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As iOS and iPadOS 13 near 80% adoption, is the race with Android over?

This might not be initially obvious from the numbers, but user adoption of the latest Apple mobile operating systems is actually slow this year. As of the end of January 2020, Apple says that 70% of all iPhones are using iOS 13, and 57% of all iPads are using iPadOS 13, numbers that place the company’s latest OS releases at least two months behind iOS 12’s adoption curve last year. By December…
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Magic: ManaStrike launches worldwide for Android and iOS

Netmarble announced today that Magic: ManaStrike is now available worldwide for Android and iOS devices. ManaStrike is Netmarble’s first game in the Magic universe. Most gamers know Magic for its physical and digital card game, Magic: The Gathering. ManaStrike is a more…
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iOS and Mac calendar app Fantastical is moving to a subscription model

Calendar app Fantastical is getting a big update simultaneously across all Apple platforms that adds a bunch of new features, but also moves its signature software to a subscription model on iOS and Mac. Flexibits’ Fantastical has had a long history as one of the premier calendar apps for Apple devices. It started out as a nice-looking menubar app for Mac before slowly coming to other Apple…
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Kantar: iPhone 11 saw iOS market share up in every one of Apple’s key markets

The launch of the iPhone 11 saw iOS market share rise in every single one of Apple’s key markets during the holiday quarter, according to the latest Kantar data. Market share gains ranged from 1.6 percentage points in the five largest EU markets to 5.8 points in Japan… This was a hugely successful quarter for Apple by any standards. Apple took something of a risk reducing the entry price…
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Apple’s Powerbeats 4 appear in latest iOS 13 update

Apple could soon launch a new version of its Powerbeats earbuds if imagery discovered in the latest version of iOS by MacRumors is to be believed. The Powerbeats are Apple’s semi-wireless earbuds. The two earbuds are connected together by a single cable but connect…
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Google could add call recording to its Android Phone app

Google’s Phone app could soon let you not only record calls but transcribe them, according to an APK breakdown from 9to5Google and tests by XDA Developer. The latest version 44 of the app includes code that shows not only the existence of the feature, but how it could be legally implemented. On top of that, another snippet indicates that it might let you transcribe calls, likely using…
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