Yelp sues positive review provider Revleap
Yelp has filed a lawsuit against Revleap, a company that says it can help businesses improve their ratings, though Yelp says it actually spams them and cons them out of money. Revleap, based in Los Angeles, operates a paid service that it says can “create a large constant flow of positive reviews that stay on top of your profile, and remove fake reviews,” according to its website. These sorts of messages are knowingly...
iOS games are about to get bigger and (hopefully) better
Not many apps hit iTunes’ 2GB file limit, but those that do tend to fall into a certain category (cough games). As a result, developers often must sacrifice graphics quality and effects for iOS titles, the exact problem we pointed out with the recent BioShock iOS release. But Apple has finally lifted that limit, and the max file size on iTunes titles is now 4GB, according to its developer site. That should result in better...
iTunes Festival kicks off in London
iTunes Festival 2014 iTunes Festival is a full-volume celebration of live music, with free performances from artists we love. Local fans can win tickets to see the gigs in person while fans around the world can watch for free—live or for a limited time afterward—on iTunes or with Apple TV. Explore the Festival Keep up to date with festival news. Read the original: iTunes Festival kicks off in...
Sky director teases BT following record Premier League TV rights auction
Earlier this week, the Premier League announced the winners of its latest TV rights auction. As expected, Sky and BT were the (only) big winners, paying a whopping £5.14 billion for coverage over the next three seasons. The following morning, Sky’s shares took a hit, with investors seemingly unhappy at the fact the company paid almost £4.2 billion for 126 live games, 70 percent more than the previous auction. In comparison, BT...
Apple’s Tim Cook warns that sacrificing privacy ‘risks our way of life’
The story “Apple’s Tim Cook warns that sacrificing privacy ‘risks our way of life'”, which ran Friday, misquoted him due to a glitch in the webcast. View original post here: Apple’s Tim Cook warns that sacrificing privacy ‘risks our way of life’
