Apps
Jeremy Renner Shuts Down App Because of Trolls
The 'Avengers' actor said the app had "jumped the shark."
Grindr Still Leaking Users' Location Data
Researchers were able to pinpoint dating-app users' locations, "at one end of the office versus the other."
Here Are 15 Apps Dangerous For Children as Predators Lurk, per Police
After a sting led to the arrests of 25 men in Florida, the sheriff's department released these dangerous apps from Bumble to Whisper.
More than 25% of Delivery Drivers Taste Customer's Food Before Dropping Off
"We're sorry to report that sometimes, impulse gets the best of deliverers, and they violate their sacred duty by taking some of the food."
App That Lets Kids Talk To Santa Claus Propositions 8-Year-Old Girl
The app asked the girl what she was wearing and asked her age — and when she replied, said she was too old.
FaceApp Challenge: Everything You Need to Know About the App People Are Using to Age Themselves
FaceApp is a free mobile application available in the App and Google Play stores. Using artificial intelligence, the app creates realistic transformations of faces using various filters and features.
The Best Travel Apps to use in 2019
Make traveling a breeze with these must-have, tried and tested apps.
How to Take Better Photos With Your Smartphone
How computational photography can help you get the best from your smartphone's camera.
Google Hit With FTC Complaint About Children's Apps
Apps in a section of the Google Play store designed for kids have caused harm by breaking privacy laws, displaying adult content or using manipulative advertising, the FTC complaint alleges.
Your Phone Apps Can Now Track You After You Delete Them
Developers using uninstall trackers can flood you with ads to reinstall their software.
What to Know About iOS 12 Bugs, Battery Life Impact
Some have experienced their alarms not going off, apps closing unexpectedly.
Snapchat Loses 3 Million Daily Users
People really didn't want to change where they watched stories.
Hamas Is Using Dating Apps to Hack Israeli Soldiers
Once downloaded, the programs let operatives use a device's camera and microphone to collect information.
In Pictures: 10 Years of the Apple App Store
It's easy to forget that the first iPhone didn't even have an App Store.
How to Protect Your Facebook Data
What to do following the Cambridge Analytica revelations.
Facebook Breach: How to Check Which Apps Have Your Data
The Cambridge Analytica scandal shows Facebook users need to know which apps have their data.
Apple: Is Your Mac Secretly Mining Cryptocurrency?
Developer Qbix says the Calendar 2 application had two separate security bugs.
Smartphone App Could Help Prevent Shark Attacks
Ian "Kanga" Cairns wants to keep you safe in the water by knowing when sharks are around.
Should Birth Control Be Available Over the Counter?
Plenty of people think all forms of birth control medications should be available over the counter. For a while, that included President Trump.
'Smart' Toys Promise Better Orgasms—And Lots of Data
A Fitbit for lady bits claims to be the 'world's smartest vibrator,' but what do women do with all that data?
A Fifth of American Women Use Apps to Learn about Sex
A survey of more than 140,000 app users showed how mobile technology fits in people's sex lives, health and education.
Enterprise Apps Found Exposing Data On Back End Servers
A study from Appthority found that enterprise apps are leaving huge amounts of user data exposed and accessible on unprotected servers, an issue known as HospitalGown.
7 in 10 Smartphones Apps Discreetly Share Your Data
Apps aren't required to declare who they share data with—and when they do, it's often buried in long legal documents that a typical customer won't read, much less understand.
FinTech Firms Aim to Put Finances in Consumers' Hands
Startups like EarnUp and Self Lender work to help consumers with financial questions and planning while also protecting them by working with regulators.
Web-Based Voting Isn't Plausible—At Least Not Yet
Any large-scale app that could register votes would be too vulnerable to a variety of hacking techniques.
Adoptly, an App for Child Adoption, Was Just a Hoax
"We wanted to take the piss out of our tech-obsessed world."
Blurred Lines: Apps Are the New Public Transit
'The winner is the consumer,' when distinctions are erased between traditional public transit and ridesharing apps.
Cabbies or Ride Apps, Minorities Face Discrimination
Study finds black passengers wait longer to be picked up and face more frequent cancellations.
Facebook Dominates Top Mobile Apps of 2016
Google products also were well represented among the top apps of the past year.