Apple just made your app obsolete? You’ve been ‘Sherlocked’

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC) in June. Many of the features Apple announced there will duplicate the services of 3rd-party apps, a practice known as “Sherlocking.” NIC COURY/AFP via Getty Images/AFP

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TapeACall is one of the most popular call recording apps, with millions of users who pay a monthly fee to be able to capture a phone conversation with the click of a button.

But now the app has competition from one of the richest and most powerful companies in the world: Apple.

As part of its new

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