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Published Apr 17th, 2024 2:16PM EDT With iOS 17.4 allowing alternative app stores for European users with an iPhone, the first third-party app marketplace has finally debuted. AltStore is the first alternative app store that can be downloaded by iOS users living in the European Union. With the “Sideloading for Everyone” slogan, the alternative app

Victollio/Getty Images Today, ensuring your smartphone's OS and apps are up to date is as crucial as getting regular maintenance checks for your car. Updates might be annoying and sometimes even frustrating for many users as they take away a lot of internet data and take time to fully install, especially if there's a major

I love that it’s 2024, and there are people in the world who are still dunking on Apple, Google, and Samsung for ripping features off of each other. With smartphones really getting to a place of maturity and upgrades being more iteration at this point than huge jumps, there’s really only one way to set

I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone this weekend thanks to a new emulator called iGBA, which appears to be the first Game Boy Advance emulator on the App Store since Apple started allowing emulators worldwide. The only trouble is, it doesn’t look like iGBA is developer Mattia La Spina’s own work. Something

I was never into mobile gaming. I mean, unless you consider Pokémon Shuffle, Pokémon GO, Alto’s Odyssey, and Mini Motors as software for gamers. With the iPhone 15 Pro, Apple focused a lot on its gaming capabilities with hardware raytracing and other GPU features focused on this market. I’m not entirely oblivious to the iPhone

Science fiction often relies heavily on holographics to showcase the future of technology. For the most part, though, holographic tech has always seemed a bit outside our wheelhouse, with the tech needed to create realistic holographic displays being exceptionally expensive. Now, though, researchers have done it with an ordinary iPhone screen. Currently, the only way

Apple sent out iPhone security alerts to people across 92 countries on Wednesday, warning that their iPhones had been remotely targeted in a mercenary spyware attack.  "Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack," the company said in a threat notification email seen by CNET. "This attack is likely targeting you

When is Apple releasing a foldable iPhone? Some reports suggest 2026, 2027, or maybe never. However, others think Apple might introduce a foldable device next year. In 2023, some reliable analysts said Apple was preparing a foldable MacBook for a 2025 release. But since then, the expectations are for 2027 or later. Now, Economic Daily

Enjoy your (legally obtained) retro games on the go. Credit: WhatGear/YouTube Retro gamers have long known that one of Android's long-time advantages over iOS is its support for emulators. If you wanted to play your favorite old-school Nintendo, Sony, or Sega games on your phone, the iPhone basically wan't an option, unless you were open

If you’re looking for the best fitness apps for your iPhone and Apple Watch, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ll list some of the best fitness apps available on the App Store so you can start working towards new goals and reach your current ones. Gentler Streak: Fitness with care Image