Mobile app news
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Apple reveals details of 50 billionth App Store download
The winner in the race to reach the 50 billionth download is an Ohio resident who snagged the Say the Same Thing app. Along with bragging rights, the lucky customer gets a US$10,000 App Store gift card.
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ACCAN calls ACCC to action over 'freemium' games
ACCAN has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate mobile games that aggressively promote in-app purchasing.
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Buycott app lets you boycott dodgy companies
A new "ethical shopping" app uses a barcode scanner so that you can check the provenance of the products you buy. 5
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Angry Birds maker to publish games by third-party developers
The creator of the hit game Angry Birds has promised third-party developers marketing gold, and plans to publish two new games, from outside game makers, under its name.
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BlackBerry Messenger expands to Android, iOS
BlackBerry has announced its plans to offer BlackBerry Messenger to Android and iOS devices.
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Facebook updates Home, says downloads reach 1m
The social network has said that its "Facebook phone" app — which stumbled out of the gate — has been installed nearly 1 million times. The company has also announced the release of an update for the software.
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Facebook earnings: scepticism on all fronts
Despite major product releases and marked improvement on mobile, slumping social network Facebook can't shake its bum rap. 1
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Chat apps now more popular than SMS worldwide
According to new data, 19 billion chat messages were sent each day last year, compared to 17.6 billion SMS messages.
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Google Now 'talks' its way onto iOS
The mash-up of personal assistant and predictive search known as Google Now has been approved for iOS. But will it take attention away from Siri?
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Samsung to block app store access in Iran: AP
The news service noted that the store will be taken offline as of 22 May because of "legal barriers".
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