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Russian security firm ElcomSoft says it has just cracked Apple’s iOS 4 hardware encryption and is offering the software tools used in cracking the devices to government and military agencies. There is a chance, however, that the tools necessary to crack the encryption will eventually find its way to other sources. The crack works by…
The Apple App Store has reportedly passed the 500,000 app mark, according to a new infographic put together by Chomp, 148 Apps and Chillingo. I won’t waste too much time breaking it down, as that’s the beauty of this infographic. Still, it’s neat to note that there are now at least 85,569 unique developers, Angry…
Square for iPhone and iPad is really shaking up the mobile payments space. It started with a small card reader that is attached to a device’s 3.5mm headset jack and an application that allowed credit or debit card payments to be processed, and anyone who owned an iPhone, iPad or Android device could use it…
When it comes to playing games on my mobile devices, I tend to go for the more hardcore games like Rage, Infinity Blade, and Final Fantasy III than casual titles like Angry Birds and Tiny Wings. I do enjoy casual games from time to time, but I tend to enjoy a more deep and enriching…
Remember that surprise we reported Apple was planning for the 10th anniversary of its Apple stores? Well, it appears that this will be a revamp of the stores, an Apple Store 2.0, if you will. The Apple Store 2.0 will feature a restructuring of the retail environment centered around the iPad, according to rumors from…
If you saw a 15-foot tall pink monster running around your town, causing thousands of dollars in damage, and seeing the local law enforcement completely powerless in its path of destruction, the last thing you would think is the monster is just having some fun. That’s exactly what Zilla is doing in dreamfab’s latest game,…
Last year, Square Enix released an iPhone exclusive title called Chaos Rings which saw an iPad release months later. The game was deemed a huge success by critics and has been one of Square Enix’s most popular games to date. As you would expect with very popular and successful games, Square Enix has released a…
It felt like only the day before yesterday we were reporting on the incoming update for Infinity Blade that would finally allow players to fight against one another in the game’s Arena mode. Now that the update has gone live, Epic Games has decided to celebrate by dropping the price of Infinity Blade by 50%.…
Apple has reportedly inked a licensing agreement with EMI Music and it’s close to locking up deals with the other major record labels in order to put the finishing touches on its oft-rumored iCloud service. The report comes out of CNET and it suggests that the Apple iCloud streaming music service may be ready to…
Yahoo! launched an iPad-optimized version of its iOS application. Presuming you already use Yahoo! Messenger on your iPad, no longer will you be looking at the scaled-up version of the iPhone app. The new universal iOS application is made to fully take advantage of the big screen Apple’s tablet rock. In addition to chatting with…