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Too expensive, lacks a killer app, rubbish battery – it seems the criticisms of the Apple Watch have done little to deter tech shoppers. UK buyers are now able to buy the many versions of the Apple Watch from the company’s website. The bad news, however, is that orders placed …
Read More »Apple boss Cook slams US religious pro-discrimination laws
Tim Cook has criticised the introduction of legislation is some US states that allows people to discriminate based on their religious beliefs. A number of states, including Indiana and Arkansas, have passed laws allowing individuals to cite their religious conviction as justification for a number of behaviours, including the right …
Read More »Apple Watch to arrive in April
Three models due for release, ranging from $350 to $10,000
Read More »Apple Watch ships next month
Apple has peeled back the curtain further on its new wearable the Apple Watch, announcing pre-orders and shipping start next month. The iDevice maker will offer small and large sizes of three different editions of the watch: Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition, and each will need …
Read More »Indie hit This War of Mine in the works for iPad
11 bit Studio’s wartime sim This War of Mine is in development for iPad devices, the developer has revealed. Touch Arcade has the first look at the game’s mobile edition, which is expected out on the Apple App Store later this year. The indie studio promises an identical experience to …
Read More »The World Ends With You on iOS removed from App Store
Square Enix have been forced to pull The World Ends With You: Solo Remix from the Apple App Store due to the game’s broken state on iOS 8. Kotaku reports that the title’s mobile edition hasn’t worked for months since the release of the latest major iOS update, prompting Square …
Read More »Latest iDevices face fresh hacking threat as Lightening Connector hack opens door
Apple faces a fresh security threat with reports that the jailbreaking community has made a breakthrough in accessing newer iOS devices. The Register reports that an exploit concerning the Lightening connector found in modern Apple units has for the first time opened access to Apple’s serial kernel debugger. This was …
Read More »Pay Once & Play category added to Apple App Store
In its ongoing quest for complete transparency about in-app purchases, Apple has added the new Pay Once & Play category to the App Store. Styled like one of the marketplace’s regular promotions, the section recommends premium mobile games that do not contain any form of microtransaction. Examples included include mobile …
Read More »Apple asking devs to remove guns from App Store imagery
Apple is rejecting games and updates that show images of guns or violence in their screenshots or app icons. Numerous developers have toldPocket Gamerthat they have had to resubmit images or change their game icons to remove weaponry. Apple’s own guidelines already state that apps with app icons, screenshots, and …
Read More »Violent image crackdown on App Store
Developers asked to remove screenshots showing weaponry and violence
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