Apple has responded to the recent App Store in-app-purchase bug and fraud with an email and temporary solution for registered iOS developers. This email includes a link to a new Apple developer web documentthat describes the issue and teaches developers how to temporarily plug the issue. » Apple Said iOS 6 Will Fix In-App-Purchase Fraud

A view days ago we wrote about a Russian hacker that released a tool for bypassing Apple’s In App Purchase mechanism, which made it possible to obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free. Now TheNextWeb reported that Apple is fighting back and began blocking the IP address of the server used by Russian hacker Alexey V. Borodin to authenticate purchases. » Apple Fighting Back Against In App Purchase Hack

9to5mac noted that a Russian developer has published a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free. “First noticed by Russian blog i-ekb.ru, the “in-app proxy”method does not require a jailbreak, can be completed by novices in three steps using just an iOS device, and allows users to install in-app content for free.” The Russian developer ZonD80 uploaded a video “check above” on YouTube where you can see a demonstration of the hack. » Russian Hacker Released Tool for Bypassing Apple’s In App Purchase Mechanism

Navigon launched a new update for their navigation software application. MobileNavigator goes to version 1.3.0 and is meant for the Benelux and the DACH-countries. The most important update is not something you can immediately use. It is an In-App Purchase option. When you buy it, you can get live traffic information. » Navigon Updates To Version 1.3.0

Shervin Pishevar, CEO from SGN, was very pleased when he heard Apple announced the In-App Purchasing availability for free apps. He believes it’s a fundamental movement of how developers use the App Store. As a reaction the Apple’s announcement, SGN decided to create a free version of the game F.A.S.T. » Free Version Of “F.A.S.T.” With In-App Purchase Options