Author: Jack Slater

  • Free Player Data

    TouchArcade’s Eli Hodapp has an anonymously sourced article from a free-to-play game developer: You might not use Facebook, but your connections give you away. If you play with friends, or you have a significant other who plays, we can see the same IP address, and learn who you are playing with. When we don’t know…

  • Peace Pulled From App Store

    Marco Arment: I’ve pulled Peace from the App Store. I’m sorry to all of my fans and customers who bought this on my name, expecting it to be supported for longer than two days. It’ll keep working for a long time if you already have it, but with no updates. If you want a refund,…

  • iOS 9 Out; Go Block Ads

    iOS 9 is out today for your iPhones and iPads. It is fine, I’ve been running the public betas for a long time now, you could read Federico Viticci’s 23 page review for a second opinion. My favorite feature is that you can now block advertisements and tracking sites (they know what you do and…

  • Exile’s End on Time Doctor Live

    Do you want to be disappointed by an almost metroidvania? Exile’s End is about as disappointing as an almost-metroidvania could get.

  • “Would you buy the new Apple devices?”

    This is the other question I get asked after new products are announced at an Apple event. Here’s the answer. iPhone 6s/6s Plus tl;dr Yes.The new upgrades are actually more significant than usual for an “s” release. 3D Touch, twice the RAM, Live Photos, and more.    3D Touch is extremely compelling to anyone who wants…