i.gizmodo.com - 2/3/2009
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Crackulous, a program for pirating apps from the iPhone App Store , was just released. Great for cheapskates, terrible for independent developers trying to make a living. You'll need to jailbreak your phone to get in on the fun, obviously, but the entire process seems relatively simple if ...
pocketgamer.biz - 1/29/2009
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pocketgamer.biz —
Apple is planning to introduce a premium games
section to its App Store where it will sell...
a range of iPhone games for $19.99, sources tell PocketGamer.biz. However, the initiative will only be open to a restricted number of large publishers, rather ...
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Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App ...
funkyspacemonkey.com - 2/2/2009
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funkyspacemonkey.com —
Funky Space Monkey dot COM Personalize Your iPhone
One Post at the Time logo_fsm2 Glad to see...
you here, you can grab my RSS feed or get alerted via SMS for FREE. ( note : SMS alerts are only available for US carriers ) By using the cracked .ipa files ...
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Crackulous is Out
techcrunch.com - 2/5/2009
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techcrunch.com —
In the last week, a pair of new
iPhone applications have appeared on the App Store that...
put the menus of hundreds of restaurants at users’ fingertips. Dubbed GrubHub and CityMint , both applications allow users to order food on the go from ...
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Mobile Restaurant Ordering (Finally) Hits The App Store
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Crackulous Pirates iPhone Apps, Makes for Hilarious E-mail Exchanges
AppScout —
... Gizmodo wrote up the app and called it out a bit for taking money out of the pockets of hard-working app designers. But the best part of the post came later, when its author, Adam Frucci, got a message from Crackulous's designer. The app that Gizmodo linked to was apparently a pirated version of the software. Crackulous's designer asked that Frucci remove the link and replace it with the URL of the original version of the app, "instead of supporting the pirates." ...
Author Of iPhone Pirating App Angry That His Own App Was Pirated
Techdirt —
Well, here's an odd one. Gizmodo wrote about the release of Crackulous, an iPhone app for jailbroken iPhones that allowed users to make unauthorized copies of iPhone apps. That, by itself, isn't all that interesting. However, the author of the software then wrote to the Gizmodo author very upset that the Gizmodo story linked not to his original app but (you guessed it) an unauthorized copy of the app. When Gizmodo's Adam Frucci pointed out the irony of this, the guy who created Crackulous said that he needed the link to point to his app because "I need people ...
The Week in iPhone Apps: A Good Week For Cheapskate Gamers [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
... On Your iPhone • How To Text With Adorable Japanese Emoji On Your iPhone For a Buck • How To Text With Adorable Japanese Emoji On Your iPhone For a Buck • Rumor: iPhone 3.0 Might Let Apps Run in the Background for Real Multitasking • ClearCam for iPhone Stitches 2MP Photos Together Into 4MP Ones • How to Find Awesome iPhone Apps (no place better than the Week in iPhone Apps, though, obviously) • Crackulous Allows for App Store Piracy • Internet Visionary MC Hammer Releases ...
Developer Loses Thousands To App Store Piracy
iPhone Savior —
... is all too aware of the painful reality of App Store bootlegging. The question still remains, what can developers do about it? The recent release of Crakulous, an automated app-pirating tool created with evil intentions so jailbroken iPhone users can steal paid apps, only serves to empower the unscrupulous minority. Especially since the release of Crackoulous was given such tremendous exposure on popular tech blogs worldwide. ...
An iPhone App Developer's Take on Piracy: Work With Pirates, Not Against Them [Piracy]
Gizmodo —
... The creator of iCombat weighed in with his thoughts on newly-popular piracy of iPhone apps with an interesting conclusion: It's not worth the trouble to police the pirates, and they might even prove helpful. ...
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