Determined To Piss Off Customers, Developer Changes App’s Price 56 Times Within 3 Months

ren-stimpy Apparently the developers at ShangLan Tech have been smoking too much weed … or they simply enjoy pissing off potential customers. We can think of no other reason to explain ShangLan’s abnormal behavior when it comes to pricing their AlbumDoodle app.

Besides the fact that AlbumDoodle’s price has ranged from $2.99 to $14.99 … the crackheads at ShangLan have changed the app’s price a whopping 56 times over the course of 84 days. So basically every day and a half, some strange bug crawls up ShangLan’s ass, provoking them to submit a price change to Apple.

And the symptoms keep getting worse … in March, AlbumDoodle’s price changed 11 times … April, 21 times … through 25 days in May, a whopping 24 changes. You would think Apple would put an end to ShangLan’s abusive behavior and set some limits to price change frequency … hell, even every other day would cut down ShangLan’s crap.

When it comes to describing ShangLan Tech (or other devs who cheat the pricing system in order to gain visibility for their apps), only one word comes to mind – iDiots!

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(price history via AppShopper)

May 27, 2010 | Filed Under News | 3 Comments 

Werewolf Me – Steve Jobs & Oprah Never Looked So Good

Today we salute werewolves … the Rodney Dangerfield’s of the monster world … werewolves get no respect. Recently, werewolves have totally fallen out of vogue …replaced my the latest flavors of the month, zombies and vampires.

“MEH”, we say … “screw those trendy zombies and vampires – we’re sticking with the lady who brought us to the dame … werewolves rock!”

And what better way to celebrate werewolves than with Werewolf Me [iTunes $1.99] … the only iPhone app that will transform a face photo into a Wolf Man.

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Simply upload a picture with the in-app camera or from the photo library … and in seconds your friends, family or whoever will be transformed into a super cool werewolf. The transformation can be immediate or for a more realistic approach, according to the moon phase.

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HA … Steve Jobs and Oprah never looked so good (or the same)!

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May 26, 2010 | Filed Under Entertainment, Photography | Leave a Comment 

Pocket God Developers Are Obnoxious Do-Gooders

Last night Pocket God [iTunes $0.99] launched their one millionth update called … Crack Is Wack. Ok … it wasn’t Pocket God’s one millionth update, but it certainly seems that way … we stopped counting after thirty.

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Crack Is Wack introduces a new god power that allows players to crack the ground underneath a pygmy. You can then drag the pygmies into the crack and be transported to an underground hellhole full of lava, bats and giant demons. Once inside this lava paradise, a new mini-game initiates called “The Runs”.

There’s some other cool stuff in the Crack Is Wack update as well … including the ability to download all in-app purchases (normally priced at 99 cents each) for FREE …

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OOOPS! Well, at least we know the Pocket God developers are class acts … employing the “honesty is the best policy” no matter what the circumstance. LOL … freaking do-gooders … turn down that obnoxious halo.

(via @Clambake01 … who is busily taking advantage of this bug)

May 26, 2010 | Filed Under Games, News | 8 Comments 

Emo Kill Lets Users Kill Spooky Kids With Sharp Objects

emo-kids They wear skinny jeans, tight t-shirts and black Converse. Their hair is an integral part of the ensemble … straightened, dyed black and long bangs covering one eye.  They are hypersensitive, introverted and angst-ridden … depression, self-injury and suicide are also common attributes.

What are we talking about? Those not-so-typical teens generally known as “emo” … who live by the mantra … AVOID HAPPINESS (happiness is a cardinal sin in the emo culture)!

So what better way to honor those spooky kids with scars on their wrists than with an iPhone game … Emo Kill.

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Emo love to cut with anything!
Help them to die with this nice game!

The Emo Kill app contains two games. In Blades Rain, users try to kill the emo character by cutting him to death with falling razors. Oh, but watch out for the descending girls since presumably they represent love and happiness … only mellon collie and the infinite sadness is awarded in Emo Kill.

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The Emo Shot game puts your sharpshooting skills to good use … blast an emo out of a cannon so that he lands on a razor blade and dies a sweet bloody death.

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Misery, death and a quality mission from Emo Kill – help emo kids die. Thanks Apple!

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May 25, 2010 | Filed Under Games | 11 Comments 

Let’s Talk About Sex Baby, The Apple Way [Video]

This is for all you Apple fanboys … those who iEat, iSleep and iBreathe Apple. The only way you know how to iCommunicate … with iDevices.

Explaining iSexuality – the Apple way …

 

May 24, 2010 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment 

Recap: Week Of May 17 – plus Steve Jobs Had Wicked Body Odor & Other Fun Facts

Ad-Krapps-170x170 In case you missed any of our perfect iPhone chaos, quick links to this week’s articles.

May 17: iPhone Moves Nuts, Dominoes And Other Stuff With This Useful App

May 18: Stick Skater – Insane, Addictive & Realistic iPhone Skateboarding Game

May 19: Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates – Geeks At Play [Comic]

May 20: BOINK – Using Bump Technology For Sex

May 21: Farting Grandmas Prove Apple’s Commitment To Quality Apps

May 22: KRAPPS of Defense! – Crap Of Defense Review (Redundant)

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Steve Jobs Had Wicked Body Odor … And Other Fun Facts

Steve Jobs – the Man, the Myth, the Legend. You might know him as the co-founder and CEO of Apple … but did you know that he was a college dropout? … or he had wicked BO? … or he wears a size 14 shoe?

Check out the infographic below from Online School for more whacky Steve Jobs facts.

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May 23, 2010 | Filed Under News, Recap | 1 Comment 

KRAPPS of Defense! – Crap Of Defense Review (Redundant)

(written by guest author Tim Giron. follow Tim on Twitter @timgiron)

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I’m calling bait and switch on the developer’s of Crap of Defense [iTunes].  See, they lead off their description with "This is worst game ever!" and then they deliver a solid & entertaining tower defense game.  Emphasis on the singular tower – you only get one tank cannon to face off against wave after wave of enemies delivered in a unique, hand-drawn style.

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Featuring two separate campaigns, the original and the recently added Winter Assault as well as two modes of play, Missions and Survival and three different levels of difficulty, this one will keep you entertained for quite a while.  That single cannon also gets an assist from an impressive number of battlefield power-ups and special weaponry types that show up from time to time.  If you’re falling behind, you’d better hope that an airstrike or armaggedon power-up becomes available to turn the tide in your favor.

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In the Missions mode, you are faced with a series of different goals – clearing each one unlocks the next dossier of destruction.  Depending on your skill and performance, you may also obtain achievement medals to proudly display.  Some of the missions are easy, but they quickly progress in difficulty.  Utilizing the special weapons and power-ups to their full potential can be the key to victory.

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In the Survival mode, you are tasked with dropping as many enemy units as possible before a certain number of them get through.  As you level up, the enemy assault ramps up along with you.  Fingers will have to fly furiously to stay in the game.

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Perhaps the hot weather here in AZ is the reason, but the Winter Assault campaign has become my favorite.  Each campaign offers different types of enemies, power-ups and goals.  The game also sports appropriately quirky sound effects and music that sounds like it belongs in a war-time newsreel.

 

May 22, 2010 | Filed Under anti-KRAPPS, Games, Guest Authors | Leave a Comment 

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