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Dropbox officially shut down Mailbox this week leaving many iOS users in search of a new email client. We suggested people try Spark as an alternative. The email app has been updated with iPad, iPad Pro and watchOS2 support, plus several new languages and the ability to sync your account across devices. You can learn more about Spark by checking out our App of the Week.

Breaking Bad: Empire Business was spotted on the Australian App Store by a Touch Arcade forum member. The soft launched iOS title is a free-to-play building game starring popular characters from the television series. It is unknown if and when the developer plans to give it a wider release.

DryGin Studios is offering 700 in free Battle Bros gems this weekend. Starting today anyone who downloads the tower defense title from the Apple App Store or Google Play will receive an additional 700 gems. DryGin Studios is dedicated to building a great Battle Brods community and they hope this free gift will encourage new users to join the fun. Existing users can also receive a free gift of gems by sending an email via the support button.

Today is the day Dropbox officially shuts down its email client Mailbox. Starting today users will no longer be able to login to the Mailbox app, and all user data will be wiped from Dropbox's servers in 30 days. For those of you who missed the memo and did not already find a replacement email app we suggest, Spark.

Facebook is rolling out brand new enhancements to the famous Like button. Instead of one option, the button has been expanded into six different Facebook Reactions. Each reaction button is accompanied by an emoticon which depicts the related emotion. Of course, the standard Like continues to be represented by a blue thumbs-up icon.

Netflix continues to improve its iOS app, this time with version 8.0.0 hot off the presses. The latest brings 3D Touch support to the browsing menu, with show information accessible via Peek and Pop gestures. While Netflix does not have any Quick Actions available from the home screen, iPhone 6s users will enjoy the enhancements to browsing content. In addition to the requisite performance improvements, Netflix developers have added several new features.