Articles Tagged ‘App Store scammers’
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Scam Alert: Fake IntelliScreen X iOS Application Appears In App Store
BY Joe White on Sun November 11th, 2012
A brand new scam application has appeared in the App Store.
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App Store Scam: Blocks World Pro - Another Faux Minecraft App
BY Joe White on Mon September 03rd, 2012
A brand new scam-app has appeared in the App Store, this time it's called "Blocks World Pro."
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Apple Makes It Easier For Developers To Report Infringing Apps
BY Brent Dirks on Fri August 31st, 2012
Developers can report an infringing app via Apple's new iTunes Content Dispute page.
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Beware The App Store Scam: MineCraft Impersonator Appears In App Store
BY Joe White on Wed August 15th, 2012
A new MineCraft-impersonating App Store scam has appeared!
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Don't Buy Any Property In This Fake Monopoly Game
BY Andy Faust III on Sat July 21st, 2012
Don't let this crudely copied Monopoly fake put you in the poor house.
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New 'Terraria' Scam Tricking App Store Customers
BY Andy Faust III on Sat July 21st, 2012
Terraria is not yet available for iOS, so don't get tricked by this scam!
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Misleading 'Craft - Build Terrain' Scam Back In The App Store
BY Andy Faust III on Sat July 21st, 2012
Somehow, this previously-banned MineCraft ripoff is available again.
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Former Apple Employee Gives A Tiny Look Into App Store Review Process
BY Brent Dirks on Wed July 04th, 2012
Think the App Store review team is a bunch of dicks? Think again. Instead, they are apparently too busy sifting through pictures of the male anatomy.
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Activator - Another App Store Scam Appears In The iPhone App Store
BY Joe White on Sun June 24th, 2012
Another jailbreak-related scam application has appeared in the App Store. As iDownloadBlog reports, a new iPhone application called "Activator" promises to deliver iOS customization options to non-jailbroken iPhone handsets, and is available for $0.99 in the App Store.
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New Fake App Fast Tools Pro Claims To Widgetize Your iDevice's Home Screen
BY Aldrin Calimlim on Tue June 19th, 2012
While this new scam app isn't so blatant as to make use of a well-known brand for its name, its chosen name is nonetheless misleading. Its so-called developer, Axotic, calls it Fast Tools Pro. But it's neither fast nor pro. And most important, it doesn't offer tools of any use.
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Here's Another App Store Scam: Microsoft Word 2012
BY Joe White on Sun June 17th, 2012
Here's another App Store scam you need to avoid!
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Updated: Fake Cydia Application Appears In iOS App Store
BY Joe White on Sat June 16th, 2012
There have been “App Store scammers” aplenty over the last few years, but this one really takes the biscuit. A new, universal application has recently appeared in the App Store, which disguises itself as the jailbreak “app store” Cydia, created by Jay Freeman.
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'Writing' App Shamelessly Copies iA Writer's Iconic Looks
BY Andy Faust III on Tue May 22nd, 2012
Here's yet more proof that Apple's review team is hopelessly AFK.
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Misleading App Tops Charts, Highlights Apple's Inattention To Details
BY Andy Faust III on Wed April 18th, 2012
Lock My Screen, while not necessarily a scam, underscores Apple's recent App Store failings.
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Don’t Get Fooled Again: We Are Calling Out Scam Artists In The App Store
BY Lory Gil on Sun February 26th, 2012
We did a little research and found some developers that are questionable at best and downright criminal at worst. Find out which developers you should keep away from.
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Temple Guns Blasts Its Way Past AWOL Apple Review Team
BY Andy Faust III on Mon February 13th, 2012
Another "Temple Run" knock-off gets past Apple's "review" staff. Sheesh.
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Apple Issues Statement, Warns Devs About "Gaming The System"
BY Andy Faust III on Tue February 07th, 2012
With a warning to developers, Apple has started responding to the most recent barrage of App Store scams.
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Rampant App Store Fraud Indicates Changes In Apple's Review Policy
BY Andy Faust III on Sun February 05th, 2012
Apple's once-rigorous submissions staff is asleep at the wheel as App Store scams continue to fly under the radar.
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App Store Scammers: Craft - Build Terrain
BY Joe White on Wed December 14th, 2011
Apple fans, avoid this application: Craft - Build Terrain. Though it might appear to be some kind of MineCraft client, the application is, in fact, a $1.99 scam that you will undoubtedly regret purchasing and downloading.
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