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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surged ahead of the time spent watching live TV. Currently, the average American 

With two giants calling the shots and collecting whatever tolls they see fit, mobile software makers have long complained that app stores take an unfair cut of the cash that should be flowing directly to developers. Hearing those concerns, a group of senators introduced a new bill this week that, if passed, would greatly diminish Apple and Google’s ability to control app purchases in their operating systems and completely shake up the way that mobile software gets distributed. The… Source link

The proposed bipartisan legislation by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar and Marsha Blackburn would outlaw certain contractual obligations that app developers say they are forced to accept from major app stores in order to reach consumers. If enacted, the bill could impose sweeping new requirements on major tech platforms; its provisions apply to all app distribution services with more than 50 million users. Under the bill, Apple (AAPL) — for example — could not require apps to use… Source link

Stubbornly hot inflation will be unkind to the bottom line of Dollar Tree, warns Deutsche Bank.  Deutsche Bank analyst Krisztina Katai downgraded her rating on the dollar store to Hold from Buy on Monday, and slashed the price target to $102 from $129.  “We now see more balanced risk/reward, especially with renewed concerns around building inflationary pressures. We remain long-term believers in Dollar Tree’s story including the ongoing turnaround at Family Dollar, however, we are… Source link

Google has apparently leaked some unannounced Nest security cameras right on its own online store (thanks for the tip, Eric!). Google confirmed in January that it would be releasing a new lineup of security cameras this year, and it seems like the company’s store may have just revealed what’s on the way. As far as we can tell, the new devices include a combined outdoor / indoor battery-powered Nest Cam, a Nest Cam with floodlight, an indoor wired Nest Cam, and a battery-powered Nest… Source link

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surged ahead of the time spent watching live TV. Currently, the average American 

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk denied reports Friday that he demanded to be Apple (AAPL) CEO during a 2016 phone call in which Apple’s Tim Cook discussed buying the electric vehicle maker. Musk also took a separate swipe at Apple’s App Store fee on Friday, tweeting that it’s a “global tax on the internet.” The tweets from Musk were apparently prompted by a new book from The Wall Street Journal’s Tim Higgins, called “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century.” That… Source link

“Sugar dating” apps will not be allowed on the Android Play Store from September 1st, Google has announced as part of a series of policy changes for the platform. The change, which was first reported by Android Police, specifically prohibits apps relating to “compensated sexual relationships.” Other changes coming to the platform include a new crackdown on inactive developer accounts, Google says. Traditionally, sugar dating relationships involve older, wealthier individuals… Source link

Apple’s iPhone 12 is expected to continue to dominate in Q3. (Image: Apple) Apple (AAPL) is set to report its Q3 2021 earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday, and analysts predict strong iPhone sales performance. But a predicted slowdown in future quarters for App Store revenue, thanks to vaccine-related reopenings and tough comparisons to 2020, could send guidance for the coming quarters lower. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting from Apple, as compiled by Bloomberg, versus how it… Source link

In a political landscape that continues to roil with partisan bickering and hostility in Utah and across the country, finding even a small plot of common real estate is an increasingly remote prospect. But a new Pew Research survey found the reddest Republicans and bluest Democrats share a boogeyman they would all like to see reined in. U.S. Big Tech companies. And that’s a meme that hasn’t been missed by elected officials on both sides of the aisle who are engaged, at the highest… Source link