Does an app name have to be unique between the iPhone and iPad app store?

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Published on 2010-06-06T00:30:23Z Indexed on 2010/06/06 0:32 UTC
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If there was an iPhone app called 'gears' could I release a app for iPad called 'gears'?

Also, has anyone heard if Apple will move towards limiting unique names to a category so it would be possible e.g. 'gears' the game and 'gears' the productivity app?

App naming seems like a dark art. Any pointers to resources on Apple's stance would also be handy.

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