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Apple Adds ‘Offers In-App Purchases’ Notification to App Store Apps

By | March 25, 2013 | 2 comments
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inapppurchasewarningApple has added a new labeling system to the App Store, putting a new line of text on all apps that contain in-app purchases. When you go to download an app from the App Store on your computer, you will now see text directly under the app icon that reads “Offers In-App Purchases.”

According to The Guardian, who reported the change, Apple has confirmed that the message is a new addition to the App Store. The message, which is located in close proximity to the purchase button of an app, should serve to alert people to apps that might end up costing them in-app cash.

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This Week’s App Store Editor’s Choice: Fetch

By | March 25, 2013 | No comment yet
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Fetch 4Every week, it seems like Apple has found the most innovative, unique, and interesting game ever. Then, the new Editor’s Choice spotlight comes out and it outshines the previous one. Last week, Apple gave us an amazing photo editing app. Repix is more than just a digital filter app. You can add effects to designated areas with stylus drawing controls.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 18 iPad Apps on Sale

By | March 23, 2013 | No comment yet
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 18 iPad Apps on Sale For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 18 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 6 productivity / entertainment apps and 12 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 86% off, a couple are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Kid Fakes Kidnapping to Con an iPad

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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ipadWhat would you do for an iPad? One 12-year-old girl in Dubai wanted an iPad so badly that she faked her own kidnapping in an attempt to get her paws on one of Apple’s ultra desirable tablets.

The girl (unnamed because she’s under age) pretended to be kidnapped and then called her father, telling him that an iPad was the ransom for getting her back. Her dad, wisely suspicious, informed the police after he found that he could not get in touch with her. A subsequent police investigation of the alleged kidnapping revealed that she had concocted the entire scheme to try to get her father to buy her an iPad.

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Has Apple Gone too Far? Bans Politically Incorrect Game From App Store

By | March 22, 2013 | 1 comment
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sweatshopLast month, Littleloud released a game for the iPad called Sweatshop HD, a tower defense game that was designed to “challenge young people to think about the origin of the clothes we buy.” The app description says the game required players to manage an off-shore clothing factory, producing the latest in cheap designer fashions for Britain’s high streets.

Apple apparently took offense to the title, because Sweatshop HD has been removed from the App Store. Developer Littleloud was told that Apple was “uncomfortable selling a game based around the theme of running a sweatshop.”

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Google Chairman Thinks iPad Mini is too Small

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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Eric-Schmidt-007In 2010, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the iPad mini was just a rumor and that the whole 7-inch tablet industry would be “dead on arrival.” Little did he know that 7-inch tablets, and the iPad mini specifically, would blow the doors off the market. Today, Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt tried to put the tablet market back three years by saying that the iPad mini is “too small.”

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Apple Updates Podcasts App, Adds Playlists, Custom Stations, and iCloud Sync

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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Apple PodcastsWhen Apple first launched the Podcasts app, I was really exited. I love podcasts. I listen to them in the car, while I’m exercising, when I’m at work. I listen to podcasts more than I listen to the radio. After about a half hour of using Apples signature podcasting app I was disillusioned by the awkward user interface and serious lack of customization options. Today, Apple has updated Podcasts to include a number of new features that has rekindled my excitement for the podcast player. The best one is iCloud sync. I’ll never have to deal with doubles of the same episode on different devices again.

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Security Flaw Allows Anyone to Reset Your Apple ID Password Using an Email Address and Birth Date

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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passwordYesterday Apple implemented an optional two-step verification system for Apple ID accounts, allowing users to set a dedicated device and use a recovery code to strengthen the security of Apple accounts. With two-step verification, it is impossible for people to access and manage your Apple ID without access to your password and a verification code sent to your “trusted” device.

If you haven’t yet activated two-step verification, your Apple ID could potentially be in jeopardy. The Verge is reporting that a new exploit has been discovered that allows anyone to reset the password of an iTunes account that does not use two-step verification.

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Higher Prices in Australia Due to ‘Old-Fashioned’ Ideals from TV, Film, and Music, Says Apple

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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Apple AustraliaAbout a year ago, the House of Representatives Committee on Infrastructure and Communications flagged Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe for what was believed to be unjustifiable high prices in Australia. Last Month, the Committee subpoenaed all three companies to offer some kind of explanation. Yesterday, the three largest tech companies gave their excuses for why Australians pay more for digital downloads than their U.S. counterparts and they blame the media industry.

Today, Reuters is reporting that Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe executives told the Committee that higher prices in Australia are due to a 10 percent goods and services tax, higher labor costs, geographical product differentiation, and copyright issues.

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Apple Doubles Security Efforts, Adds Two-Step ID Verification

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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Apple Two-Step VerificationIf you’ve ever forgotten your password, had your account hacked, or even had your iPad stolen, you’ll be happy to know that Apple has just added an additional security measure to make it nearly impossible for someone else to access your Apple ID account.

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