by Adre's IT | 17 November, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Apps, Google Play, learning, Security
Google Play today announced a series of changes to its programs and policies around apps designed for children. The company is describing the update as an expansion of its previously launched “Teacher Approved” program, which includes a review process...
by Adre's IT | 17 July, 2022 | acorns, Adre's IT Blog, Antonia Rojas Eing, Apple, Apps, augmented reality technology, CAD, contact tracing, contacts tracing, deepfakes, digital photography, eFounders, email newsletters, Facebook, FirstMark Capital, gig workers, Google Play, Google-Maps, Kickstarter, learning, Location, Match, Media, Miley Cyrus, Mobile, Original Content podcast, scams, school, streaming service, TC, this week in apps, tiktok, Wearables, web app, wikis, xcloud, YouTube
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during...
by Adre's IT | 18 March, 2022 | Accel Partners, adi tatarko, Adre's IT Blog, Apps, Brad Feld, chief, customer surveys, D1 Capital Partners, email newsletters, gig workers, Google Play, learning, Location, longjump, Mobile, Policy, school, sexual abuse, Snap Kit, Snapchat, surveillance technologies, u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, young adults
After a bullied teen died by suicide, a grieving mother last year sued the platform where the abuse had taken place — Snapchat — for not doing enough to protect its younger users. Another lawsuit, related to another suicide, followed last month. In...
by Adre's IT | 1 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Apps, avoid, CAD, Comcast, Common Sense Media, Google Play, Hinge Health, kid, learning, Media, Mobile, school, Superset, television, United States
Common Sense Media has made a name for itself among parents as a useful resource for vetting entertainment and technology in terms of its age-appropriateness. Now, the organization’s for-profit affiliate, Common Sense Networks, is taking inspiration from those...
by Adre's IT | 11 May, 2021 | acorns, Adre's IT Blog, Aman Narang, Apple, Apps, ban, Education, Google Play, iPhone, learning, Mobile, playstation, Ryan Cash, school, Snowman, TC, video gaming
Snowman, the small studio behind award-winning iOS games Alto’s Adventure, Alto’s Odyssey, Skate City and others, is spinning out a new company, Pok Pok, that will focus on educational children’s entertainment. Later this month, Pok Pok will debut...
by Adre's IT | 16 March, 2021 | Accel Partners, Adre's IT Blog, Apps, Earnings, Education, Google Play, kids, learning, Mobile, roll, school, smartphones, United States
Google is making changes to its parental control system, Family Link, that aims to better reflect parents’ changing views on children’s screen time. In the pre-pandemic world, parents were more likely to see screen time as something in need of restriction...
