Apple (AAPL) will require iCloud
users to obtain
app - specific passwords for any third - party programs that access iCloud data, Apple - tracking site MacRumors is
reporting, citing a support e-mail the company sent to customers this week.
How It Works Typically, geolocation
apps do two things: They
report your location to other
users, and they associate real - world locations (such as restaurants and events) to your location.
A New York Times
report exposed Alphonso, a start - up that created software for
apps to secretly listen to what
users watch on TV.
Third - party Instagram platform
apps like
Reports + provide
users analytics on their audiences, but are breaking due to the new API limits
Facebook was hit with one of its biggest scandals ever when multiple outlets
reported that a researcher's
app pulled personal information about 270,000
users and 50 million of their friends, then passed that data to Cambridge Analytica.
This week the New York Times and The Observer of London
reported that a researcher's
app had pulled personal information on about 270,000 Facebook
users and 50 million of their friends back in 2015, and then passed that data haul to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica in violation of Facebook's policies.
That's a paltry number in terms of successful internet
apps, but in terms of the spiraling network trees each of those individual
users gave Kogan access to, it was huge: Originally
reported as 30 million Facebook
users in total, the number was actually closer to 50 million.
Like the rise of cryptocurrencies, interest in a new trading
app that will allow
users to trade bitcoin and Ethereum has surged, CNBC
reported...
Starting in 2013, the New York Times
reports that a UK - based Palantir employee worked with Cambridge Analytica — going on to gain access to the dataset of 50M + Facebook
users the latter firm obtained in 2014 via a third party personality quiz
app deployed on the social network giant's platform.
The controversy over Cambridge Analytica's data collection erupted in recent days amid news
reports that an
app created by a Cambridge University psychologist, Aleksandr Kogan, accessed extensive personal data of 50 million Facebook
users.
The Cambridge Analytica outcry was triggered after The New York Times and others
reported last month that a quiz
app made by Mr. Kogan had collected information on Facebook
users.
The
reports said the firm had secretly harvested the data of 50 million Facebook
users shared with it by Cambridge University scholar Aleksandr Kogan, who had built a personality test
app.
While the
app itself will no longer be available,
users will still be able to access Instagram features on Apple Watch through notifications sent to a linked iPhone, Mac Rumors
reports.
The
app paid
users to take a personality test, the Guardian
reported, but also collected data on those
users» Facebook friends.
Eurogamer
reports that as well as heavily discounting microtransactions, the free - to - play mobile
app is offering various prices to different
users.
An
app that lets
users rate different cannabis products is working on its own crypto token and blockchain applications, CoinDesk
reported.
According to a
report by VentureBeat, 75 % of mobile
app users are female while 25 % are male.
The purpose is pretty obvious; it will reward the
users who
report any data breach or misuse of data by
app developers.
In addition to giving
users a quick way to check if their information was scraped by the analytics firm, the site has launched a data abuse bounty program to
report app developers who may be misusing data.
Users are also
reporting difficulties using foreign
apps like WhatsApp, which has previously worked well in China.
The new feature, which is accessible on mobile and desktop, will not only remove the
apps but also will offer the option to delete any posts the individual
apps have made to a
user's profile, TechCrunch first
reported.
Update: Taxi - hailing
app Flywheel also
reported a jump in
users since last week, with a 300 percent growth in
app downloads.
Blunt questioned Zuckerberg regarding
reports that the Facebook
app collects extra information about
users» cell phone usage without their permission.
Robb
Report's
app content, with its stunning visuals, is presented in an innovative and
user - friendly manner that enhances luxury enthusiasts» experience of the magazine.
Our
reporting app, which is available to download from the App Store and Google Play, allows users the option to attach photos and videos.&raq
app, which is available to download from the
App Store and Google Play, allows users the option to attach photos and videos.&raq
App Store and Google Play, allows
users the option to attach photos and videos.»
Users are
reporting that the social media service's
app and website are not loading pictures or the news feed, Daily Mail
reports.
The
app, designed by Jason Van Anden, also includes a survey for
users who would like to
report questionable NYPD action they see or experience and a «Know Your Rights Card» instructing those who are confronted by police officers about their rights.
The controversy over Cambridge Analytica's data collection erupted in recent days amid news
reports that an
app created by a Cambridge University psychologist, Aleksandr Kogan, accessed extensive personal data of 50 million Facebook
users.
Questions about Cambridge Analytica's data collection resulted from news
reports that an
app created by a Cambridge University psychologist, Aleksandr Kogan, accessed information from about 50 million Facebook
users.
In Spain, a third of smartphone
users will have installed at least one health application this year, according to a
report from The
App Date.
App users were also more likely to
report feeling unhappy when their mind was wandering.
Users of the mobile app reported spending less time in the sun (average days keeping time in the sun to a minimum, 60.4 percent for app users vs. 49.3 percent for nonusers) and more use of all sun protection behaviors (such as sunscreen, protective clothing and shade) combined (average days, 39.4 percent vs. 33.8 perc
Users of the mobile
app reported spending less time in the sun (average days keeping time in the sun to a minimum, 60.4 percent for
app users vs. 49.3 percent for nonusers) and more use of all sun protection behaviors (such as sunscreen, protective clothing and shade) combined (average days, 39.4 percent vs. 33.8 perc
users vs. 49.3 percent for nonusers) and more use of all sun protection behaviors (such as sunscreen, protective clothing and shade) combined (average days, 39.4 percent vs. 33.8 percent).
RunKeeper, a popular data collection
app for runners,
reports 6 million
users, up from 2 million in November 2010.
The product update comes shortly after a recent research
report into how male and female singles use other popular dating
apps, which revealed that men tend to like other
users more, but receive less matches, whereas women tend to be more picky when it comes to potential dates, liking less but getting a greater number of matches.
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The UK's National Cyber Security Centre, a part of GCHQ, has warned in its weekly threat
report that «Dating
apps may put
users» personal data at risk».