Many consider Apple's App Store to be the driving force behind the iPhone's success. Without it, the iPhone was just another dumb phone trying to be smart. But access to apps via the company's App Store opened up a whole world of opportunity.Until now, Apple's proprietary store was the only way, other than illegal sideloading, for users to download apps onto their iPhones and iPads. But's that's all about to change in Europe, where iOS users will be able to download third-party app stores, starting with the ...

Netflix is making more changes to its subscription offerings and will completely phase out its cheapest basic ad-free option. The streaming giant announced the news in its letter to shareholders on Tuesday, saying it will begin with the UK and Canada in the second quarter. After increasing the price from $10 to $12 per month for existing subscribers, Netflix is eliminating the plan altogether for all members. The streamer dropped its Basic ad-free plan for new subscribers in the US and UK in July 2023 and f ...

Netflix has struck a new, exclusive deal to bring WWE's flagship program Raw and other live shows and events to its subscribers starting in January 2025, the company said Tuesday.WWE Raw is the No. 1 show on the USA Network, with 1,600 episodes over three decades and 17.5 million unique visitors per year. Netflix will also be home to WWE's other weekly programs like SmackDown and NXT. WWE live events outside the US, including WrestleMania, Summer Slam and Royal Rumble, will also be exclusively available on ...

For the first time since 2010, Samsung wasn't the most-shipped smartphone around the globe: In 2023, Apple and its popular iPhone topped the list for the first time, shipping an estimated 234.6 million units, according to a report from International Data Corp. on Tuesday. It's a milestone for Apple, which saw an all-time-high market share of 20.1% for the iPhone. And it's poorly timed news for Samsung, which is expected to debut its rumored Galaxy S24 phone series on Wednesday at its Samsung Galaxy Unpacked ...

For the first time since 2010, Samsung wasn't the most-shipped smartphone around the globe in 2023. Apple and its popular iPhone topped the list for the first time, shipping an estimated 234.6 million units, according to a report from International Data Group on Tuesday. It's a milestone for Apple, which saw an all-time-high market share of 20.1% for the iPhone. And it's poorly timed news for Samsung, which is expected to debut its rumored Galaxy S24 phone series on Wednesday at its Samsung Galaxy Unpacked ...

Remember when it was a novelty to see a Tesla or a Prius on the road? Living in California, almost every second car I see these days is an electric vehicle. They'll become even more commonplace as some states begin outlawing the sale of new gas-guzzling cars over the next decade and people become more climate-conscious.Sales of electric vehicles are expected to make up 60% of all vehicle sales in the US, China and Europe by 2030. That means we'll need charging stations to be as common as gas stations.Right ...

Google is laying off hundreds of employees across its Pixel, Nest, Fitbit, and Assistant divisions, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Google's augmented reality team was also hit with layoffs, according to a report by 9to5Google. "To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities" a Google spokesperson said in a statement. "So ...

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion lawsuit that alleges the company secretly tracked Chrome users while they were browsing the web in incognito mode, according to a Reuters report Thursday.Terms of the settlement haven't been disclosed, but are expected to be presented to the court for approval by Feb. 24, according to Reuters. Google declined to comment.The lawsuit, filed in 2020 and potentially covering millions of users from June 1, 2016, onward, alleges that Google continued to track Chrome users' ...