Apple has made a big change to its App Store gifting policy that now allows you to gift in-app purchases to friends and family. First reported by MacRumors, the change backtracks on the previous stance that only apps could be gifted, but not any content within the app. Apple’s gifting guidelines now states: “Apps may enable gifting items that are eligible for in-app purchase to others...
It has been ten years since Apple first launched the App Store. Nowadays, we mostly use apps to connect to services we use, but back in 2008 when the App Store launched, iPhone users downloaded very different apps. Taking a look at the top ten apps in the App Store back in 2008, it is both cringy and nostalgic to look back to a time when people were less refined and somehow chose to...
Apple has begun removing third-party Reddit clients from the App Store because they can be used to view NSFW content. Eggplant and Narwhal are two of the apps that have disappeared, while Reddit's official client remains for now. Apple has been informing the developers behind these apps that they violate App Store guideline 18.2, which states, "Apps that contain user generated content...
BigBoss, one of the biggest and most popular Cydia repositories, has allegedly been hacked. Attackers "Kim Jong-Cracks" claim to have gained access to all packages — including paid titles — and made them available for free via their own repo. Cydia users are advised to steer well clear of it, however. If you're unfamiliar with Cydia, it's the jailbreaker's App Store alternative for iOS...
Distimo year-end review details the success of the freemium business model Freemium apps—free apps with in-app purchases—make up a huge majority of the revenue generated in both the Apple App Store and on Google Play. It’s a business model that’s become more and more popular with video games and now applications inserting paid add-ons into games and apps that initially cost nothing to...
For a long time, Apple's App Store was the big kahuna. Not only was its inventory vast, but many of the offerings there just weren't available for other platforms. No surprise there. Developers often follow the money, and when it came to sales, the App Store was the undisputed king. But that tide is starting to shift. Sure, the App Store still boasts more revenue — as of last month,...
Vine, Twitter’s new micro-vid sharing service, has become a force to be reckoned with. Thursday, its first and only mobile app debuted in the iOS App Store, and since then, it has been highly publicized in the geek blogging space as well as to the general public, thanks to Apple making it an Editor’s Choice. The dead-simple, fun and totally addicting app has become a break-out hit with...
NBC announced the release of two Adobe-powered applications that will be used to cover the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Available for both Android and iOS the two free applications, the NBC Olympics Live Extra app will offer live streaming coverage to on the go sports fans, as well as provide viewers with social features and multiple camera angles. The official NBC Olympics app will...
A huge update to the official Twitter client for iOS has been prematurely revealed by Apple's iOS 6 beta firmware. The update itself is yet to be released at the time of writing this post, but for some developers, its release notes can already be seen within Apple's redesigned App Store in iOS 6. The version 4.3 update, which was discovered by 9to5Mac, includes a whole host of changes...
I write about games on the Internet. More specifically, I write about games on a site centered around the mobile and tech industry. I’m a fan of both worlds, but I’m a gaming writer by trade. Being here means I get to hear all these mobile gamers yelling about how awesome their platform is. Well, guess what. It isn’t. Why? I’ve come up with five reasons. Ready the pitchforks. I’ll be...