Posts Tagged ‘apps’
NES Makes Short-Lived Appearance on the App Store
I’m not unfamiliar with video game emulators. I’m not endorsing them, mind you, but I’m not unfamiliar. So my curiosity was piqued when I heard tell of a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator for the iPhone, one that had managed to gain official sanction and was being sold in the App Store. Read the rest of this entry »
App Store External Games Rating Pressure Mounts
Apple implemented its own games rating system when it introduced iPhone OS 3.0, one that’s designed to let consumers know what kind of content they’re in for when they buy any kind of software from the App Store. But according to some notable critics, it isn’t enough. South Korean regulators, for instance only allow games to be sold in the country that are reviewed and rated by the official government Games Ratings Board, and so the Korean App Store actually doesn’t include a “Games” category or any of the apps therein Read the rest of this entry »
There’s (Not) An App for That: 10 Apps Only Available for Jailbroken iPhones
Where does a wayward app go after being rejected by the Apple? Read the rest of this entry »
Rewind 2009: “Best of” Lists in the iTunes Store
Apple has published the “best” and most popular choices for 2009 at the iTunes Store , and the results are interesting, if not necessarily representative of the world outside the store. In music, the top-selling album, “Only By the Night” by Kings of Leon, was also chosen as album of the year. Lady GaGa was best new artist, while Michael Jackson was artist of the year. Read the rest of this entry »