This New App Wants to Pay You to Share Your Data For Advertising
A startup backed by an internet-search pioneer wants to give cash to users who share personal data including what they buy or watch on mobile apps. The…
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WSJ News Exclusive | Grindr User Data Has Been for Sale for Years
The precise movements of millions of users of the gay-dating app Grindr were collected from a digital advertising network and made available for sale,…
Google to Allow Alternative In-App Payments for Spotify Users, a New Step in App Battle
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has reached a deal with Google to offer an alternative payment method within its…
Apple Will Let Businesses Use iPhones to Take Customer Payments
The Apple feature will allow…
WSJ News Exclusive | Walmart-Backed Fintech Startup Is Acquiring Two Firms and a New Name
The financial-technology startup backed by
Walmart Inc.
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said it plans to…
The Best Fitness Apps for Working Out at Home
I’m a card-carrying member of Club Living Room. Don’t get me wrong: I used to hit the gym at least three times a week. But when I started working—and working…
Six Tips to Make Your Android Phone Unique to You
Whether you’re Team iPhone or Team Android, there is one argument that is hard to dispute: Android devices have always been easier to personalize than their…
For Users With Disabilities, Paid Apps Lag Behind Free Ones in Accessibility, Report Shows
Many of the most popular paid smartphone apps are less accessible to people with certain disabilities than top apps that are free to download, according to a…
How People Can Make Smarter—and Healthier—Social-Media Choices
It has become increasingly clear this past year that social media isn’t always healthy for people.The Wall Street Journal has published multiple…
Try Focus Mode on Your iPhone to Mute Annoying Notifications
Racing to finish a column last week, I was inundated by notifications. My security camera detected someone. The Wall Street Journal shared breaking news. The…