Intelligence Brief: Urban mobility super-app remains a distant dream

The opening weeks of 2019 have already delivered big announcements from the likes of Daimler, …

Roomi lays off bulk of employees

US accomodation app Roomi appeared to be on the ropes, with reports stating it shed …

Google to start charging for apps after EU fine

Google laid out plans to stop bundling preinstalled apps with its Android platform and instead …

Sega gaming apps found to be insecure

Three of Sega’s Android apps based on its popular character Sonic character violate user privacy …

Apps taking the mic to monitor users

More than 250 apps available on Google Play Store are able to monitor a user …

Malicious app threat on the rise

RiskIQ warned mobile apps capable of impersonating brands and fooling customers are increasing, with the …

AT&T, FirstNet launch app developer programme, store

AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) launched a new developer programme focused on …

Google cuts app update data usage by 65%

Google’s compression technology for Play Store app auto-updates will reduce associated data consumption by an average of …

Enterprise apps market to hit $128B by 2022

The mobile enterprise apps market will hit around $74 billion in 2016 and grow to $128 billion by …

Japan says Apple, Google app policies hinder competition

The Japanese authorities believe Apple and Google may be engaging in practices that undermine competition in the …