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The highly anticipated mobile game based on the popular Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty is now available on the Apple App Store. Pocket Mortys has landed one day early and it is already receiving great reviews from critics and players. The game is a parody of Pokémon, where players must collect different Mortys instead of cute creatures. There are over 70 different Mortys to recruit, different Ricks to battle and tons of characters from the show, such as Mr. Poopy Butthole and Birdperson.

Apple caught everyone off guard on Monday by releasing the first iOS 9.3 beta filled with tons of new features. iOS 9.3 includes more than your typical amount of major upgrades normally found in a minor release. The update adds a new Touch ID security option for the Notes app, a Night Shift mode, new CarPlay features and more.

By now you have probably heard the rumor that the iPhone 7 will not include a headphone jack. If the reports are true, this means the current EarPods that ship with all iPhone models will not be supported by Apple's next-generation headset. The iPhone-maker is allegedly developing a new set of Bluetooth Beats earphones that will ship alongside the iPhone 7, according to 9to5Mac.

Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) continued its slide downward last week, closing on Friday at $96.96. This stretch marked the first time since October 2014 that AAPL has closed below $100. Reports of planned cuts in iPhone 6s production contributed to the drop in price, as the iPhone comprises 66% of net sales. The economic downturn in China hasn't helped the situation, with stocks across the board losing value.

Happy New Year and welcome back to our App Recap. This is not only the first App Recap of 2016, but it is also the first full week of new App Store submissions since the winter holiday shutdown, which ended on December 29. Apple this week announced record App Store sales for a two week period ending on Janaury 3. Apple fans spent $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases worldwide over the holidays, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. You can read the full press release here.