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BlackBerry World app store reaches 100,000 apps

Craig Lloyd, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

The BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 are getting ready for their full launch later this month, but in order to have a great mobile platform, you have to have an ample selection of apps to choose from. Luckily, BlackBerry is making strides in its BlackBerry World app store, where there are now 100,000 BlackBerry 10 apps available for download. Read The Full Story

Apple finally enables HTTPS for App Store

Brian Sin, Mar 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Elie Bursztein, a Google developer, reported several vulnerabilities in Apple's App Store that could lead to extreme privacy breaches and attacks on users. The reports, made back in July 2012, led Apple to enable HTTPS for its App Store. By having HTTPS on, users are protected from the various types of attacks that Bursztein pointed out. It also helped that Bursztein made the attack codes public in order to light a fire under developers to enable HTTPS for their apps. Read The Full Story

5 year old accidentally spends $2570 on iPad in-app purchases

Brian Sin, Mar 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

It was only a few days ago when Apple settled a lawsuit involving in-app purchases made by children. The lawsuit offered affected users a $5+ iTunes gift card, and those who's children purchased more than $30 worth of in-app purchases will receive a full cash refund. The lawsuit is said to cost Apple around $100 million. A family in England is an example of the types of things that go on when you leave your child unattended with your iOS device. Read The Full Story

Apple releases new iPad TV ads focusing on app catalog

Craig Lloyd, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

One thing that Apple has going for them is their massive collection of hundreds of thousands of apps specifically catered toward the iPad, and to show off some of the more notable ones, as well as boast about the variety of apps available, the company has released two new TV ads that quickly go through a selection of cool apps. Read The Full Story

Samsung and Chillingo bring “100% Indie” gaming portal to battle NVIDIA

Chris Burns, Feb 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

It would seem that Samsung is attempting to get in on the underground vibe with their newest team-up with the gaming group known as Chillingo in an effort they're calling "100% Indie." This portal will be a means for up-and-coming developers to reach mobile gamers with a big brand umbrella that pushes games through the Samsung Apps store for Android devices. In other words, this is an effort to get games in Samsung's own store, an effort that will also promote said games and, in turn, support the developers behind those games. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear 101: How do I get an Apple AppStore.com vanity url?

Chris Burns, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Just yesterday the 2013 Super Bowl revealed the very first glimpse most of the world had at Apple’s URL-shortening “AppStore.com” in the Star Trek Into Darkness teaser – and lucky you, you’re already signed up! The AppStore.com structure is not one where there will be a massive “land grab” as often is the case with these sorts of things, instead Apple has opted for a more automatic sort of push, with URLs like http://appstore.com/slashgear being active automatically. That particular address will bring you straight to the iTunes App Store listing of the SlashGear app – easy as pie!

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AppStore.com vanity URLs teased during Star Trek teaser

Craig Lloyd, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

We got to see a lot of funny and great commercials during the Super Bowl last night, including a short teaser for Star Trek: Into Darkness. However, at the end of the trailer, you'll notice that the link to the official app uses a new AppStore.com vanity URL, which is the first time we've seen such a thing in public. Read The Full Story

500px back in iTunes App Store after pornography debacle

Craig Lloyd, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

After the popular photo-sharing app 500px was bumped out of Apple's iTunes App Store for containing pornography, the app is back up with a few changes. The developers behind the app have added a couple of new features that aim to target inappropriate content. The app now has a report button, as well as a mature content warning for those who don't want surprises. Read The Full Story

Twitter set to launch its video Vine app in the App Store

Brittany Hillen, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter is preparing to launch Vine, its video app designed to do for personal movies what social photo apps have done for images. According to AllThingsD, sources have stated that the app could arrive as early as tomorrow, although nothing is official at this point. There's bad news for Android users though - Vine will only be available in the App Store. Read The Full Story

Apple pulls 500px apps due to nude photo search and pornography allegations

Brittany Hillen, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple has stricken 500px's apps from the App Store because it facilitates nude image searches. The move is reported to have taken place early this morning in spite of the fact that the app defaults to a search mode that excludes nude images, requiring the user to make specific changes in order to find them. 500px has adjusted the app to try to please Apple as a result. Read The Full Story

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