The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money – as much as $100 with just two taps on ...

The publisher of the popular "The Smurfs' Village" game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as "Smurfberries" cost real money -- as much as $100 with just two taps on t ...

It’s a classic parental scenario: the kid gets the parents’ credit card and buys stuff with it. But today, the “stuff” exists only in virtual world. Parents are up in arms about kiddy game iPhone apps ...

NEW YORK – "The Smurfs' Village," a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it's free to ...

"The Smurfs' Village," a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it's free to download. So ...

Has your child bankrupted you in Smurfberries? Had a child who maxed out your credit card on in-app purchases? Good news. Apple is now writing to some iTunes account holders, telling them they may be ...

Capcom’s Smurfs’ Village has garnered an astonishing volume of controversy since it first debuted in the App Store. The issue? Smurfs’ Village is a freemium title: free to play, but all of your ...

NEW YORK — “The Smurfs’ Village,” a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it’s free to ...

The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money. An Associated Press story earlier this ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The publisher of the popular "The Smurfs' Village" game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as "Smurfberries" cost real money -- as much as $100 with ...