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iOS giants go head-to-head this Thursday

It might not generate the same headlines as Call of Duty vs Battlefield, but tomorrow will see a very high profile sales war fought between two of the App Store’s big hitters. In one corner we have Rovio, masterminds of the Angry Birds franchise that has in two and a …

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Malware infiltrates iOS App Store for the first time

For the first time in its history, malware has successfully made its way into an available app on the iOS App Store. Wired reports that a Russian-language app called Find and Call was discovered to contain a Trojan virus that uploaded users’ address books to a remote server. It also …

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Amazon App Store finally heading to the UK

Developers are being invited to submit apps for a European version of the Amazon App Store, which is scheduled to open this summer. The portal will support the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain with plans for further global expansion in the near future”. Developers will be free to choose …

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Gree acquires Modern War developer Funzio for $210m

Japanese social gaming giant Gree has acquired mobile game developer Funzio in a deal worth $210m. Funzio has developed a raft of popular free-to-play App Store titles like Modern War, Kingdom Age and Crime City, which have been downloaded over 20m times. Players can purchase extra in-game currency to progress …

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