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In this episode of iOS Game Time, we surgically remove bits of glass, play bits of fiddle, and try and restore our little tribe to its once glorious nature. For information on Editor’s high score, please refer to last week (it's still active until we have a few more than two people sign up)! So without further ado, Game Time.

How To Stop Safari From Auto-launching iTunes

Posted 11/16/2010 at 10:08am | by Scott Rose

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Whenever somebody sends me a link to an album in the iTunes Store or an app from the App Store, Safari launches and shows me all the information in a webpage with reviews and song previews and everything. But then iTunes automatically launches and shows me the exact same information! How do I stop Safari from auto-launching iTunes?

Guitar World's Lick of the Day App Now Available

Posted 11/15/2010 at 12:27pm | by Florence Ion

Calling all novice guitar players! if you're armed with a guitar and an iPad or iPod touch, you most definitely want to check out our sister magazine Guitar World's Lick of the Day app, now available in the iTunes App Store!

Free App Friday: This is How We Do It

Posted 11/12/2010 at 12:31pm | by Florence Ion

There is no general theme to today's Free App Friday, other than that the apps we're suggestion enable you to actually do something--and this is how we do it...or something. In this week's edition, we'll show you a way to figure out how stuff works, select which browser to use any time you launch a link and get a virtual peg board on your iPad.

SkyFire Nabs $1 Million in First Weekend

Posted 11/12/2010 at 7:40am | by J Keirn-Swanson

It was so hot, it sold out the App Store a few hours after launch. Such, apparently, is the craving for Flash on the iPhone, regardless of what Steve Jobs may think. But what are the numbers behind "selling out" when we're just talking bits and bytes here?

A Third of Top-Grossing Apps Are Actually Free

Posted 11/11/2010 at 6:58pm | by Matthew Tilmann

We all love free stuff right? Well, would you have ever guessed that free apps are also some of the largest grossing in the App Store? That's right. Due to what's being dubbed the "fremium" business model, such apps have been flourishing thanks to in-app purchases.

The Best Free Mac and iOS Apps

Posted 11/10/2010 at 10:21am | by Nic Vargus, Andrew Hayward, Susie Ochs, Ray Aguilera, Roberto Baldwin, and Paul Curthoys

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Got your attention? Of course we did--who doesn’t love great software, entertainment, and even hardware for the low, low price of free? That’s why we’re pointing you to the best Mac and iOS apps; the top sources for free music, videos, and other fun; and even the best ways to make phone calls without dropping a dime.

Podcast #166: Verizon iPad and More Apple Patents

Posted 11/09/2010 at 7:24pm | by Mac|Life Staff

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Verizon introduces a new iPad commercial with a pretty sweet Mi-Fi deal. So sweet that Susie's pretty bummed about her iPad 3G.
Apple drops another patent and this time it looks like our beloved menubar is in trouble. Oh no, not the menubar!

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App Store Focuses on Hall of Fame Apps

Posted 11/08/2010 at 2:37pm | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Ever wonder what Apple themselves might consider the best of the best where apps are concerned? As it turns out, you don’t have to wonder any longer -- Apple has created a section dedicated to what they consider the best 50 apps.