Tales Of The App Store: Armed Heroes Accused Of Stealing Torchlight Assets

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Any of our readers who are gamers are probably aware of the Torchlight series by Runic Games. With the second installment on the way, the original was an indie success story, and prominent title for gamers on all platforms. Now, it appears as though an iOS title may have stolen assets wholesale from … [Read more...]

Apple Takes New “Food & Drink” Category Live

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If you're a fan of delicious foods and wondrous libations (and if you're not, then that's a sad life you're leading), then rejoice in the fact that Apple has just unveiled a new section of the App Store for you. The new Food & Drink section has exactly what you'd expect from any section off the … [Read more...]

Apple Pulls Controversial ‘Defend The Diaoyu’ App From Chinese App Store

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The Diaoyu/Senkaku islands are a hotly contested smattering of land between the nations of China and Japan which both nations claim as their own. Now Apple has pulled an app from the App Store that had Chinese players fighting off hordes of stereotyped Japanese enemies. … [Read more...]

Apple Removes Bad Reviews From App Crashes

Apple has fixed the DRM issue that caused widespread app issues for many developers, but rather than leave in place any negative reviews from the apps being non-functional, Apple has done a solid to the development community. As reported by MacWorld and MacStories, Apple has killed all the reviews … [Read more...]

App Store Brings All Game Collections Into One Place

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Previously, the App Store has, on occasion, divided apps and games into sub-categories, like Big Name Games, Zombies, Game Center, and more. But finding these labels is always a random happenstance, as they're not permanently placed on the App Store front page — or even the Games front page. Now … [Read more...]

Tales Of The App Store: Jailbreak Only Display Recorder Now In App Store

It's very rare for apps that previously only existed in Cydia to transition to the legitimate world of iOS, which is what makes the recent arrival of Display Recorder so interesting. This newly released app shares its name and functionality  with a popular program in the world of the jailbroken … [Read more...]

Time Inc and Apple Finally Sort Out Subscription Battle

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Apple and Time have been arguing over subscriptions since 2010, which lead to the weird world of paper subscribers getting digital versions — but leaving it difficult to obtain digital versions only. Now, finally, after years of wrangling a compromise has been met. … [Read more...]

Tales Of The App Store: Apple Kills AirPlay Receiver Apps [u]

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As of last night, the internet was aflame from the tale of Apple removing Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil Speakers Touch from the App Store, even though it had been successfully there for years. On the official company blog, Paul Kafasis stated: … [Read more...]

Apple Starts Highlighting Free “App Of The Week” And “Editor’s Choice” In App Store

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Apple has started two new ways of showing off great apps, both in the iTunes and Mac App Store. First up is the free "App of the Week," which we assume will be a regularly rotating application that is marked down to free in conjunction between Apple and the manufacturer. This week it's Cut the … [Read more...]

EA Backpedals On Rock Band Collapse

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Yesterday, we heard word of an alert popping up on the iOS Rock Band game, warning that it would soon cease to function. Now, intense media pressure has focused on EA, and the company has backtracked on this statement. A new notification was sent out to devices, and EA has stated: "Rock Band for … [Read more...]