Apple has sent reminders to App Store developers that the annual shutdown of iTunes Connect is scheduled to take place from Friday, December 21, 2012 to Friday, December 28th, 2012. iTunes Connect is the portal for developers to submit add updates and changes. As a result, no new apps, app updates or price changes will be reflected in the App Store during that time. We strongly recommend that...
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As noted on TouchArcade, iOS developer Halfbrick has dropped the price of all of their games to Free for the next 24 hours. “This is by far the biggest sale we’ve ever had,” said Phil Larsen, Chief Marketing Officer at Halfbrick. “Over the past three years we’ve given everything we have to make our games the best, and were rewarded a million times over with love and support from our...
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Apple announced tonight that the company has sold over two million of the new iPhone 5 in China, just three days after its launch. “Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple...
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Sister site TouchArcade.com is offering a new promotion called “Free Play” in which they work with developers to offer highly rated games for free. The first offering is a role-playing game called Aralon. Aralon features over 30 hours of gameplay, and an incredibly depth character creation system complete with multiple races and classes- Each with their own unique skill trees....
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Apple is now accepting orders for the new iMac on their online store. The new iMacs offer dramatically reduced thickness and add a brand new Fusion Drive that combines flash storage and a traditional disk-based hard drive to maximize both speed and capacity. The 21.5″ model starts at $1299 and $1499 while the 27″ model starts at $1799 and $1999. The 21.5″...
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