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UK government opens investigation into free games, in-app purchases aimed at children

By Matt Brian on April 12, 2013 03:40 am + 16 comments

The UK government has opened an investigation into whether children are being unfairly targeted in Continue reading…
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iTunes Store now calls out apps that offer in-app purchases

By Nathan Ingraham on March 22, 2013 03:27 pm + 53 comments

Apple recently settled a class action lawsuit surrounding in-app purchases — the case was brought Continue reading…
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Amazon announces in-app purchasing service for Mac, PC, and web games

By T.C. Sottek on January 22, 2013 09:44 am + 16 comments

Amazon will extend its in-app purchasing system, already available for the Kindle Fire or other Continue reading…
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Play this: Peter Molyneux's 'Curiosity' teases the masses with an addictive hunt for its secret

By Aaron Souppouris on November 6, 2012 10:29 am + 54 comments

Curiosity - what's inside the cube, the long-awaited mobile debut from Peter Moylneux's 22Cans Continue reading…
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The New York Times launches HTML5 web app for iPad, dodges Apple's in-app subscription fees

By Kimber Streams on October 2, 2012 09:29 am + 28 comments

Today, The New York Times announced a new HTML5 web app for the iPad, likely introduced in an Continue reading…
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iOS in-app purchasing fix can't be bypassed, hacker admits 'the game is over'

By Aaron Souppouris on July 23, 2012 07:33 am + 78 comments

Apple's workaround for the iOS in-app purchasing exploit has made it impossible to be re-hacked, Continue reading…
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iOS in-app purchase hack extended to Mac App Store desktop apps

By Aaron Souppouris on July 21, 2012 10:40 am + 93 comments

Just as Apple had suggested a workaround for the iOS hack that allowed users to fraudulently obtain Continue reading…
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Simple iOS hack apparently lets users make in-app purchases without paying

By Adi Robertson on July 13, 2012 10:34 am + 122 comments

A Russian developer has published what looks like a way to circumvent Apple's in-app purchase Continue reading…
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Microsoft adds NFC to Windows Phone 8 with Wallet Hub, Tap + Send

By Dante D'Orazio on June 20, 2012 12:34 pm + 35 comments

Microsoft has announced that Windows Phone 8 will officially support NFC, as has been rumored for Continue reading…
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Amazon adds Android-wide in-app purchases to Appstore

By Adi Robertson on April 10, 2012 09:31 am + 7 comments

Barely a week after testing its in-app purchase system on the Kindle Fire, Amazon has announced that Continue reading…