Apps
Apple’s claims about risk of outside payments ‘do not survive scrutiny’,
At start of what is expected to be a five-month trial, Epic says Apple has allowed such options for physical goods and the ‘sky did not fall in’
Josh Taylor
18, Mar, 2024 @7:34 AM
‘There’s joy I haven’t felt for years!’ How an app finally got me hooked on the piano
Thirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John - and he’s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there’s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories
Simon Usborne
14, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
Spending on accidental subscriptions has doubled in a year in UK
Charity says problem getting worse, after hard-to-cancel contracts trapped quarter of UK adults last year at cost of £688m
Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent
08, Mar, 2024 @11:24 AM
How much does Spotify really pay Apple?
Apple has been fined a whopping €1.8bn by the EU, but it still claims it’s done nothing wrong. Plus, what happens when open source software gets into the wrong hands of some crypto fans
Alex Hern
05, Mar, 2024 @11:50 AM
Monzo to clinch extra £350m from investors before expected listing
Digital bank’s funding round led by CapitalG, the vehicle of Google’s parent company Alphabet
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
20, Feb, 2024 @3:15 PM
Apple reportedly faces €500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
Jasper Jolly
19, Feb, 2024 @8:39 AM
Are dating apps fuelling addiction? Lawsuit against Tinder, Hinge and Match claims so
Platforms accused of encouraging compulsive use by gamifying users’ attention and romantic investment
Rachel Hall
17, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
‘They thought they were doing good but it made people worse’: why mental health apps are under scrutiny
As experts worry over privacy issues, ineffectiveness and even harm, the UK is looking at whether the plethora of digital mental health tools need regulating
David Cox
04, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM
TechScape: ‘Hot garbage’ or core protection? Inside Apple’s ongoing beef with the EU
Of course the App Store owner’s fight with EU regulators is about money – but is it also about something more?
Alex Hern
30, Jan, 2024 @11:35 AM
Apple to allow EU customers to download apps without using App Store
Move comes as iPhone maker adapts to new Brussels laws, but could be replicated in UK in near future
Dan Milmo and Alex Hern
25, Jan, 2024 @7:18 PM
TechScape: Why Apple’s Vision Pro headset won’t have Netflix, Spotify or YouTube
This new ‘spatial computing’ device is supposedly the most immersive way to watch TV – but major streamers aren’t building apps for it. Plus, Facebook’s AI god complex
Alex Hern
23, Jan, 2024 @11:30 AM
On my radar: Margo Price’s cultural highlights
The US country star on learning a new instrument at 40, her favourite place to eat in Nashville and an app she’s happy to have send her to sleep
Kathryn Bromwich
20, Jan, 2024 @3:00 PM
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