Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly looking into ways to break free from Apple's revenue sharing scheme by bypassing iTunes billing altogether.
Netflix is testing how to bypass iTunes billing
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How to use Skype’s end-to-end encrypted private conversations and calls
End-to-end encryption protects your sensitive Skype text messages, VoIP calls and more from eavesdropping. Here's what you need to know about setting up and using this optional feature, called Private Conversations, in Skype's iPhone, iPad and Mac app.
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Apple Maps transit directions expand to areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine & Michigan
Apple Maps has expanded availability of transit directions to include select areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Michigan, according to the iOS Feature Availability webpage.
Rome: Total War hitting iPhone next Thursday
The classic strategy game Rome: Total War has been confirmed to launch on iPhone and iPod touch on Thursday, August 23, developer Feearl Interactive said today.
iOS 12 lets developers create extensions for reporting unwanted texts and calls as spam
iOS 10 included a CallKit framework that brought a system-wide way for customers to use specialized apps on their iPhone, like Hiya and TrueCaller, that automatically identify and block nuisance calls before the phone even rings. With iOS 12, Apple started allowing developers to write new types of call-blocking extensions that gather information from the user before deciding whether to report or block the number.
Group FaceTime calling removed from latest iOS 12 & Mojave betas, will return “later this fall”
Group FaceTime video calling, one of the tentpole features of iOS 12 and macOS Mojave 10.14, has been removed from the latest betas that got released today, but is a temporary removal.
Apple’s Shortcuts app brings out limited HomeKit integration in latest update
An updated version of iOS 12's new automation-focused Shortcuts app is now available for testing to registered developers, packing limited integration with Apple's HomeKit framework.
Google launches a video Q&A app for celebs
Google yesterday launched Cameos for iPhone, a brand new video-focused Q&A app that allows celebrities, public figures and other important people to answer questions about themselves, then share those answers directly on Google.
The award-winning iPhone camera app Obscura launches natively on iPad
iPhone photography fans, rejoice! Obscura, one of the best camera apps which simplifies the art of taking the perfect image, today launched on iPad with a beautiful native interface.
Facebook rolls out multiplayer video chat augmented reality games on Messenger
Facebook announced Wednesday that users of its Messenger service can now play augmented reality (AR) games with their friends over video chat.
Snapchat’s redesign caused daily active user base to fall for the first time since its inception
As part of its quarterly earnings announcement yesterday, Snap, Inc. has revealed that its number of daily active users fell by two percent to about 188 million.