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Read More »Apple pulls Sweatshop HD from App Store
A game called Sweatshop HD has been pulled from the Apple App Store owing to the sensitive nature of its content. Pocket Gamer reports that Apple said it was "uncomfortable selling a game based around the theme of running a sweatshop". The irony, of course, is that Apple itself has …
Read More »Apple closes jailbreak loophole with new iOS update
Up iOS update that closes a lockscreen security loophole has also put a stop to a popular iPhone jailbreak. Gizmodo reports that update 6.1 has killed the exploits used by the Evasi0n jailbreak – a hassle free method of freeing iPhones and iPads from Apple’s closed-wall operating system. Users who …
Read More »Game Boy Advance emulator smuggled onto App Store
Awesome Baby Names may seem like an innocuous app at first glance, but it hides dark things under the surface. That is, dark things if you’re one of those who is opposed to retro game emulation. Of which Apple is certainly is, so expect this app to be pulled very …
Read More »Blackberry accuses Apple of lacking innovation
BlackBerry 10 is about to debut in Australia, and BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins – a man seemingly exhilarated from the Z10 release – has spoke to theAustralian Financial Reviewto explain that Apple’s time as a dominant force is over. Of course, his comments are ridiculously premature, given that BlackBerry has …
Read More »Marmalade launches its first mobile game to four app stores at once
Signal to the Stars arrives on more marketplaces on launch day than any smartphone game in history
Read More »A quarter of iPhone users considering switch to Samsung Galaxy S4
25 per cent of UK iPhone users are considering ditching their Apple smartphone in exchange for the mysterious mobile from the South Korean rival, according to shopping offers serviceVoucherCodes.co.uk. 59 per cent of existing iPhone users claim they’ll stand by their iOS device, while 30 per cent of BlackBerry users …
Read More »Apple lashes out at Android – is the mighty feeling the heat?
Phil Schiller, Apple’s marketing boss, has attacked rival Google’s Android operating software in a rare show of tension for the tech giant. The verbal slamming comes just hours ahead of the unveiling of Samsung’s flagship Android device the Galaxy S4. "With their own data, only 16 per cent of Android …
Read More »Apple refunds parents whose kid blew £980 on Tapped Out donuts
Haven’t we been here before? The Daily Mail has today run yet another story of a child racking up a overdraft-smashing bill on a free-to-play iOS title. This time it’s The Simpsons Tapped out, in which eight-year-old Theo Rowland-Fry spent 980 on virtual donuts. It was only when my wife …
Read More »Amazon, Apple patent used digital goods tech
Market for used games may not disappear with physical media
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