Chris Hemsworth sold his fitness app, and let's just say the valuation number has a ton of zeroes at the end.
Led by Soul and Wonder Woman 1984, Disney+ and HBO Max, respectively, saw a large number of app downloads over the Christmas holiday, with Disney+ leading the way with about 2.3 million global installs.
Gone are the days when a gaming console was simply the thing you popped a Donkey Kong cartridge into and hoped for the best. Next-gen consoles like the Xbox Series X—which is hitting shelves on November 10—are one-stop entertainment machines, and a big part of the price point are all the streaming apps available on your hardware. Luckily, Microsoft just announced which streamers the Xbox Series X will carry on launch day, and it's a pretty comprehensive list. At launch, the Xbox Series X will carry apps for Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, …
The PlayStation 5 arrives this November 12th (if you can get your hands on one) to provide next-gen gaming entertainment for millions of fans out there, but Sony knows that the PS5 isn't just for video games. Since the original PlayStation included a CD player and the PS2 built a DVD player into the hardware, the console has doubled as a media player of sorts. That aspect really upped the value for folks shelling out hundreds of dollars for a glorified piece of plastic. The PS3 and PS4 added to that value in big ways, turning the PlayStations …
Fortnite, that massively online battle royale shooter-crafter from Epic Games, is a colossal pop culture juggernaut; not even Christopher Nolan can escape its charms! Part of its influence comes from its ubiquity, its availability on not only all major video game consoles, but also on Android and Apple devices. But now, in response to a retooling of its in-game currency system, Apple has dealt a major blow to Fortnite's "play it anywhere" appeal, removing it from the App Store. Epic Games' response? To sue the heck out of Apple. How did this situation escalate so quickly? Let'…
Social media services used to focus on bringing people together, but Instagram's new feature helps you identify accounts you should unfollow.
The Google Maps smartphone app looks a little different now. Maps has turned 15 and Google gave the app a birthday makeover to celebrate.
You can use AI chatbots to order a pizza or deal with your complaint. However, Replika is not like other chatbots as it just wants to be your friend.
The latest Ring privacy scandal says the Android app is full of trackers and sending your personal data to companies, including Facebook and Google.
Byte looks to recapture the short-form entertainment that Vine brought to the mainstream years ago with a popular new app.
Electronic Arts' Tetris and Tetris Blitz are shutting down soon, much to the dismay of those who have spent hard-earned money on the games.
The esports brand's new facility functions as, among other things, a player training ground, content production studio, and business headquarters.
It's a data match: Popular dating apps accused of leaking personal information to ad companies. The report says other apps are probably guilty too.
Watch out for ‘Fleeceware’ apps. They come with a free trial but that's the only thing that's free with some users being charged $100s per year.
If you would like to have more video chats but it's hard to find the time, Marco Polo might be the perfect messaging app for you.
Android apps doing naughty things again. 17 Apps bypassed Google's security protocols by waiting before hiding and spamming the user with ads.
iPhone users now have greater control over the location data available to apps, but not everyone is happy with Apple's upgraded privacy feature.
Colleges are tracking students with the help of an app, including when they attend and for how long. Invasion of privacy or a useful school tool?