iOS App Store Down

iOS App Store Down

Apple\'s Cloud services aren\'t the best. They have a tendency to go out ever now and then. On Wednesday the iOS App Store has taken a toll as the store has gone down. Without any warning, Apple\'s App Store has become unavailable, giving a "App Store not available" message. On the flip side, the Mac App Store is still running fine and dandy. According to the companies iCloud System Status page, Apple is not aware of the issue.

Pay Once And Play: Apple Highlights Games with No In-App Purchases

Pay Once And Play: Apple Highlights Games with No In-App Purchases

Apps over the years have changed in terms of pricing. It used to be the case where you had a free "lite" version of a game, and a pro version. In-app purchases were to remove ads and enhance the experience. Now, almost no apps have a lite version, and the majority of in-app purchases are used to actually play the game. Apple has begun highlighting non-freemium games in a new section of the App Store the companies calls, "Pay Once & Play". The company describes the section as "great games with no in-app purchases". First spotted by MacStories, the section is divided into three categories: Recent Releases, Blockbuster Games and App Store Originals. Some of the popular titles include: Minecraft , Thomas Was Alone and Threes! . Here are a few more games listed in Pay Once & Play:

• Blek


• Hero Emblems


• XCOM: Enemy Within


• Battleheart Legacy


• Space Marshals


• Goblin Sword


• Gunbrick

The section was first spotted in the UK, and has since spread all across the world to places like Europe, the United States, and various other countries.

Apple Increases App Size Limit From 2GB to 4GB

Apple Increases App Size Limit From 2GB to 4GB

Apple announced Thursday afternoon that it has increased its app package size limit to 4GB when submitting applications through iTunes connect. That\'s double the previous size limit of 2GB, which has been the same since the App Store was originally introduced in 2008. App developers and game-makers should be happier, as they struggle to make games under 2GB with the multitude of screen sizes and resolutions.

The size limit of an app package submitted through iTunes Connect has increased from 2 GB to 4 GB, so you can include more media in your submission and provide a more complete, rich user experience upon installation. Please keep in mind that this change does not affect the cellular network delivery size limit of 100 MB.

Although Apple may be increasing app size limits, they are still enforcing the 100 megabyte cellular download limit.

‘Keeper Security’ is Saving You Time and Now Securing Your Important Files

‘Keeper Security’ is Saving You Time and Now Securing Your Important Files

If you haven’t noticed already, smartphone users are interacting with numerous mobile applications continuously on a daily basis. Currently app usage accounts for nearly 86 percent of the average U.S. mobile consumers time. With that in mind, more and more applications are requiring passwords to protect your personal information. Entering usernames and passwords is time consuming, which results in some smartphone users repeating the same passwords across numerous accounts. In today\'s age, this is an unsafe practice in protecting the security of your accounts, personal information, and identity. Keeper Security wants you to continue to enjoy your favorite applications, except now with the safety, security, and convenience of a brand new feature called FastFill. Craig Lurey, CTO & Co-Founder of Keeper, states, “Logging in and out of apps was a major pain point for consumers and professionals until now. FastFill solves this problem - it’s easy to use, fast and secure.” Currently FastFill is only available for Android, but iOS users will see FastFill later this year on their iOS devices. So how does fast fill work? To find out, be sure to continue reading...

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