Apps

Financial Times Hits 1M Users On HTML5 Site That Dodges Apple’s Tax – TechCrunch

The newspaper industry is struggling to make ends meet. Mobile could be the solution, but the Apple App Store comes with a 30% tax on the subscriptions that established news outlets depend on. To buck Apple’s tax, London paper Financial … Continue reading

Apple Expands Amazon ‘App Store’ Battle to Kindle Fire – PC Magazine

Apple has expanded its battle with Amazon over the term “app store” to include the retailer’s newly released Kindle Fire tablet. Though Amazon launched its store as the “Amazon AppStore for Android,” Apple claims that Amazon has de-emphasized the “for … Continue reading

Kindle Fire Dragged Into Apple’s ‘App Store’ Suit Against Amazon – Wired News

Apple has set its sights on the Kindle Fire as part of the company’s trademark lawsuit against Amazon. In an amended complaint filed this week, Apple argued that Amazon began altering its own “Appstore” marketing when it introduced the Kindle … Continue reading

Apple app store takes payment in Chinese yuan – Marketwatch

BEIJING (MarketWatch) — Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store has started allowing users to pay for downloads using Chinese yuan. Download prices for applications in the China version of the App Store were being displayed in yuan on Friday, and …

Stronger Anonymity Comes To The iPhone With Tor-Enabled App – Forbes

Early this week Apple approved Covert Browser for iPad to be sold in its App Store, the first official iOS app that allows users to route their online communications through Tor, what many consider the world’s strongest anonymity network.

Apple App Store Starts Accepting Payments In Chinese Yuan – NASDAQ

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) App Store has started allowing users to pay for downloads using Chinese yuan. Download prices for applications in the China version of the App Store were being displayed in yuan on Friday, and users … Continue reading

Think Apple is Restrictive About Apps? Try the Kindle Fire – ReadWriteWeb

One of the more common criticisms lobbed at Apple when it comes to iOS is its restrictive application approval policies. Apps that contain racy content, include features that compete with Apple’s own core functionality or that don’t adhere to their … Continue reading

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Superman – Chillingo Ltd

Superman Chillingo Ltd Genre: Games Price: $0.99 Release Date: November 14, 2011 THE OFFICIAL SUPERMAN GAMEBecome Superman to save the city of Metropolis in an all-new adventure for iPhone and iPad! As the Man of Steel, only you can protect … Continue reading

Apple now accepts Chinese yuan for App Store purchases – Boston Globe

Apple wants to make it easier for customers in its fastest growing market to get their hands on software, which is why it started accepting Chinese yuan for App Store downloads (via the Wall Street Journal) on Friday. The change … Continue reading

Remains of the Day: Messing with Texas Hold’em – IDG NEWS

Why can’t iChat and iMessage just get along? Maybe some day. Apple has, however, tweaked the App Store on the iPad–which, incidentally, is on a ton of people’s holiday wish list–but it’s also pulled its very own iOS game. Perhaps … Continue reading