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NewsLodsys sues developers large and small over in-app purchasing patents
Remember Lodsys? In May 2011, the patent-holding company warned iOS developers it could sue them over in-app purchasing; Apple told Lodsys...
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NewsApple ‘E-wallet’ iPhone patent outlines spending limits
A newly published Apple patent sheds more light on Apple’s iWallet concept. The latest patent describes an E-Wallet app that allows subsidiary...
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News 2Consumer Affairs investigates dodgy apps in commerce
Australia’s Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) has launched an inquiry into apps operating in the mobile commerce sector...
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App GuideTouch Pets Dogs 2
Not since the tamagotchi has a virtual pet been as popular as the menagerie up for adoption on iOS. And in a world of high-rise apartments and renters,...
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NewsApple will fix App Store vulnerability with iOS 6
Apple has issued guidance to iOS developers wondering how to protect their App Store apps from a hack that makes it possible to get in-app purchases...
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NewsApple to combat App Store hack with device identifier?
Apple may have added a new field entitled unique_identifier to in-app purchases with a view to stopping the recent hack that has made it possible...
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FeaturesWhat the in-app purchase hack means
The recent news that a simple hack makes it trivial to circumvent iOS’s in-app buying mechanism raises the question of whether Apple is doing...
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NewsParents suing Apple over in-app purchases pass first test
A group of US parents, have successfully petitioned a federal judge to hear a class action lawsuit against Apple over in-app purchases. The plaintiffs...
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NewsAmazon copies Apple with in-app purchases
Amazon has taken a leaf out of Apple’s book and is now allowing developers to offer in-app purchases. Like Apple, Amazon will take a 30 per cent...
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App GuideDisposable Hipstamatic
Remember disposable cameras – you know, those plastic film cameras people used to carry around on holiday, where the roll had to be developed before...
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PlayStrike Knight
Strike Knight looks to recreate the puck bowling game you might find down at your local tavern. And it does a pretty good job of it, from the gleaming...
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