InAppPurchases Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dear parents, it's not Apple's In-App Purchase problem, it's yours

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 27th, 2013)

Dear parents, Week after week we see articles about someone's child racking up thousands of dollars' worth of In-App purchases on their parents' iTunes account. You know the stories. They're ones like this: Five-year-old spends $2,500 on in-app purchases. And this: Apple's in-app game ...

Russian hacker circumvents iOS in-app purchases

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 13th, 2012)

This is why we can't have nice things. A Russian hacker who goes by ZonD80 has published a way to (using his servers) bypass the actual App Store's in-app purchasing servers and unlock content without having to pay. While slightly clever, this is bad for a few reasons. First, you're stealing. ...

NimbleBit: Over half a million playing Pocket Frogs, "3-4%" buying in-app purchases

by Mike Schramm (Sep 20th, 2010)

I've been playing NimbleBit's freemium Pocket Frogs game since it was released last week, and apparently I'm not the only one -- Ian Marsh tells TUAW that the game has been downloaded by half a million people so far. The company is also seeing 200K daily active users, and while Marsh couldn't share ...

Mail Notifier subscription service for the iPhone

by TJ Luoma (Apr 1st, 2010)

When Apple introduced ActiveSync and Push email support for iPhone email, there were two reactions: 1) "Yay!" and 2) "What's this going to mean for battery life?" Any sort of "push" technology will reduce the battery life, but it is a trade-off many people are willing to make, especially when it ...

MLB At Bat adds in-app purchases

by Dave Caolo (Sep 1st, 2009)

It's no secret that one of my favorite iPhone apps is Major League Baseball's At Bat [iTunes link]. Last season it provided real-time statistics and video clips from games across the league. This season, it added live video streaming of full games as well as Game Day audio. At first the video ...

New terms and conditions for iTunes Store now online

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 17th, 2009)

You'll probably see these as soon as you try to update an app or make a new purchase (along with a "This content may not be appropriate for children under 17" warning for some apps). We haven't gone through all the new terms with a fine-tooth comb yet, but it is important to note the following: ...