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Pebble Smartwatch App is Updated With Pebble Appstore, Watchfaces

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The new Pebble Smartwatch app is now available in the App Store and it features over one thousand apps and watchfaces for the device.     The Pebble smart watch connects to your iPhone and other iOS devices using Bluetooth, alerting you to incoming calls, emails, messages and alerts. Customize your Pebble with hundreds of watchapps found within the Pebble smart … [Read more...] about Pebble Smartwatch App is Updated With Pebble Appstore, Watchfaces

Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2 is Now Available on the App Store

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Walking Dead: The Game - Season 2 is now available for download on the App Store. The sequel to 2012's Game of the Year continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in an unforgiving world. But what can an ordinary child do to stay alive when the living can be just as … [Read more...] about Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2 is Now Available on the App Store

Apple Makes Widespread Ranking Changes Across App Store

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Apple has reportedly made widespread ranking changes across the App Store leading to an average ranking change for iPhone apps of 41.5 positions.   Mobiledevhq says that is 8x the change they normally see. When looking at their 30,000 keyword sample taken daily, 40% of all apps that ranked for those keywords changed at least 20 ranking positions. iPad apps had an average … [Read more...] about Apple Makes Widespread Ranking Changes Across App Store

Apple Improves App Store Search Engine to Correct Misspelt Queries

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Apple has made changes to its App Store search engine to take into account misspelled words. A recent change to Apple’s App Store search engine now leads to improved search results for misspelled queries with small typos, we’ve learned. In addition, searchers looking for an app they know by name, but are unsure if it has spaces in the title, are also seeing better results. For … [Read more...] about Apple Improves App Store Search Engine to Correct Misspelt Queries

Apple Begins Advertising Stock iOS Apps in App Store Search Results

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Apple has started advertising stock iOS apps in App Store search results. When performing a search for several common phrases like web browser, sms, apps, or internet, the first search result is a link to visit or open Apple's stock application. For example, when searching for 'web browser' the first result is Safari with a link to 'Open Safari'. … [Read more...] about Apple Begins Advertising Stock iOS Apps in App Store Search Results

Apple Hires Toronto Blue Jays Assistant GM

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Apple has hired Toronto Blue Jays Assistant GM Jay Sartori as the manager of its App Store Sports and Entertainment Category, reports Sportsnet. Sartori is taking over as the tech titan’s manager of the App Store’s sports and entertainment category, a departure from the arbitration, contract and collective bargaining agreement interpretation work he handled for the Blue Jays. … [Read more...] about Apple Hires Toronto Blue Jays Assistant GM

Apple is Now Letting Legacy iOS Users Download the 'Last Compatible' Version of an App

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Apple is now allowing users running an old version of iOS on their device to download the 'last compatible' version of an app. Reddit user AutumnStrings posted a screenshot which reads: Download an older version of this app? The current version requires iOS 5.0 of later, but you can download the last compatible version.   via reddit [signoff] … [Read more...] about Apple is Now Letting Legacy iOS Users Download the 'Last Compatible' Version of an App