Apps

Jon Fingas· Yahoo Finance Mon, January 4, 2021, 7:50 AM PST·1 min read

Venmo’s bid to become your banking hub now covers your checks. The PayPal-owned brand is launching a Cash a Check feature in its Android and iOS apps that lets you deposit money without using your bank’s app or visiting a physical location (a risky proposition during a pandemic). Much as with similar solutions, you just have to take a photo of the check and send it in.

The president is reportedly considering banning the app outright or forcing Bytedance, the owner, to sell it.

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CEO Pavel Durov took aim at Apple’s tight grip on the apps that are allowed in the app store and when they’re allowed to update.

The whistleblower says Siri listens even when you haven’t triggered her.

A newly discovered bug shows the Facebook app using the iPhone’s rear camera while users consume content in the app. It’s unclear whether the bug is being caused by Apple or Facebook.

Pandora has finally rolled out a desktop app, so you don’t have to be stuck using its web player on a browser anymore if you want to play music on your computer.

Are you going to Star Wars Celebration?

Then you totally need to get the Official Star Wars Celebration Mobile App! It’s your digital guide to everything Star Wars Celebration, providing you with the latest news, guest announcements, exhibitor info and special events.
The Star Wars Celebration App will be like your co-pilot before, during, and after the show! (more…)

What Percent of Bank of America’s Customers Uses Its Mobile App?

January 03, 2017, 12:42:00 PM EDT By John Maxfield, Motley Fool

One of the things Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) points out whenever it gets the opportunity to do so is that a growing share of its customers are using its mobile banking app to do things they once did at one of its branches.According to Bank of America’s latest data, it has 34 million active digital accounts — online plus mobile — with more than 21 million of those being active mobile users. Given that the North Carolina-based bank serves approximately 47 million consumer and small business customers, this means that 45% of them actively use its mobile app. (more…)

London: It has been suggested cops be stationed near ‘hot spots’ following robbers targeting keen gamers.

COPS should become “Pokémon plod” to catch real-life monsters who target players of the popular mobile phone game, politicians demanded last night.

The calls come after a reported spate of crimes has seen crooks mugging or attacking Pokémon Go players, who travel to real locations to collect items and catch monsters. (more…)

Ever wanted to be a drug kingpin? Well, now you can try out the lifestyle without a stint in jail. 

Fans of “Narcos,” the Netflix drama about the hunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, will soon be able to build their own international crime syndicates in a new game based on the show. (more…)