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How Electronic Arts resurrected its DOA Simpsons game

Don’t call it a comeback. “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” made its quiet return late last week after suffering through one of the more embarrassing meltdowns in app history when Electronic Arts pulled the game from Apple’s App Store just a few days after its first launch in March. Simpsons fans had overwhelmed the server, causing connection problems, while massive bugs …

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Big Launcher: A large, eyesight

Book publishers offer large-print editions for elderly readers and people with vision problems. Now there’s a “large-print” interface for Android: Big Launcher. This ingenious app replaces the stock home screen with one that’s large, easy to read, and easy to operate. That makes it a good choice not just for seniors, the eyesight-challenged, and the tech-unsavvy, but also folks who …

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