But will Apple’s new ‘curated selection’ features curb unauthorised in-app purchases?
With the launch of Microsoft’s XBOX One, Sony’s PS4 and
Nintendo’s slew of new games titles this week, you could be forgiven for
feeling a bit indifferent about tech news.
Yet while the gaming world went into overdrive, Apple
announced some remarkable changes of their own.
At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2013 (WWDC) all
eyes were on the release of its new operating system. While many were in awe of
the dramatic design changes, Eddy Cue, Apple’s Service Boss explained a feature
that ‘parents are going to love’: the upcoming addition of a new Kids category
to the firms App Store.
While the presentation swiftly passed over this, and on to
their more mainstream releases such as the new Apple iRadio, parents and
children’s app developers were left wanting to hear more.
Never one to shy away from a challenge we took it upon
ourselves to investigate further the key features and to bring you a round-up
of what the new Kids’ category means for parents and educators.
