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Readdle’s Back To School Sale Sees ReaddleDocs & Remarks For iOS Reduced [Deals]

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Productivity apps fit for students.
Productivity apps fit for students.

We love Readdle’s productivity apps here at Cult of Mac, especially when they’re going cheap. The company is currently holding a Back to School campaign that sees a number of iOS apps that “are indispensable for studying” reduced. Those included are ReaddleDocs for iPhone, ReaddleDocs for iPad, and Remarks.

Use Super PAC App To Find Out Who Is Funding Political Ads

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Promoting transparency for all politically funded ads, whatever side they're on.
Promoting transparency for all politically funded ads, whatever side they're on.

Curious about who, exactly, is behind the growing number of TV ads for and against this or that political candidate, this or that political issue? Well, wonder no longer, as the developers behind Super PAC App bring Shazam-like audio recognition technology to the political advertisement space.

Official iOS Facebook App Gets Updated, Rebuilt From The Ground Up To Be Twice As Fast

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Three months ago, we first heard that Facebook — probably the slowest and lousiest app many people have on their smartphones — was going to get a blistering fast speed update. Now it’s finally here. And yep, it’s much faster… finally a Facebook app that isn’t absolutely crummy.

Gameloft’s Order & Chaos Online Scraps Monthly Subscription Fee In Latest Update

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The perfect reason to give Order & Chaos Online another go.
The perfect reason to give Order & Chaos Online another go.

Gameloft’s Order & Chaos Online is widely believed to be the closest alternative to Warcraft on iOS. It’s a popular game, and there’s no doubt it would be even more popular if it weren’t for the monthly fee Gameloft charged to pay it. Thankfully, in the game’s latest update, Gameloft has finally scrapped the subscription fee and made the role-playing game free to play online after purchasing.

AppZapp Will Ensure You Never Miss A Bargain On The App Store [Sponsored Post]

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There are so many thousands of apps out there — over half a million on Apple’s App Store — that it is virtually impossible to keep track of good bargains going for a song on the App Store. And developers are constantly putting apps on sale, allowing bargains galore the minute they become available — if only you knew they were. AppZapp for iPad / iPhone watches the App Store for you and keeps you informed of hundreds of price drops every day. With targeted apps in sorted lists, AppZapp knows what you like and keeps you informed of all the latest bargains in the App Store.

App Store Reality – Why You Won’t Pay For Apps, But Will For Coffee

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This is worth more than many apps, that's why.
This is worth more than many apps, that's why.

In a fantastic blog post, designer Josh Lehman begs us all to stop using the metaphor that many of us, press and developer alike, continue to spout when we hear a complaint about the price of a $0.99 app. “Look,” we say, again and again, “you’ll spend $4 on a cup of coffee at (insert your favorite coffe brand here, usually Starbucks), why won’t you spend a paltry $1 on my app?”

Lehman sees through the falsity of this argument, and then shows us why this attitude isn’t selling apps, either, regardless of its accuracy.

Plants Vs. Zombies 2 Is Coming Late Spring 2013 To The App Store

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After three years and having been ported to every platform under the sun (including, of course, the Mac and iOS), the botanical is once again ready to go head-to-head against the zombological: Pop Cap has just announced that Plants vs. Zombies 2 is “germinating” and will hit the App Store in early 2013.

This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: Instagram, Food Network On The Road, WWE & More [Roundup]

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Kicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a brand new update to Instagram — the world’s most popular photo sharing service — that introduces an improved user interface and new features. We’ve also got a new Food Network app that every foodie should have, the official WWE app for wrestling fans, and a great educational app for the iPad that promises to teach your little ones how to write capital letters quickly and efficiently.

This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Horn, Mad Skills BMX, Jack Lumber & More [Roundup]

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Kicking off this week’s must-have games roundup is a new game from Zynga that will blow your mind. It’s called Horn, and it’s a third-person action game with incredible, console-quality visuals and great gameplay. That’s accompanied by Mad Skills BMX from the creators of Mad Skills Motocross; Jack Lumber, the first game from the SEGA Alliance; Cafeteria Nipponica from Kairosoft, and more. Look out for the awesome new platformer from Ravenous Games, creators of the award-winning League of Evil.

Sega Puts Its Own Muscle Behind Promising Game Developers, Releases Jack Lumber To iOS

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A lumberjack with a profound hatred for trees.
A lumberjack with a profound hatred for trees.

Well-known video game developer and publisher, Sega, is taking a cue from publishers like Chillingo and helping indie game studios find their footing in an uncertain market.

The initiative, called the Sega Alliance, will assist independent developers with creative consultation, marketing, production, localization, and distribution tasks. The first indie studio to get this special support from Sega is Owlchemy Labs, the makers of Smuggle Truck and Snuggle Truck for iOS, Mac, and PC.

Horn Brings Original Storyline, Gorgeous Visuals To iPad, iPhone, And iPod Touch

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Developer Phosphor Games knocks it out of the park with a new, beautiful iOS game named after protagonist, Horn. The game uses the Unreal Engine and multitouch-based gestures to a third-person action adventure game. While the technology, visual style and swipe-based combat in Horn bring to mind Infinity Blade, it’s clear from the start that this is something different.

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This 13 Year Old App Developer Puts Us All To Shame

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13 years old and already has more apps in the App Store than I do.
13 years old and already has more apps in the App Store than I do.

Last year, Nicholas G. was 12-years-old. He convinced his dad to get him a developer account from Apple, and began to learn how to program apps.

Nicholas is now 13, and the second update to his first app, Quick Notes!!, is out on the App Store. Version 1.0, says Nicholas, has already accrued over 3,000 downloads. How many downloads did your app have when you were 13? Mine didn’t have any. It still doesn’t.

Better yet? Nicholas hasn’t taken a programming class, at school or on the internet.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out Will Return To The App Store This Month

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Remember The Simpsons: Tapped Out? It was a free iOS game from EA that launched earlier this year, but it only spent a short time in the App Store because it became so popular that EA’s servers couldn’t handle it and it was pulled. The company promised, however, that it would return, and it’s making its comeback this month.

IM+ For iOS Gets ‘Off-The-Record’ Messaging Add-On For Secret, Encrypted Conversations

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Off-the-Record keeps your message sessions private.
Off-the-Record keeps your message sessions private.

IM+ and IM+ Pro, two hugely popular messaging apps from Shape Services, have been updated today to introduce a new feature dubbed “Off-the-Record” messaging. It’s a $4.99 in-app purchase that allows users to have secret, encrypted conversations with other IM+ users.

Verizon’s Viewdini Video Streaming Service Finally Comes To iOS

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Viewdini is no longer an Android exclusive.
Viewdini is no longer an Android exclusive.

Verizon Wireless has announced that Viewdini is making its debut on iOS today, allowing users with an iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, or new iPad to enjoy the video-on-demand service on the go. The app provides access to both free and subscription-based providers, including Comcast Xfinity, Hulu Plus, mSpot, Netflix, Vimeo, and more.

Check Out Kayak Pro For iOS, Apple’s Free App Of The Week [Deals]

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Kayak makes sure you get the best deal of airfare and hotels by comparing prices on the web.
Kayak makes sure you get the best deal of airfare and hotels by comparing prices on the web.

Each week Apple selects a paid App Store app and makes it totally free. CultCast listeners may know this already, but I’m a huge fan of Kayak for creating trip itineraries and ordering plane tickets, hotel rooms, etc.

There’s a free version of Kayak in the App Store that runs on the iPhone and iPad, but there’s also a pro version with additional features that normally sells for $1.

Latest iOS 6 Beta Makes App Store Updates Super Snappy

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App updates appear to be a little snappier in the latest iOS 6 beta.
App updates appear to be snappier in the latest iOS 6 beta.

While Apple’s latest iOS 6 beta didn’t make any significant changes to the platform’s front-end — aside from removing the YouTube app — it did make some changes under the hood. In addition to “bug fixes,” it appears the fourth beta has made some improvements to App Store download times that make updating your apps super snappy.

This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: Slices For Twitter, Cardiio, Posts & More [Roundup]

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Kicking off this week’s must-have apps roundup is a brand new Twitter client called Slices, which claims to be the world’s first Twitter app that allows you to break your timeline into individual streams, follow live events, browse Twitter by category, and more. We also have a “magical” app called Cardiio that accurately monitors your heart rate simply by looking at your face; the best blogging app for iPad yet called Pages; and more.

Don’t Buy This iPhone Tethering App Before It Gets Pulled From The App Store

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Don't give this guy your money.
Don't give this guy your money.

Seriously, don’t. Why encourage the developer of this sneaky Trojan horse of an app when it’s only going to be pulled from the App Store, whether tonight, tomorrow, or on Monday? Paying $1.99 to a developer who’s fairly obviously hiding tethering features within a app isn’t the way to advocate for a loosening of the restrictions on such features.

The app, called DiscoRecorder, was released today by developer Michael Leatherbury. The screenshots uploaded to the App store (see above) show only a black and white skeuomorphic cassette tape recorder interface and some innocuous recorded voice memos. What the app really does is completely different.

Turborilla Teases Mad Skills BMX For iOS In Hilarious New Teaser Trailer

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Look out for this on August 16!
Look out for this on August 16!

Turborilla, the developers behind Mad Skills Motocross of the best side-scrolling racing games on iOS — has released its first teaser trailer for Mad Skills BMX, which is coming to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on August 16. The clip shows off the upcoming title’s gameplay, and offers a hilarious little cartoon alongside it.

UX Write’s First iOS Update Brings External Keyboard Support, Autosave, Dictation, More

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I featured UX Write in one of my must-have apps roundups when it first hit the App Store, because it’s one of the best word processors available on iOS. It has now received its first update, and it’s a fairly major one, introducing support for external keyboards, autosave, dictation on supported devices, and more.