Apple Reduces Top Charts on iOS from 300 to 150 Apps

Over the weekend, Apple made a change to its "Top Charts" section in the iOS App Store.
 

Now, Apple is only featuring the Top 150 paid, free and top grossing applications, while previously it would show the top 300. Half of the apps that previously relied on the Top Charts for discovery and download, will now have to be found via search or category.

 



On the desktop, the App store shows the top 200 apps, so the change only is affecting the mobile version of the App Store.


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Apple Says iCloud Was Not Compromised By Hackers Remotely Locking Apple Devices for Ransom

Apple says that iCloud was not compromised by hackers remotely locking Apple devices for ransom.
 

Some Australian Mac and iPhone owners recently woke up to their Apple devices being remotely locked through Apple's Find My iPhone service with a message demanding payments for their device to be unlocked.

Apple told ZDNet that iCloud was not compromised, and users should change their Apple ID password.


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Hackers Remotely Locking Apple Devices for Ransom in Australia

Some Australian Mac and iPhone owners woke up to their Apple devices being remotely locked through Apple's Find My iPhone service with a message demanding payments for their device to be unlocked.
Users on Apple's support forums have been reporting that the message on their device states that they have been hacked by 'Oleg Pliss' and to send a payment to a PayPal account to get the device unlocked.


i was using my ipad a short while ago when suddenly it locked itself, and was askiwhich I'd never previously set up. I went to check my phone and there was a message on the screen (it's still there) saying that my device(s) had been hacked by 'Oleg Pliss' and he/she/they demanded $100 USD/EUR (sent by paypal to lock404(at)hotmail.com) to return them to me.

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Podcasts Problem Fixed With Today Release of iTunes 11.2.2

Apple has released iTunes 11.2.2 to fix a problem with podcasts and improve stability.
iTunes 11.2.2
This update fixes a problem where certain podcast episodes may download unexpectedly after upgrading and includes several stability improvements.


You can download the update by ...
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First Build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Released to Developers for Testing

Apple has released a first build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 to developers for testing. The build number is 13E9.
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Developers can download the update from the Mac Dev Center.
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