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For the first time in its history, malware has successfully made its way into an available app on the iOS App Store. Wired reports that a Russian-language app called Find and Call was discovered to contain a Trojan virus that uploaded users’ address books to a remote server. It also …

Devs in UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain set to benefit from distribution platform's EU debut

Developers are being invited to submit apps for a European version of the Amazon App Store, which is scheduled to open this summer. The portal will support the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain with plans for further global expansion in the near future”. Developers will be free to choose …

Six months after submission cloud gaming outfit still working hard to make app live

Data suggests the app's daily usage falls by five million, or 33%, in single month

Japanese social gaming giant Gree has acquired mobile game developer Funzio in a deal worth $210m. Funzio has developed a raft of popular free-to-play App Store titles like Modern War, Kingdom Age and Crime City, which have been downloaded over 20m times. Players can purchase extra in-game currency to progress …

Two tech giants could launch joint assault on the living room, unconfirmed report claims

Indie dev Charilaos Kalogirou offers an insight into the trials of releasing a game for iOS

As new market tracker shows in-app purchases on the rise

Consumers have spent more than 7m on Rovio’s new iOS release Angry Birds Space in just five days. The 69p app went straight to the top of the App Store charts at launch on Thursday, March 22nd. But a quick check today shows Draw Something from OMGPOP is back at …