'Talking Angela' Hoax Propels Game to No. 3 in App Store

Talking Angela is the latest game to make it to the top of the charts in the App Store thanks to an outpouring of social media attention.

But unlike Flappy Bird, the talk around Talking Angela has been decidedly more negative. The game is currently at the center of a massive hoax that claims the app is targeting child users by stealing personal information

Talking Angela is one of a series of similar apps made by Outfit7, an entertainment company based in Cyprus. Each game in the series, called Talking Tom and Friends, stars a different animal users can interact with in various ways. Read more...