I tested two gadgets designed to make me unplug: the Brick and the Unpluq Tag. A week later, I learned more about my tech habits than I expected.

Google now shows Play Store warnings for Android apps that drain excessive battery through background activity and misuse of ...

Google Play Store will soon flag apps that drain your Android battery, helping users spot power-hungry apps before installing them and pushing developers to improve their inefficient apps.

Google will start shipping fresh Chrome milestones every two weeks beginning with version 153 on Sept. 8, slicing its long-standing four-week cadence in half. The change spans desktop, Android, iOS, ...

Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.

Apple says Patreon now has until November 2026 to move all remaining creators to the App Store’s in-app purchase system, or risk removal from the App Store. Patreon disagrees, but says it will comply.

Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and ...

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. During that time he has reviewed hundreds of ...

Total time spent across mobile apps climbed to 5.3 trillion hours in 2025, reinforcing mobile’s dominance in consumer attention Users now spend an average of 3.6 hours per day on mobile apps and ...

Largely gone are the days when we had glove boxes full of mixtapes and CDs to listen to music when driving a car. Navigation was up to how well we knew the roads. Now, you can't really buy a modern ...

We live in the era of subscriptions. It’s not ideal, and the fatigue of recurring app payments is ruining the smartphone experience for many. Even web browsers have firmly entered the subscription era ...

The program formalises how mini games and embedded experiences operate on the App Store. Developers must meet new safety and transparency requirements to access the reduced commission. Apple requires ...