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Read More »Apple halts online sales in Russia over volatile rouble concerns
The plummeting value of the rouble has led to tech giant Apple halting online sales of products to Russia and closing its Russian website. Apple had already last month upped its Russian prices by 25 per cent to try and bring prices in line with some other European regions. The …
Read More »Nudity restored to Papers Please on iOS
The option for nudity in indie hit Papers Please has been restored after what Apple described as a misunderstanding”. Just talked to Apple,” developer Lucas Pope said on Twitter. The initial rejection for porn was a misunderstanding on their part. They suggested I resubmit with the nudity option.” He later …
Read More »Apple forced pixel nudity removal from Papers Please
Indie hit Papers Please is now available on iPad, but creator Lucas Pope has revealed that Apple forced him to remove the game’s nudity. The original version saw players, who assume the role of a immigration officer in a totalitarian state, occasionally forcing visitors to endure a body scan, revealing …
Read More »Lucas Pope tones down Papers, Please for iPad release
Acclaimed immigration control game coming to tablets tomorrow
Read More »Monument Valley and Threes! win Apple games of the year awards
Ustwo's acclaimed puzzler named best iPad game, while Sirvo number puzzler tops iPhone list
Read More »Apple names Threes its Game of the Year
Sirvo’s puzzle title Threes has been named as Apple’s iOS game of the year, with 1337 & Senri’s Leo’s Fortune the runner up. A number of games are named in the platform holder’s Best Games list, including Monument Valley, 80 Days, Wayward Souls, Retry, Godus and Alone. Minecrat: Pocket Edition …
Read More »4-inch iPhone 6 to be released next year, report claims
Apple will next release add a third, smaller variant of its iPhone 6 to its product roster, a report has claimed. PC Pro reports that supply chain sources” have told Taiwanese media that the model is likely to be called the iPhone 6S or 6 Mini, and accompanies rumours that …
Read More »Zuckerberg hits back at Cook, insists the customer is ‘the product that’s being bought and sold’
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has bitten back at what some saw as a closeted attack on the company by Apple boss Tim Cook. In September Cook said: A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re …
Read More »Apple removes ‘Free’ from App Store downloads
Word changed to 'Get' as firm plans to make it clearer that free-to-play games include in-app purchases
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