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iOS to get its first streaming games subscription service

Big Fish Games has secured an agreement with Apple for a first-of-its-kind subscription games servcie on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It will use the subscription functionality introduced to iOS as part of the Newsstand app. Bloomberg reports that access to dozens” of titles will be offered for $6.99 a …

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iPad tops US Christmas wish lists

Apple has seemingly conquered the hearts and minds of US consumers this Christmas ahead of the games industry. A new survey by Nielsen found that 44 per cent of kids aged between six and 12 years old put an iPad at the top of their Christmas wish list. That was …

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iTunes Match finally arrives in the US

Apple’s long promised cloud music service iTunes Match has finally been rolled out in the US, albeit two weeks late. iTunes Match is a key strand in Apple’s cloud strategy, letting music lovers scan their libraries and then replicate them on the cloud. The idea is that they can all …

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Is iOS5 update worsening iPhone battery life?

Apple today released a patch for its iOS 5 that is deigned to address complaints about battery life – but users are complaining that it has made situation worse. iOS 5.0.1 was released specifically to improve the battery life of iPhones following widespread complaints that the new iPhone 4S has …

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Apple looking to reinvigorate App Store

The App Store may have shaken the very foundations of the traditional games industry, but Apple isn’t blind to the growing competition it faces. The result, Brand Republic reports, is that the company is looking to hire a digital marketing team for Europe to lead the reinvigoration of its App …

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