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Why Does Apple Approve Fraudulent Apps for the App Store?

Why Does Apple Approve Fraudulent Apps for the App Store?
Came across an app this morning that blew my mind — for a minute. A mobile version of Halo 4 in the App Store? Nope. It’s a scam that instead of giving you Halo 4, gives you a chess game. Yeah. Read more…

Google Maps app for iOS clocks 10 million downloads in just two days

Google Maps app for iOS clocks 10 million downloads in just two days
Another concrete sign that Apple really bungled its Maps app for the iOS is the sheer volume of downloads for the Google Maps app that was reported shortly after it was officially released in the Apple App Store last December 12. According to Jeff Huber, the senior vice president of commerce and local at Google, Read more…

Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Apple Lover

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Only several more days before Christmas! Well, six days to be exact. If you have not been paying a lot of attention, then you might be in a bind as to your gift list. I honestly wish I could get this right, but it almost always boils down to this situation: last-minute rush thinking about Read more…

All Telltale Games $.99, Walking Dead Ep. 1 Free

All Telltale Games $.99, Walking Dead Ep. 1 Free
Halfbrick threw down the gauntlet with yesterday’s one-day-only giveaways of its entire app catalog. Today, Telltale upped the ante by reducing the prices of almost all of its App Store games to $.99. Read more…

Big Freebie Alert: Fruit Ninja Goes Free for 24 Hours

Big Freebie Alert: Fruit Ninja Goes Free for 24 Hours
Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick Studios has made all of its iOS games free for the next 24 hours. Grab ‘em while you can! Here’s a full list of direct links to every free app, which includes all of the Barry Steakfries games as well. Read more…

Snap Judgment: Google Maps

Snap Judgment: Google Maps
Google’s long-awaited, home-grown Maps app for iOS is here, and let’s just cut to the chase: it rocks. Google Maps might just be the best map app known to man. Read more…

Christmas Comes Early for iOS Users With Flickr and Google Maps

New Flickr for iOS
It is a good day for iOS today, what with Flickr and Google Maps being available for the platform. Flickr has been around forever, and even those who do not have a pro account know just how great an experience it offers. I can’t emphasize enough how I appreciate all the awesome photos I find Read more…

Australian Motorists Get Lost After Using Apple Maps

Australian Motorists Get Lost After Using Apple Maps
The police department of Victoria, Australia has issued a warning to travelers not to use the built-in Apple Maps on iOS 6 devices and just use other map apps alternatives. The warning came in light of a fatal error on the troubled Maps app that came with the iOS 6 system. According to the Victoria Read more…

Tim Cook Drops Big Hints About the Future

Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t give a lot of interviews. So it’s kind of a big deal that not one but two interviews with Tim Cook were published in one week. Among the usual Apple hype and secrecy, he let slip a few big hints about what’s to come — and set the record straight Read more…