Category: Mobile Apps

Global mobile app downloads and consumer spend break records in Q2 2019

Amanda Giasson
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Worldwide, mobile consumers downloaded over 30.3 billion apps in the second quarter of this year. According to AppAnnie’s second quarter (Q2) report of 2019 app trends, the number of mobile app downloads and the amount of money spent in app stores is at the highest it has ever been. Globally, the report says that over 30.3 billion apps were downloaded by consumers in Q2 2019. Meanwhile, consumer spend reached almost $22.6 billion in a single quarter alone, up an impressive 20% year over year (YOY). Google Play saw a far…

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Webbeeo beta version released on the Play Store

John Montgallo
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Epazz has launched the beta version of its new Bitcoin social media mobile app, Webbeeo. The Webbeeo beta version is now available for download on the Play Store. Webbeeo, which is a Bitcoin sharing and blockchain decentralized social media platform for mobile, was developed by Epazz, Inc., a leading provider of blockchain cryptocurrency mobile apps and cloud-based software solutions. The social media app uses blockchain tech to provide secure messaging. In addition to having blockchain security, Webbeeo will also allow user to share or transfer bitcoins to others. However, at…

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Migraine health app could help reduce headaches, study says

Jesse Collins
Migraine health app - Woman with headache

Migraine sufferers may be able to find some relief with new mhealth app. A small study conducted by NYU researchers, has found that a migraine health app based on relaxation, could help migraine sufferers lower the number of headaches they experience each month. Users of the app experienced an average of four fewer headache days per month. According to the report in Nature Digital Medicine, study participants who used the migraine health app twice a week experienced an average of four fewer headaches. The researchers’ app is called RELAXaHEAD and…

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New Gucci AR feature lets mobile shoppers try on its line of Ace Sneakers

Jorge Gonzalez
Gucci AR feature - Apple Store screenshot

An augmented reality (AR) feature has been added to the Italian luxury brand’s iOS app. A Gucci AR feature has been added to the brands iOS app that allows iPhone users the ability to virtually try on the company’s new line of Ace Sneakers. After trying on the shoes, consumers have the option to purchase the shoes from Gucci’s online store. Shoppers can move around and look at the virtual shoes in real time. Users who have downloaded the free Gucci app, simply need to call up the feature, choose…

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The Phoenix Suns to offer NBA mobile payments and NFC ticketing

L. Green
NBA mobile payments - NBA basketball

The Phoenix Suns mobile app will offer mobile-only ticketing at its Talking Stick Resort Arena. Beginning in the 2019/20 season in October, NBA mobile payments are coming to Arizona via the Phoenix Suns mobile app. In a partnership with Ticketmaster, the Arizona-based National Basket Ball Association (NBA) team will offer NFC ticketing after making the move to mobile-only ticketing at the team’s Talking Stick Resort Arena. The SafeTix service will be used to support the mobile ticketing. Ticketmaster’s Presence platform and its recently rolled out SafeTix service are being used…

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