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Apple profiles iPad apps for World Autism Acceptance Day

At the release of its new 9.7 inch iPad Pro, Apple presented a video of Dillan, a young man who is both autistic and non-verbal, who was able to begin expressively communicating via apps on his iPad. Today, the App Store is featuring more of Dillan's story and a range of apps developed for autistic people.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 57

Only months after launch, 'Disney Infinity' ditches support for Apple TV

Disney has revealed it no longer plans to update "Disney Infinity 3.0" for Apple TV, meaning new content and compatibility with new figurines will arrive only on competing platforms.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 109

US iPhone owners spent average of $35 on apps in 2015, mostly on games

An average of $35 per active iPhone was spent on apps and in-app purchases in the U.S. in 2015, with most of the money going towards mobile games, according to a new market research report.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

Sony to bring popular PlayStation titles to Apple's iOS in Asia and Japan

Like its rival Nintendo, Sony appears to be taking a soft approach to the lucrative smartphone gaming market, announcing on Thursday that it will bring some PlayStation titles to iPhone gamers in Japan and Asia.

Katie Marsal 10 years ago 5

Apple's Classroom app goes live to bolster iPad in education

Following the release of iOS 9.3 on Monday, Apple pushed out its new Classroom app for teachers that promises to deliver a comprehensive toolset for deploying, managing and monitoring iPads in the classroom.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 5

'The Trace,' Sega's 'Sonic' series come to Apple TV's tvOS App Store

Two popular games from other platforms — "The Trace" and "Sonic the Hedgehog" — launched for the fourth-generation Apple TV on Thursday, with Sega promising that more Sonic titles would be making the trip shortly.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 12

Official 'Apple Events' app launches on tvOS App Store ahead of 'Let us loop you in' event

Apple on Thursday released the official "Apple Events" application for the fourth-generation Apple TV — a free download from the tvOS App Store that will let users view the company's special event next Monday.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 3

'AceDeceiver' malware secretly installs malicious apps onto iOS devices

A new form of iOS malware, nicknamed "AceDeceiver," can infect people without relying on an enterprise certificate or attacking jailbroken devices, security firm Palo Alto Networks revealed on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23

Instagram to optimize user feeds, show posts out of chronological order

Photo sharing service Instagram on Tuesday announced plans to apply an optimization algorithm to user feeds that, much like the system used by parent company Facebook, reorders posts based on a variety of performance metrics.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 9

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