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Revamped BlackBerry World includes music, movies, and next-day TV shows for BlackBerry 10

By Dante D'Orazio on January 28, 2013 09:34 am + 33 comments

RIM said last week that it renamed its app store to BlackBerry World (from BlackBerry App World) as Continue reading…
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Apple has a porn problem, and it's about to get worse

By Joshua Topolsky on January 27, 2013 05:43 pm + 493 comments

On Sunday, a number of news outlets ran stories covering the rise of easily-accessible pornography Continue reading…
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Pebble app for iPhone appears in time for first wave of smartwatch shipments

By Sam Byford on January 23, 2013 08:52 pm + 27 comments

The iPhone app for the long-awaited Pebble smartwatch is now available for download. Pebble's Continue reading…
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500px photo apps pulled from iOS App Store over nude photos (updated: Apple responds)

By Adi Robertson on January 22, 2013 03:17 pm + 165 comments

500px, the popular photo-sharing app, has been pulled from the iOS App Store. According to T Continue reading…
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RIM relaunches app store as 'BlackBerry World,' music and video content coming soon

By Aaron Souppouris on January 21, 2013 06:47 am + 21 comments

RIM has today announced the rebranding of its BlackBerry App World as "BlackBerry World." With the Continue reading…
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'Temple Run 2' coming to Android next week, iOS download available now

By Sam Byford on January 17, 2013 01:17 am + 67 comments

Temple Run 2 just hit the iOS App Store, but it doesn't look like Android users will have to wait as Continue reading…
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iOS games chafe under Apple's directions: 'If you want to criticize a religion, write a book'

By Adi Robertson on January 16, 2013 10:41 am + 189 comments

Since its launch, Apple's App Store has faced questions about its curation process, which roots out Continue reading…
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Apple and Amazon ordered to discuss settlement in 'App Store' infringement case

By Nathan Ingraham on January 16, 2013 09:03 am + 34 comments

Apple and Amazon have been fighting over the term 'app store' for nearly two years now, but the Continue reading…
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Peter Gabriel and 'Roboprofessor' create MusicTiles iOS remix app

By Aaron Souppouris on January 9, 2013 11:43 am + 8 comments

British musician Peter Gabriel has created a new music app with "RoboProfessor" Henrik Hautop Lund Continue reading…
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Apple rejects iOS game about the civil war in Syria

By Laura June on January 8, 2013 12:11 am + 5 comments

Apple's App Store guidelines forbid any app which "target[s] a specific race, culture, a real Continue reading…